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T     

       

  . WCS     

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LIVING INSTITUTIONS 16
WCS’s engaging wildlife collections in
five parks enable millions of guests each
year to appreciate the wonderful layers of
life in the natural world.

LIVING CLASSROOMS 30
WCS has a proud history of instructing
generations of schoolchildren, teachers,
and families through on-site and
distance-learning programs.

LIVING LANDSCAPES 40
WCS staff are involved on the ground
in the most remote and difficult places
around the globe, working with strategic
partners and local people.

Chairman Emeritus’s Letter 4

Chair’s Letter 6
President’s Letter 8
Trustees and Advisors 10
Wildlife Conservation Projects 48
Public Affairs 58
Financial Report 64
WCS Events 68
Contributors 76
Committees 88
WCS Staff 90
WCS Publications 98
Facts, Awards, Credits 100
Cover: This year marked “The Great Return”
of our sea lions to their refurbished pool and
the restoration of Astor Court (right), which
sits at the heart of the Wildlife Conservation
Societyʼs world famous Bronx Zoo.

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, DAVID T. SCHIFF, CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Having been invited to write this letter from my new vantage
as Chairman Emeritus, I find that what first comes to mind
is my firm belief in Joseph Schumpeter’s thesis of “creative
destruction.” To paraphrase the Austrian economist, every
person, family, organization, or nation must renew itself
periodically. The benefits of renewal are enormous, and not
doing so can quickly lead to disaster, or at the very least,
impotence.
During the past 11 years of my tenure, WCS can proudly
count many real and meaningful accomplishments. At the
same time, much remains to be done.
In 1996, our Global Conservation Program budget was $8
million, the Bronx Zoo’s Astor Court needed revitalization,
our gorillas, tigers, and wild dogs had yet to inhabit their
new homes, the euro was six years away, gasoline cost about
$1.26 per gallon, and global climate change was a matter of
international scientific cooperation, not public affairs. In the
intervening years, about 1.4 billion people have been added
to our global burden; human consumption of water, energy,
and food has skyrocketed; and carbon dioxide and methane
emissions have risen to their highest levels in recorded human
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history. Wildlife is still imperiled worldwide, as are many
ecosystems of the greatest importance.
These facts of life temper our pride in the fact that WCS
has grown exponentially, and we now spend $60 million per
year around the world in the service of conservation. Our New
York City facilities educate and entertain four million people
a year, our exhibits address the global vulnerability of wildlife,
and our veterinarians circle the globe to confront zoonotic
diseases, especially those of an airborne, viral nature. We have
recommitted to historic preservation at our Bronx Zoo and
New York Aquarium and to the enhancement of City facilities
in our Parks Renaissance campaign. Though we have much
more to do, we have much to show for our efforts.
During the 42 years in which I have been privileged to serve
as a WCS Trustee, the competence and accomplishments of the
organization have constantly grown. We occupy a leadership
position in linking the global needs of flora, fauna, and
humans. Our mission is a vital one, and its imperatives never
cease. I look with optimism toward the next chapter in the
life of this unique and extraordinary organization, now in the
capable hands of its new Chair, Ward W. Woods.
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, WARD W. WOODS, CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
I write this inaugural letter as Chair of the WCS Board of
Trustees while steaming up the tributaries of the Amazon to-
ward Peru’s Pacaya-Samiria Communal Reserve. This reserve
encompasses five million acres of irreplaceable forest in which
WCS plays a central conservation role working with the Peru-
vian government and local communities.
The first impression is the landscape, or should I say river-
scape? The expanses of forest, fisheries, and swamps have been
affected by Amerindian presence, European invasion, com-
modity booms, and resource extraction. Then it was unsus-
tainable wildlife hunting and high-grading (a form of selective
logging that targets commercially valuable species) of upland
forests—ravages that followed those of the rubber boom.
Somehow, the region survived with much of its natural glory
intact. Today, it is the threat of global climate change that wor-
ries conservationists. Some experts estimate that 30 percent of
this forest landscape could be lost to climate changes during
this century.
Repeated assaults on areas of such importance to biodiver-
sity remind us all of our need to develop tools—including the
capture of the forest’s asset value in the market through carbon
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sequestration—in order to create long-term financing for
landscape conservation. We must incorporate communities in
conservation planning and benefits, from Cocama-Cocamilla
villages to the municipalities that depend on natural resource
use, to build consensus-based conservation and demonstrate
the viability of large-scale conservation within the Human
Footprint. Ultimately, we have to confront the global changes
taking place that affect wildlife and wild lands into the future.
These challenges are not identical to those of business, but
there are many parallels. Whether operating for profit or not,
we must offer the world products that make sense for our col-
lective future, and we must know what we are getting in return
for our investment. In the case of wildlife conservation, the re-
turn is not to any single individual but to the Earth itself.
WCS is in the business of creating collective goods for
future generations of people and wild animals. Intelligence,
common sense, innovation, and perseverance—all attributes
of good business—are required by conservation, too. On
the Amazon, on the Congo, or in the Arctic, we must match
knowledge with effective action and working solutions in or-
der to succeed in this most important mission.
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The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) extends its deep ap-
preciation for the new leadership gifts and pledges to our GATE-
WAYS TO CONSERVATION campaign received this year. The
outstanding support of our programs, activities, and operations
from those listed here is critical to ensuring that WCS continues
to strive for and achieve the highest standards in all its work.
WCS is enormously grateful to Robert W. Wilson for his
magnificent and sustained support of our global conservation
programs, with matching grant funds that this year totaled nearly
$15 million. Through this remarkably generous and enlightened
challenge grant, he has had a profound and lasting impact on the
future of wildlife and WCS’s efforts to secure new support for its
conservation work around the globe.
WCS thanks the Starr Foundation for its tremendously gener-
ous additional support for the construction of the C.V. Starr Sci-
ence Campus at the Bronx Zoo. The Starr Campus will be home
to two vitally important new core facilities that will significantly
enhance our global conservation and wildlife health programs: the
José E. Serrano Center for Global Conservation and the Global
Center for Wildlife Health.
WCS extends a heartfelt thank you to Allison and Leonard
Stern, who provided an extraordinarily generous gift to support
the construction of a magnificent new snow leopard exhibit at the
Central Park Zoo. The Allison Maher Stern Snow Leopard ex-
hibit is scheduled to open in Spring 2009.
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation continued its long-
standing commitment to WCS-Latin America and Caribbean by
providing a major new grant for our work in the Amazon Basin.
We thank Donna and Fred Nives for their generous planned
gift to name the Donna and Fred Nives African Wild Dogs ex-
hibit at the Bronx Zoo.
In addition, WCS is tremendously grateful for the generosity
and commitment of its friends who have each made contribu-
tions totaling one million dollars or more this year:
■ Darlene and Brian Heidtke, for their ongoing commitment
to our work in wildlife health, in particular our Field Veteri-
nary Program and the operations of our Global Center for
Wildlife Health and WCS-Marine Conservation.
■ The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, for its ongoing
commitment to a grant program that supports state wildlife
action plans in North America.
■ Goldman Sachs Charitable Fund, for its continuing partner-
ship with our Karukinka and Beyond program, which
funds our vital conservation efforts on the island of Tierra
del Fuego.
■ Jonathan L. Cohen, for a generous gift to name the Nile
crocodile pool in Madagascar! and a fund to care for these ex-
traordinary animals.
■ The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, for support of
WCS’s work in Fiji and the western Pacific region, among
other programs.
■ The Jay Pritzker Foundation, for its generous multi-year
grant to fund new conservation activities in exceptionally
threatened areas of Tanzania.
■ The Schiff Family, for its magnificent support of a new en-
dowment for curatorial science activities.
■ Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods, for their extraordinarily en-
lightened support of WCS’s programs and activities, includ-
ing the WCS Institute’s State of the Wild series.
This year, we welcome the Blue Moon Fund, Conservation
International-Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, the Jay
Pritzker Foundation, the Shell Exploration & Production
Company, and the estates of Jack R. Howard and Mary Daly
Wolfson to our circle of Best Friends—those whose cumulative
philanthropy to WCS meets or exceeds one million dollars.
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, STEVEN E. SANDERSON, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I write this year from the western Amazon, as part of a small
group visiting WCS programs in the riverine forests of north-
eastern Peru. Much of Loreto, Peru’s largest province, is price-
less to conservation. The land’s deep history of indigenous
presence, colonial expeditions, nineteenth-century naturalists,
and rubber barons of the Victorian era make it a perfect setting
for reflection on the past and future of wildlife and the special
value WCS has to offer global conservation.
In a famous speech in 1942, Brazilian President Getúlio
Vargas proposed to conquer the Amazon. Sixty-five years later,
our quest is to protect it from conquest. The newest challenge
is climate change and determining what conservation can do to
mitigate and adapt to an uncertain future. The region that has
survived so many challenges for so long now confronts global
transformation.
This transformation is not exclusive to Peru or to the Ama-
zon, of course. Half a world away, the rainforest of northeastern
Madagascar is under similar pressure, as are the equatorial re-
doubts of the great apes of Africa and the last habitat of orang-
utans in Malaysian Sarawak and Indonesian Kalimantan.
The conservation challenges of the future include capturing
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the asset worth of forests and their creatures, through market
mechanisms, to create long-term financing for wildlife conser-
vation. That financial capacity is the only way to address the
issues of climate mitigation and adaptation.
At WCS, we also are concerned with wildlife health in the
field and in our New York City parks, as the spread of infec-
tious diseases is a companion of global ecological and climate
changes. In Peru, we add building human capacity to our
agenda, through a long-term commitment to train the field
biologists and conservationists who will solve the Amazonian
problems of the future. We also have promising exchanges with
zoological institutions in the western Amazon, which help our
colleagues on-site communicate the importance of wildlife to
local communities. All of these activities are predicated upon
a long-standing collaboration with local and national govern-
ments, non-governmental partners, indigenous communities,
and the Durrell Institute of Conservation Ecology.
Anyone who doubts the importance of these mandates or
the imminence of the threats should come to northeastern
Peru. It is a spectacularly beautiful place, still rich in wild nature
and human history.
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In addition to those named on page 7, WCS offers special

thanks to those who generously supported WCS and its ac-
tivities this year with new gifts and pledges.

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WCS is enormously grateful to those who have provided sig-
nificant unrestricted support, enabling us to utilize the funds
where they are most needed. We extend our deep apprecia-
tion to Katharina Otto-Bernstein, William E. Flaherty, The
Irwin Family, The Howard Phipps Foundation, Josie and
Julian Robertson, and one anonymous donor. In addition,
we thank the estates of Norma E. Cossey, Eleanor T. Elliott,
Henry Clay Frick II, Everett S. Steinmetz, Martha Daly
Wolfson, and Ken Wollenberg for their generosity.
We also extend our gratitude to those who provided fund-
ing for our zoos and aquarium in New York, as well as our glob-
al conservation programs around the world. Sincere thanks go
to Elyssa Kellerman and The New York Community Trust.
Our Marine Program was once again generously funded by
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Our global conservation field programs, as well as our New & Co. Foundation.
York City-based cross-cutting programs, benefited greatly this Significant support for our North America Program was pro-
year from a number of generous donors. vided by the Wendy P. McCaw Foundation, the Shell Explora-
We recognize the Liz Claiborne/Art Ortenberg Foundation tion & Production Company, and Wilburforce Foundation.
for its significant ongoing commitment to our conservation
work around the world. Additional generous support for our 6 Ê -//1/" -
global conservation programs was provided by: the Blue Moon WCS is grateful to the donors who have so generously sup-
Fund, Harvey and Heidi Bookman, BP International, Butler ported the zoos and aquarium this year, enabling them to
Conservation Fund, C. Diane Christensen, Earth Share/Envi- maintain and enhance the health and well-being of our living
ronmental Federation of America, Melinda B. Frost, Mr. and collections, build state-of-the-art exhibits, and educate the
Mrs. Robert G. Goelet, the John D. and Catherine T. MacAr- public about the importance of wildlife conservation. We
thur Foundation, Edith McBean, Mr. and Mrs. George K. Moss, thank the following contributors for providing vital funds for
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, National Geographic our Living Institutions: Sarah K. de Coizart Article TENTH
Society, Katherine T. Ruttenberg/The Ruttenberg Family, Walter Perpetual Charitable Trust, and Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Mallah.
and Jeanne Sedgwick, and one anonymous donor. Our programs in Wildlife Health, including our field vet-
Our conservation work in Africa received support from Mr. erinary work, received generous funding from Francis Goelet
and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Anderson, Laurie F. Michaels and David Charitable Trust, Caroline N. Sidnam, Dr. Judith P. Sulzberger,
Bonderman, The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Lucy C. Dan- and Pamela M. Thye.
ziger, and Zoo Zürich. WCS offers its appreciation to those donors who supported
The Homeland Foundation, Inc./E. Lisk Wyckoff, Jr. con- our Education Program this year, including the Richard and
tributed vital funding for our work in Asia, and support for our Rhoda Goldman Fund, The New York Community Trust-
Latin America and Caribbean Program was provided by Judith Nancy G. and C. Richard MacGrath Fund,
Hamilton. and the Estate of Marie E. Markus.

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(as of October 31, 2007) Comptroller, City of New York Andrew H. Tisch
Christine Quinn Mrs. Thomas I. Unterberg
Speaker, New York City Council Steven E. Sanderson, ex officio
OFFICERS Adrian Benepe
Ward W. Woods Ward W. Woods, ex officio
Commissioner, Department of Parks &
Chair of the Board Recreation, City of New York
David T. Schiff Kate D. Levin EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chairman Emeritus Commissioner, Department of Cultural Ward W. Woods, Chair
Edith McBean Affairs, City of New York Frederick W. Beinecke
Vice Chair Adolfo Carrión, Jr. C. Diane Christensen
Mrs. Gordon B. Pattee President, Borough of The Bronx
Vice Chair Brian J. Heidtke
Marty Markowitz
Mrs. Leonard N. Stern Mrs. George K. Moss
President, Borough of Brooklyn
Vice Chair John N. Irwin III, ex officio
Steven E. Sanderson
John N. Irwin III President and CEO, Wildlife Conservation Edith McBean, ex officio
Treasurer Society Eugene R. McGrath, ex officio
Andrew H. Tisch Mrs. Gordon B. Pattee, ex officio
Secretary
LIFE TRUSTEES Steven E. Sanderson, ex officio
W. B. McKeown
Deputy Secretary Mrs. Vincent Astor* Mrs. Leonard N. Stern, ex officio
Mrs. Edgar M. Cullman Andrew H. Tisch, ex officio
TRUSTEES Robert G. Goelet
Frederick W. Beinecke Mrs. Richard B. Tweedy FINANCE COMMITTEE
Eleanor Briggs John N. Irwin III, Chair
Gilbert Butler HONORARY TRUSTEES William E. Flaherty
C. Diane Christensen Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Bradley L. Goldberg
J. Michael Cline Mrs. Charles A. Dana, Jr. Mrs. George K. Moss
Glenn Close C. Sims Farr Jonathan D. Green, ex officio
Jonathan L. Cohen William Gruenerwald Paul A. Gould, ex officio
Katherine L. Dolan John R. Hearst, Jr. Steven E. Sanderson, ex officio
William E. Flaherty Hon. Anthony D. Marshall Ward W. Woods, ex officio
Bradley L. Goldberg Frederick A. Melhado
Paul A. Gould Guy G. Rutherfurd BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
Jonathan D. Green Dr. Judith P. Sulzberger
SUBCOMMITTEE
Judith Hamilton Sue Van de Bovenkamp
Jonathan D. Green, Chair
Brian J. Heidtke Richard A. Voell
James M. Large, Jr.
John B. Hess E. Lisk Wyckoff, Jr.
Ralph da Costa Nuñez
John N. Irwin III
Caroline N. Sidnam
Robert Wood Johnson IV
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- Steven E. Sanderson, ex officio
Anita L. Keefe
AUDIT COMMITTEE Ward W. Woods, ex officio
Elyssa Kellerman
Brian J. Heidtke, Chair
James M. Large, Jr.
Edith McBean Bradley L. Goldberg INVESTMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
Eugene R. McGrath Jonathan D. Green Paul A. Gould, Chair
Ambrose K. Monell Ambrose K. Monell Gilbert Butler
Mrs. George K. Moss J. Michael Cline
Ralph da Costa Nuñez COMMITTEE ON TRUSTEES Bradley L. Goldberg
Katharina Otto-Bernstein Eugene R. McGrath, Chair Julian H. Robertson, Jr.
Mrs. Gordon B. Pattee Jonathan L. Cohen George W. Siguler+
H. Merritt Paulson III John N. Irwin III Michael H. Steinhardt
Howard Phipps, Jr. Walter C. Sedgwick John N. Irwin III, ex officio
Julian H. Robertson, Jr. Mrs. Leonard N. Stern Steven E. Sanderson, ex officio
David T. Schiff Steven E. Sanderson, ex officio Ward W. Woods, ex officio
Mrs. Warren L. Schwerin Ward W. Woods, ex officio
Walter C. Sedgwick HUMAN RESOURCES AND
Caroline N. Sidnam
DEVELOPMENT AND EXTERNAL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Michael H. Steinhardt
Mrs. Leonard N. Stern RELATIONS COMMITTEE Jonathan L. Cohen, Chair
Mrs. Gordon B. Pattee, Chair John N. Irwin III
Daniel K. Thorne
Andrew H. Tisch J. Michael Cline David T. Schiff
Mrs. Thomas I. Unterberg Glenn Close Andrew H. Tisch
Ward W. Woods Judith Hamilton Steven E. Sanderson, ex officio
Barbara Hrbek Zucker John B. Hess Ward W. Woods, ex officio
Anita L. Keefe
EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES Edith McBean PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Hon. Michael R. Bloomberg Katharina Otto-Bernstein Edith McBean, Chair
Mayor, City of New York H. Merritt Paulson III John N. Irwin III
*deceased +non-Trustee member
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David T. Schiff
C. Diane Christensen, ex officio
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J. Michael Cline, ex officio
Brian J. Heidtke, ex officio
Anita L. Keefe, ex officio
Steven E. Sanderson, ex officio
Caroline N. Sidnam, ex officio
Ward W. Woods, ex officio
Barbara Hrbek Zucker, ex officio
GLOBAL CONSERVATION
SUBCOMMITTEE
C. Diane Christensen, Co-Chair
J. Michael Cline, Co-Chair
Frederick W. Beinecke
Eleanor Briggs
Gilbert Butler
Glenn Close
Judith Hamilton
Elyssa Kellerman
Ambrose K. Monell
Mrs. George K. Moss
H. Merritt Paulson III
Walter C. Sedgwick
Mrs. Thomas I. Unterberg
Steven E. Sanderson, ex officio
Ward W. Woods, ex officio
LIVING INSTITUTIONS AND
EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
Anita L. Keefe, Co-Chair
Barbara Hrbek Zucker, Co-Chair WCS is grateful to the City of New York,
Katherine L. Dolan
William E. Flaherty
which provides significant operating and
Brian J. Heidtke capital funds through the Department of
Robert Wood Johnson IV
Cultural Affairs and the Department of Parks
Ralph da Costa Nuñez
Howard Phipps, Jr. and Recreation. We thank Mayor Michael R.
Mrs. Warren L. Schwerin Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine
Daniel K. Thorne
C. Quinn, Bronx Borough President Adolfo
Steven E. Sanderson, ex officio
Ward W. Woods, ex officio Carrión Jr., Brooklyn Borough President Marty
Markowitz, Queens Borough President Helen
WILDLIFE HEALTH
Marshall, Councilmember Joel Rivera, Major-
SUBCOMMITTEE
Brian J. Heidtke, Co-Chair ity Leader, Councilmember Domenic M. Rec-
Caroline N. Sidman, Co-Chair
chia, Jr., Chair, Cultural Affairs, Libraries &
Paul A. Gould
Anita L. Keefe International Intergroup Relations Committee,
Elyssa Kellerman
and the entire New York City Council for their
Ambrose K. Monell
Mrs. Warren L. Schwerin support of capital projects. The elected of-
Pamela Thye+ ficials of the City of New York are vital to the
Barbara Hrbek Zucker
Steven E. Sanderson, ex officio
public/private partnership on which WCS’s
Ward W. Woods, ex officio service to the people of New York rests.
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 The $650 million GATEWAYS TO CONSERVATION campaign is helping fund
key improvements at the Bronx Zoo and other WCS facilities and changing the face
of our global conservation work. GATEWAYS TO CONSERVATION is WCS’s
largest and most comprehensive fundraising endeavor to date. Through the course
of this campaign, WCS will evolve from an institution with a great history into
one with a greater future. The GATEWAYS TO CONSERVATION campaign
will build upon our long and distinguished history of achievement and further
enhance scientific discovery, animal well-being, and the conservation of the wild.

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Ward W. Woods
CHAIR
Edith McBean
Julian H. Robertson, Jr.
David T. Schiff
Robert W. Wilson
CO-CHAIRS
Steven E. Sanderson
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Maria Masciotti
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT


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WCS is proud to recognize the following lead donors for their outstanding commitment to the future of conservation.

Robert W. Wilson John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

The Goldman Sachs Charitable Fund The Jay Pritzker Foundation
Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods Joan O.L. Tweedy
The Starr Foundation Donald and Barbara Zucker
David T. and Lisa Schiff Donna and Fred Nives
C. Diane Christensen Brian and Darlene Heidtke
The Honorable José E. Serrano Eleanor Briggs
Edith McBean Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Josie and Julian Robertson Jonathan L. Cohen
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Edgar and Louise Cullman
Allison and Leonard Stern Bradley L. Goldberg
J. Michael and Pamela Cline Ambrose Monell
Thomas S. Kaplan/Panthera Corporation David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Liz Claiborne/Art Ortenberg Foundation The Ruttenberg Family
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Virginia and Warren Schwerin
John and Jeanet Irwin Caroline N. Sidnam
Mary and Howard Phipps, Jr. Pamela M. Thye
The Tisch Family
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WCS and the Cornell University College of Veterinary
Medicine announced a unique collaboration to maxi-
mize their complementary expertise to ensure the health
of wildlife, domestic animals, and ultimately, human-
kind.
Pictured here: WCS Senior Vice President of Living
Institutions Robert Cook, WCS Chairman of the Board
Emeritus David T. Schiff, and Donald Smith, Austin O.
Hooey Dean of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University

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Starr Foundation President Florence Davis and Con-
gressman José E. Serrano helped break ground for the
C.V. Starr Science Campus at the Bronx Zoo and José
E. Serrano Center for Global Conservation.
Pictured here: Sylvia Smith, Partner of FXFowle Ar-
chitects, WCS Chair of the Board Ward W. Woods,
WCS President and CEO Steven E. Sanderson, NYS
Senator José M. Serrano, Congressman José E. Ser-
rano, David Schiff, Sue Chin, and Florence Davis,
President of the Starr Foundation


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WCS publicly launched GATEWAYS TO CONSERVA-
TION, a $650 million campaign that has the strength
to transform WCS’s global conservation work, ensure
the health of people and animals, connect people to
conservation, and propel the global mission to secure
the future of wildlife and wild places.
Pictured here: Steve Sanderson, Ward Woods, and
The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of the
City of New York

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WCS experts came together to discuss our
elephant research and conservation efforts in both
Africa and Asia.
Pictured here: WCS Field Conservationist Simon
Hedges, Steve Sanderson, Ward Woods, WCS
Trustee Edith McBean, WCS Field Conservationist
Charles Foley, Bronx Zoo Director James Breheny,
WCS Senior Vice President for Global Conserva-
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On Sunday, May 20, 2007, WCS dedicated the
Donna and Fred Nives African Wild Dogs exhibit
at the Bronx Zoo with many of the Nives’s closest
family and friends. The Nives have been members
of WCS since 2001. Their gift to name the exhibit
exemplifies their lifelong commitment and generos-
ity to wildlife preservation and animal well-being.
The African Wild Dogs exhibit features these
exciting animals in more than half an acre along
the zoo’s African Trail. The site evokes the feeling
of the African forest edge, where the wild dogs
engage in natural behaviors—digging in a large
sand pit and romping in a shallow pool.
Pictured here: Donna and Fred Nives

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WCS celebrated the grand reopening of the Bronx
Zoo’s historic Astor Court with more than 200
guests in attendance. The Honorable Michael R.
Bloomberg, Mayor of the City of New York, and
David T. Schiff welcomed back our California sea
lions with the “first official fish feeding.”
Pictured here: Wild Animal Keeper Danielle Hes-
sel, Mayor Bloomberg, and David Schiff

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WCS field conservationists Mike Fay and Paul Elkan
discussed encouraging results from their aerial
surveys of Southern Sudan. More than 1.3 million
white-eared kob, tiang (antelope), and mongalla
gazelle are thriving there, despite all odds. An esti-
mated 8,000 elephants, concentrated mainly in the
Sudd, the largest freshwater wetland in Africa, were
also observed. The WCS-led team collaborated with
the Ministry of the Environment, Wildlife Conserva-
tion, and Tourism of the Government of Southern
Sudan (GoSS), and USAID/Sudan. The U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service provided additional funding.
Pictured here: Paul Elkan and Mike Fay

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WCS presented Phase I of the Global Center for
Wildlife Health, which includes the Shirley S.
Katzenbach Clinical Pathology Lab, named by
Coty Sidnam and Pamela Thye in honor of their
mother, and the Ambrose Monell Pathology Lab
and Necropsy Suite.
Pictured here: Steve Sanderson, Ward Woods,
Ambrose Monell, Coty Sidnam, Pamela Thye, David
Schiff, and Bob Cook.

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On a beautiful evening at the Bronx Zoo, WCS hon-
ored David T. Schiff for his 11 years of distinguished
service as Chairman of the Board.
Pictured here: Ward Woods, David Schiff, WCS
Trustee Howard Phipps, and Steve Sanderson

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THE LIVING INSTITUTIONS (LI) division of WCS is comprised

of the Bronx, Central Park, Prospect Park, and Queens Zoos,
New York Aquarium (NYA), Exhibition and Graphic Arts
Department (EGAD), and Wildlife Health Sciences (WHS).
The division is committed to realizing the vision of One WCS,
continuing to advance WCS’s leadership role in animal well-
being, enhancing the guest experience, and reinvigorating its
scientific foundations as it continues to create powerful new
gateways to conservation that connect people to nature.
This year, one veteran champion of these goals passed the torch to another.
Richard Lattis, Senior Vice President and General Director, retired from a
career with WCS that spanned more than 30 years. Robert A. Cook, the former
Chief Veterinarian and Vice President of the WHS, succeeded Lattis.
Part of creating new gateways to conservation involves protecting LI’s heritage,
the signature example of which is Astor Court and its Beaux Art buildings—the
historic heart of the Bronx Zoo. On June 1, 2007, Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor
of New York City, attended the opening of the newly restored Astor Court and
the return of its sea lions. The great lawn has been revitalized with crisscrossing
pathways for guests, poetry connecting people to conservation, and a bronze
replica of the original New York Zoological Society logo. The sea lions’ aquatic
habitat was renovated with a state-of-the-art filtration and ozonation system,
which will conserve precious water resources. The Astor Court opening heralded
completion of the first phase of the Gateways to Conservation campaign.
On Earth Day, a “green” eco-restroom opened near the Bronx Zoo’s Bronx
River Parkway entrance and Mitsubishi Riverwalk. The new facilities are
outfitted with composting toilets and sinks that drain into a gray-water garden.
Humorous interpretative graphics inform guests about composting technology
and encourage them to take conservation actions in their day-to-day lives.

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In June, Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, attended the opening of the
Bronx Zoo’s newly restored Astor Court and the return of its sea lions. The Astor Court
opening heralded completion of the first phase of the Gateways to Conservation campaign.
Construction continued on the upcoming Madagascar! ex- After an October ground breaking ceremony, excavation
hibit. Renovation of the roof and basement level of the Lion and construction began for the José E. Serrano Center for
House were completed. The basement will include animal Global Conservation on the CV Starr Science Campus. Lo-
holding and care facilities, as well as a keeper workspace. Two cated in the northern part of the Zoo, this ”green” office build-
key exhibits were fabricated, each modeled from a unique ing will house the Global Conservation division, the WCS
Malagasy habitat. Institute, EGAD designers, part of Information Technology,
and the Library. Anchoring the southern border of the Science
Pages 16–17: Robert A. Cook, former Chief Campus is the newly expanded Global Center for Wildlife
Veterinarian and Vice President of Wildlife Health Health. In June 2007, staff, trustees, and donors celebrated the
Sciences, was named Senior Vice President for WCS opening of Phase I, which includes a surgical suite, the Shirley
Living Institutions (with walrus Nuka at the New York S. Katzenbach clinical pathology lab, named by Caroline N.
Aquarium). Left: Work continued on the Bronx Zooʼs Sidnam and Pamela M. Thye in honor of their mother, and
Madagascar! exhibit. Above: installing a bronze the Ambrose Monell Pathology Lab and Necropsy Suite. Plans
replica of the original New York Zoological Society are underway to begin the Phase II isolation quarantine facil-
logo on the Zooʼs Astor Court. ity, with capital funds provided by Mayor Bloomberg and the

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A ceremony to complete the
transfer of Leo the snow leopard
took place at the Bronx Zoo in
September 2006, attended by the
first lady of Pakistan and officials
from the Pakistani Embassy and the
United States government.
New York City Council. Phase II will be located just north of
the health center.
Patrick Thomas was promoted from Mammal Curator to
General Curator of the Bronx Zoo. Earlier in the year, Thom-
as, WHS Senior Clinical Veterinarian Bonnie Raphael, and
Assistant Director of WCS-Asia Peter Zahler traveled to Paki-
stan at the request of the United States and Pakistani govern-
ments. Their mission: to transport Leo—an orphaned, then
13-month-old snow leopard cub—to the Bronx Zoo, where
he will remain in the Himalayan Highlands exhibit until a
suitable facility is constructed for him in Pakistan. A ceremony
to complete the transfer took place at the Zoo in September
2006, attended by the first lady of Pakistan Mrs. Sehba Mush-
arraf and officials from the Pakistani Embassy and United
States government.
WCS’s commitment to the conservation of the North
American bison began more than 100 years ago with the
founding of the American Bison Society at the Bronx Zoo.
This year, the Bronx Zoo Mammal Department and the Wild-
life Health Department of Clinical Care collected and tested
hair and serum samples from the Zoo’s bison to assess the
herd’s genetic purity. Results showed that unlike the majority
of North American bison, this herd has little evidence of cattle
genes. The bison herd will be taken off oral contraceptives in
the hope that a reintroduction of purebred calves to areas of
the West where bison once ranged may be possible in 2008.
Among notable births were two Asian one-horned rhinoc-
eros calves. A female born on November 16 and a male born on
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January 5 bring the total number of rhino calves born at Wild
Asia since 1986 to nine—one of the world’s most successful
captive-breeding programs for Asian one-horned rhinos.
The proverbial stork visited the Ornithology Department
as well, with the hatching of the world’s first maleo chick out-
side this endangered species’ native Indonesia (see “Saving Big
Birds,” page 23). The department is also the first in any North
American zoo to successfully breed lesser adjutant storks. This
year, the oldest chick, a male, attained breeding plumage and
began courting and nest-building with the collection’s lone
adult female. This represents an important pairing, as the two
birds are the sole captive representatives of unrelated blood-
lines. To increase and share the department’s expertise on lesser
adjutants, Senior Keeper Yvetta Pokorny traveled to Cambo-
dia. Her trip, funded by a One WCS grant, involved exchang-
ing information with WCS field colleagues on the birds’
breeding and nesting behaviors in both captive and wild set-
tings. Pokorny, along with local rangers, created a Cambodian-
language guide to help rangers recognize various adjutant age
groups and determine recruitment rates into the population.
Jennifer Pramuk joined the Bronx Zoo as Herpetology
WCS staff from Living Institutions and Global Conser-
vation traveled to Pakistan to transport Leo (right), an
orphaned snow leopard, to the Bronx Zoo. Leo now
roams the Zooʼs Himalayan Highlands exhibit and will
remain an ambassador to New York until a suitable
habitat is developed for him in his home country.
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Curator in October 2006. With her background and expertise
in anurans, she will lead LI’s efforts to address the worldwide
amphibian crisis. Nearly half of the world’s 6,000 species of
amphibians are endangered, including the Kihansi spray toad,
which is now extinct in the wild. Along with WHS Chief Pa-
thologist Dee McAloose and Bronx Zoo Wild Animal Keeper
Alyssa Borek, Pramuk attended a Population and Habitat Vi-
ability Assessment workshop in Tanzania. They collaborated
with colleagues from other organizations to develop a long-
range strategy to reintroduce the toad to the Kihansi Gorge,
its only known native habitat. The Bronx Zoo maintains one
of only two captive populations and breeding programs for
Kihansi spray toads.
As part of the WCS commitment to ensure a future for en-
dangered amphibians, Central Park Zoo has established an As-
sociation of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Species Survival Plan
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(SSP) for the highly endangered Puerto Rican crested toad.
This year, WCS staff released more than 500 tadpoles hatched
at Central Park into their native environment.
Craig Gibbs joined the Bronx Zoo as Curatorial Science
Fellow for Special Animal Exhibits. Gibbs is completing his
dissertation on tropical ecology and entomology. WCS’s
unique Curatorial Science Fellow program offers doctoral and
post-doctoral candidates the opportunity to receive profes-
sional instruction in animal husbandry, gain hands-on experi-
As part of the Andean Bear Species Survival Program
of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Spangles
(below, on the left) was transferred on breeding loan
from Houston Zoo to the Queens Zoo, where she
joined resident male, Cisco (on the right). There are
only 70 Andean, or spectacled, bears in U.S. zoos.
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Endangered birds native to Sulawesi, Indonesia, maleos use solar or geothermal heat to incubate
their young. These large birds, called megapodes, live in lowland and hill rainforests, but their
communal nesting sites are located on sandy beaches and riverbanks. In the wild, a female maleo
digs a deep pit, lays and covers up its large single egg, and departs. Two months later, when the
fully-feathered chick hatches, it is already able to fly.

The Bronx Zoo is the only institution outside Indonesia to have maleos in
its collection. To recreate the birds’ unique nesting grounds, the Ornithol-
ogy Department used information gathered on Sulawesi by WCS Global
Conservation colleagues at wild pits and hatcheries. They determined
the proper mix of sand and soil for digging and the correct relative
humidity and temperature. The ornithology staff also adjusted the adult
diet and other factors. In November 2006, the first North American
maleo hatched. This chick offered Zoo and field staff a rare opportunity
to observe the early stages of maleo development.

In June 2007, Assistant Supervisor Mary Iorizzo joined WCS-Sulawesi Program Supervisor John
Tasirins, Maleo Program Coordinator Iwan Hunowu, and other WCS Global Conservation field
staff to study maleo nesting sites and coordinate research plans. Iorizzo also fulfilled a WCS
Living Institutions SSF grant to document temperature and humidity profiles within and between
nesting grounds of wild maleos, in order to improve incubation and hatching at the Bronx Zoo.
Early results indicate that the most successful hatchery has the warmest temperatures (around 94
degrees Fahrenheit) and 100 percent relative humidity. Under optimal conditions, chicks hatch in
a shorter time and with less lethargy. The Ornithology Department is already planning for the next
egg-laying season.

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This year, Central Park Zoo welcomed its 15 millionth
visitor since it reopened under WCS management
in 1988 (left, Senior Keeper Charles Braun and a
silver pheasant). And the Tisch Childrenʼs Zoo, which
opened in 1997, was refurbished. Among the spectacu-
lar birds, visitors can see a black stork (above).
ence, and develop practical administrative skills, while further-
ing their research projects.
To improve efficiency, the Bronx Zoo restructured the Op-
erations Department by dividing it into Construction, which
handles capital projects across WCS, and Operations, which
is responsible for Zoo operations and the shops. John Duke
came on board as Assistant Director of Operations.
In time for the fiftieth anniversary celebration of opening
at its Coney Island location, the New York Aquarium up-
graded public spaces, enhanced exhibits, and improved infor-
mation for its guests. As part of the spruce up, new paint was
applied to 18,000 square feet of surface, 3,600 animals were
acquired for the collection, and more than 200 new graphics
and animal ID labels were created and installed.
Construction of the new Aquatic Animal Health Center is
99 percent complete, and the center is scheduled for a fall 2007
opening. The building is designed to address the complex and
specialized health and husbandry needs of the aquatic collection.
Curator of Freshwater Fishes Paul Loiselle has dedicated
much of his career to studying and safeguarding Madagascar’s
cichlids. This year, he was honored with having a new cichlid
species named after him, Ptychochromis loisellei.
Catherine A. McClave, who has worked at the Aquarium
in laboratory and water quality services since 1981, was pro-
moted to Curator of Animal Health and Living Systems.
In July 2006, the Central Park Zoo welcomed its 15 mil-
lionth visitor since it reopened under WCS management in
1988. Recently retired Admissions Manager Tom Lennox,
who greeted the first guest on opening day, was on hand to
welcome the 15 millionth one.
Through the generosity of the Tisch family, the sculptural
elements in the Tisch Children’s Zoo were painted and refur-
bished, and animal enclosure fencing was reinforced. Horti-
cultural improvements also are being made, intern interpret-
ers were added during the summer months, and the aviary
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 Animal enrichment is a key component of WCS’s commitment to the
health and well-being of its zoo and aquarium collections . . . providing
the animals with new opportunities to exercise both mind and body.
collection continues to grow with the addition of rare crimson SSP, Spangles is being trained to stand still for ultrasound ex-
rosella parakeets. aminations. There are only 70 of these South American bears
At Prospect Park Zoo, Patricia D. Cole, Animal Curator, in U.S. zoos.
added Assistant Director to her title and scope of responsibili- The LI Animal Enrichment Program (AEP) is a key com-
ties. When severe April storms caused significant flooding, ponent of WCS’s commitment to the health and well-being
Cole and Operations Manager Tom McGrath led a team of of its collections. AEP not only continues to provide zoo and
staff and volunteers who remained on site to ensure the safety aquarium animals with new opportunities to exercise both
of animals, people, and the facility. The Zoo closed for only mind and body, it also supports staff development and re-
one day, and maintenance crews from the Central Park and search efforts. A number of grants awarded this year funded
Queens Zoos assisted with the Herculean cleanup. attendance at professional conferences and supported diverse
Scott Silver, Animal Curator of the Queens Zoo, also research projects, such as enrichment activities for the Bronx
added Assistant Director to his title and duties. The Zoo’s Zoo’s Asian elephants and enabling non-restrained venipunc-
spectacled bears, Cisco and Spangles, were observed mating. A ture techniques in pinnipeds at the Aquarium.
female on breeding loan from the Houston Zoo as part of the A dozen Species Survival Fund (SSF) grants were awarded

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Understanding the cause, behavior, and distribution of avian influenza (AI) in the wild is critical to
establishing a viable early warning system for the disease. In summer 2006, Field Veterinary Program
Director Bill Karesh and Senior Health Policy Analyst Steve Osofsky worked closely with the Wash-
ington office of the WCS Public Affairs Division to garner funding for the GAINS program. GAINS
received $6 million from the United States Agency for International Development and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. WCS supports investigations of wild birds and AI in 28 countries.

In Mongolia, a recent hot spot for AI, scientists from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Orga-
nization and the U.S. Geological Survey joined WCS Field Veterinarians Martin Gilbert and Scott
Newman and the Mongolian Academy of Sciences in surveillance of wild whooper swans. GPS
transmitters were attached to the birds to track them to their wintering grounds. Some of the birds
have been tracked to Russia, and the data collected may shed light on possible transmission routes
for AI across Asia.

In the Falkland Islands, Karesh and Field Veterinarian Marcella Uhart, along with influenza expert
David Swayne of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, collected samples from hundreds of rockhop-
per penguins that had been exposed to AI. The samples are incubating at Swayne’s laboratory in an
effort to grow the viruses that may be infecting the birds.

WCS Cambodia researcher Chea Sokha continues to monitor the merit bird trade (the Buddhist
tradition of purchasing caged birds to set free to earn celestial merit and ward off danger) and to
collect samples for disease analyses at two key sites in Phnom Penh. Daily counts of birds sold in
these locations have reached as high as 99,091. Meanwhile, researcher Yim Saksang compiles
socio-economic information and maps the bird trade’s network of trappers and middlemen.

The Field Veterinary Program was awarded two multi-year, multi-million-dollar subcontracts from
the National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases to work
with the Universities of Minnesota and California at Los Angeles. The universities have been named
Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance.

ANNUAL REPORT 2007 27

to curators and keepers. Stephanie James, a WHS Clinical
Care Senior Veterinarian, received a grant to assess the health
of loon populations in New York State as a biological indicator
of environmental quality and to investigate the relationship
between environmental contaminants and infectious diseases.
Pamela A. Manning Torres, Veterinary Technician Supervi-
sor, assisted with this project to investigate the relationship
between environmental contaminants and infectious disease.
Scott Silver and Linde Ostro, WCS Director of Individual
Giving, along with six keepers from the Bronx and Queens
zoos, conducted a follow-up survey of translocated howler mon-
keys in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in Belize. The
results indicated an increase in population density since the first
translocations to that area 15 years earlier. Through the AZA
Conservation Endowment Fund and a LI Species Survival Fund
grant, David Powell is working on a video that demonstrates
techniques for the design and conduct of behavior research
projects. This short course is intended for AZA members, WCS
staff, university students, and other educational partners.
Paul Calle, previously a WHC Senior Clinical Care Veteri-
narian, was appointed Acting Director of Zoological Health
Programs. During the year, Calle worked in Southeast Asia in
support of WCS Global Conservation Programs (GCP) for
endangered turtles and tortoises. In Cambodia, Calle assisted
colleague Joe Walston in recovery efforts for mangrove terrapins,
once thought to be extinct in that country. The work included
inserting identifying microchips into hatchlings before releasing
them. Recovery efforts continued in Myanmar for the Burmese
roof terrapin, another critically endangered turtle. Calle assisted
in developing husbandry techniques, providing adequate facili-
ties for the animals, microchipping babies, and training local
staff to perform these procedures at nest sites.
In China, Senior Clinical Veterinarian Bonnie Raphael and
Clinical Veterinary Technician Karen Ingerman collaborated
with Global Conservation’s John Thorbjarnarson in pre-release
health screenings of and transmitter placements in six captive-
born Chinese alligators. This project is part of a long-term con-
servation strategy for the species, the most endangered of the
23 types of crocodilians. Bronx Zoo-raised Chinese alligators
were among those released on Chongming Island, where there is
adequate habitat to establish a sizable population. Graduate stu-
dents from East China Normal University will track the alliga-
tors’ movements to see how they adapt to and use their habitat.
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In another WHS project that deploys veterinary staff to lend
their expertise to governments working to ensure a future for
wildlife, Robert Moore, an Associate Veterinarian in the Clinical
Department, and Curator Catherine McClave traveled to An-
egada, British Virgin Islands, to assess the health of critically en-
dangered Anegada iguanas prior to re-release. A species of rock
iguana, the lizards are collected from the wild as hatchlings and
raised in captivity until they are large enough to avoid predation
by rats and cats. Fewer than 200 of these iguanas exist today.
Through the year, WHS pathologists identified diseases to
ensure animal health. They diagnosed chytridiomycosis, a dead-
ly fungus blamed for global amphibian declines and extinctions,
in a critically endangered group of toads at the Bronx Zoo. This
lead to the rapid screening of the entire WCS amphibian popu-
lation for the pathogen and treatment of infected animals. A re-
view of samples from the extensive WCS tissue archives showed
this outbreak to be a novel event and one that is unlikely to be
repeated due to ongoing preventive medicine programs and
vigilant monitoring.
The WHS Field Veterinary Program (FVP) continued to
make advances in the Global Avian Influenza Network for
Surveillance of Wild Birds (see sidebar, page 27). The FVP also
continued its work in Africa’s Congo Basin, exploring ways to
protect gorillas and chimpanzees from Ebola hemorrhagic fever.
Caused by the Ebola virus, the disease is as highly contagious
and deadly for great apes as it is for humans, killing 80 per-
cent or more of those it infects. Field Veterinarian Alain Ulrich
Ondzie plays a key role in efforts to collect biological samples in
suspected Ebola “hot zones.” Ondzie’s work provides critical in-
formation to the Congolese Ministry of Health, which relies on
the FVP to know where and when Ebola is threatening human
communities. To date, most Ebola epidemics have appeared in
gorilla and chimpanzee populations prior to afflicting people
in the same areas. Identifying active Ebola epidemics is critical
both to learning more about its impact on wildlife and to pro-
tecting surrounding human communities.
The FVP’s Animal Health for the Environment and De-
Right: Paul Calle, a Wildlife Health Center Senior Clini-
cal Care Veterinarian, was appointed Acting Director
of Zoological Health Programs. During the year, Calle
worked in Southeast Asia with WCS Global Conserva-
tion projects for endangered turtles and tortoises.
velopment (AHEAD) initiative continued to work with the
Southern African Development Community (SADC), par-
ticularly in developing its Regional Biodiversity Strategy. The
SADC region consists of Angola, Botswana, the Democratic
Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius,
Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania,
Zambia, and Zimbabwe. As a result of the collaboration, the of-
ficial SADC Regional Biodiversity Strategy acknowledges that
the prospect of removing barriers between wildlife and livestock
under transfrontier land-use initiatives will have major implica-
tions for animal health and disease control in the region. The
strategy embraces the WCS “One World-One Health” vision
for research, policy, and planning.
Field Veterinarians Marcella Uhart and Carolina Marull—
along with WCS Global Conservation colleagues Claudio
Moraga, Andres Novaro, and Martin Funes—spent three weeks
tracking and capturing elusive guanacos in the highly forested
landscape of Tierra del Fuego, Chile. The team evaluated the
health of the animals and equipped them with radio collars
for ecological studies. Mange, a contagious skin disease that
has rarely been reported in other parts of South America, was
identified there. Samples collected from these animals will not
only shed light on the origins of this potentially fatal disease so
prevention strategies can be developed, but they will also help
determine the overall health of the guanaco population in this
remote region.
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IN CLASSROOMS AND AT EXHIBITS, in New York City schools

and in remote, developing nations, the WCS Educa-
tion division advances WCS’s mission to save wildlife and
wild lands through a variety of learning opportunities.
Programs encompass teacher training workshops, college
courses, summer camps, theater presentations, community
outreach, and school, weekend, after-school, and distance-
learning initiatives. Unlike many ecology-based programs,
these educational endeavors go beyond emotional pleas for
the protection of wildlife to provide rich environmental
science instruction based on WCS’s pioneering research.
Understanding key scientific principles is the essential
underpinning for a focus on conservation and ecology.
One of the most notable events of the year was the hiring of Sara Hobel as
the new Vice President of Education. A graduate of Dartmouth College and the
Columbia University Graduate School of Business, Hobel has broad environ-
mental education and managerial experience as well as a love for wildlife. She re-
cently served as Director of the New York City Department of Parks’ Urban Park
Rangers Program, where she was responsible for more than 150 full-time and
seasonal conservation officers and educators involved in public programs, wild-
life management, and enforcement in flagship parks throughout the five bor-
oughs of New York City. Hobel replaces Annette Berkovits, who retired as Senior
Vice President for Education after 34 years of service to WCS and the conserva-
tion education field. During Berkovits’s tenure, the WCS Education division
developed a depth of programming unparalleled by any other informal sci-
ence institution (ISI), pioneering life science curricula, or major national teacher
training seminars. WCS also became the first ISI to receive the prestigious Na-
tional Science Board award for excellence and creativity in teaching science.

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 Above and beyond the year’s change in leadership, the
WCS Education division and Fordham University’s Graduate
School of Education forged a partnership to create a Masters
Degree program for middle and high school science teachers.
The new partnership integrates Fordham’s expertise in teacher
preparation with WCS’s leadership and experience in con-
servation and environmental education. Starting in summer
2008, participants will take six courses at Fordham and six at
the Bronx Zoo.
Another major initiative, for which the Education division
laid the groundwork this year, is the Urban Assembly School
for Wildlife Conservation. This new public school—partner-
ing WCS with the Urban Assembly, New York City Depart-
ment of Education, and Phipps Community Development
Corporation—will use conservation science as a vehicle to
engage middle and high school students from disadvantaged
communities in interdisciplinary learning. Based at IS 135 in
the Bronx, the school opened in fall 2007 with approximately
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150 sixth graders. “This school will become a model of public
service,” says WCS President and CEO Dr. Steven E. Sander-
son, “enhancing science education for underserved children in
our community. It will also help chart the future of conserva-
tion as we know it—opening doors for young minds and inte-
grating conservation science into their everyday activities.”
The WCS Education division has a long history of offering
highly engaging programs to K–12 students, who learn key
science, math, social studies, and reading concepts in addition
to important lessons in conservation. For many youngsters,
WCS programs constitute their first introduction to environ-
Pages 30–31: Animal Kingdom Camp is a favorite
for summer learning at the Bronx Zoo. Below: WCS
Conservation Education Fellows from seven countries—
Bangladesh, India, Lao PDR, Madagascar, Republic of
Congo, South Africa, and Uganda—participated in this
yearʼs training program in New York.
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Based on your observations, calculate how many calories a snow leopard requires per
day. Write a short poem in iambic pentameter about gorillas. What does a veterinary
pathologist do? This could very well be a test for students at the new Urban Assembly
School for Wildlife Conservation, a public school operated by The City of New York in
cooperation with WCS and the Bronx Zoo. A partnership of WCS, the
Urban Assembly, and the Phipps Community Development Corporation,
the school opened in fall 2007 with 150 sixth graders from the Bronx
and will eventually serve children in grades 6 through 12. For the time
being, the school is located at IS 135 in the New York City Department
of Education’s Region Two. Students will come from some of the most
underserved parts of the Bronx—itself one of the most disadvantaged
communities in the country. The Bronx Zoo will serve as the students’
living classroom. Its gorillas, snow leopards, okapis, and other amazing
wildlife will help motivate and improve student performance in science
and other academic disciplines.

“The Bronx Zoo is very excited about working with the Urban Assembly School for
Wildlife Conservation, its students, and their families,” says Don Lisowy, the Zoo’s
Curator of Education. “The Zoo will tap into the students’ interest in wildlife, enabling
them, regardless of ethnicity, gender, or neighborhood, to achieve at high levels over a
significant portion of their school career.”

ANNUAL REPORT 2007 33

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Teens for Planet Earth, developed by the WCS Education division in
2006, provides young people across the United States and around
the world with the tools to engage in conservation-based, service-
learning projects in their communities. Teams of teens select an adult
advisor and register on www.teensforplanetearth.org to receive sup-
port. For example, teams are monitoring coyotes and deer in areas
around Chicago and raising awareness about amphibians in Wash-
ington State.

At the end of this year, 195 teens had registered, along with 246
adult advisors, representing 40 U.S. states and the District of Colum-
bia and 24 countries. In addition, Leadership Institutes for adult advi-
sors are held twice yearly. These three-day events prepare educators
for the critical role of mentoring the Teens for Planet Earth teams.

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mental learning. In 2007, more than 71,000 schoolchildren
benefited from WCS school programming.
Adolescents continue to be an important audience. Teens
for Planet Earth, a prime example, provides young people
from around the world with tools to participate in conser-
vation-based, service-learning projects. These projects range
from environmental surveys to habitat cleanups and native
plant restorations.
At the Bronx Zoo, After School Adventures in Wildlife
Science, now in its seventh year, brings highly interesting, con-
tent-rich science education to inner-city high school students
from the five New York City boroughs. Supported by the
Charles Hayden Foundation, the program fosters an interest
in science and science-related careers among underserved stu-
dents. It also enhances their confidence and self-esteem while
providing them with a safe haven during the high-risk after-
school hours. At the Bronx Zoo and the New York Aquarium,
summer teen internships involve youths in environmental and
ecological studies. Teenage volunteers become engaged in all
facets of education programming at the Aquarium, Prospect
Park Zoo, and Queens Zoo.
All public school eighth graders in New York City must-
This year, in recognition of the effectiveness of the
WCS Education divisionʼs Project SPARKS (above),
the Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded
WCS a grant to disseminate the SPARKS model to
zoos, aquariums, natural history museums, and other
informal science institutions across the nation.
Project SPARKS (Supporting Parents
in Advocacy, Reform, and Knowledge
in Science) helps parents in the Bronx
engage their children in science
education at home and encourages
those parents to become advocates
for science education in schools.
complete a scientific research project as a prerequisite for
graduation. Through the Urban Advantage Program, the
WCS Education division shows middle school teachers and
students creative ways in which to use the education resources
at the Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium to complete their
exit projects. In a similar vein, a new professional development
course at the Bronx Zoo, Field Studies at the Zoo, introduces
eighth-grade teachers to ways to use the Zoo as a site for stu-
dents to study animal behavior.
WCS has long recognized that parents as well as teach-
ers are crucial to a child’s success in school. With two con-
secutive grants from the Institute of Museum and Library
Services (IMLS), Project SPARKS (Supporting Parents in
Advocacy, Reform, and Knowledge in Science) helps parents
in the Bronx involve their children in science education at
home. The program also has been very effective in encourag-
ing parents to become advocates for science education in their
schools. In recognition, IMLS awarded the WCS Education
division a grant to disseminate the SPARKS model to zoos,
aquariums, natural history museums, and other informal
science institutions nationwide. Through SPARKS Across
America, the Bronx Zoo shares with ISI educators the lessons
it has learned, enabling them to plan and implement their own
parent involvement programs.
The New York Aquarium’s EPA-sponsored Project POW-
ER (Protecting Our Wetlands with Educators and Regulators)
concluded this year with the training of staff from zoos and
aquariums in 13 states. Since 1994, the Aquarium has worked
in cooperation with the New York State Department of Envi-
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ronmental Conservation to provide workshops on conserva-
tion regulations and wetland ecology to violators of New York
State’s tidal wetlands laws. The workshops have been successful
in preventing repeat violations and in promoting an under-
standing of the vital importance of wetlands and the laws that
protect them. Project POWER enabled the Aquarium to dis-
seminate this model to state environmental agencies and ISIs
across the country.
Through similarly effective—albeit more local—outreach
efforts, the WCS Education division continued to extend its
reach into the City’s diverse communities. Prospect Park Zoo
conducted “Bison and American Prairies” at the Brooklyn
Public Library. Educators used kinesthetic activities to teach
children about food webs, keystone species, and the effect of
one animal’s extinction on other animals. The educators also
highlighted WCS’s conservation successes with the American
bison. In Queens Zoo programming, educators taught audi-
ences from local day care centers, pre-schools, public schools,
and public libraries about regional wildlife issues. The Queens
Zoo also hosted underserved middle school students from
Jamaica, Queens, who had enrolled in the Young Women’s
Leadership Foundation School. Programs and field trips for
these students, many of whom had little prior exposure to na-
36 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
ture, focused on wildlife issues and careers in conservation.
Central Park Zoo established an eight-part program for
New York City home-schooled students. Through this effort,
which combines off-site programming and structured field
trips to the Zoo, education staff promotes an understanding of
wildlife science, ecology, and the everyday choices a household
can make to reduce consumption and, in the process, protect
the Earth’s natural resources.
New developments in the Education division’s distance-
learning program, which uses two-way video programming
to reach students in the U.S. and around the world, included
the first-ever video conference with schools in the Domini-
can Republic and Honduras. Distance learning programming
also reached families in the United Kingdom visiting the eight
institutions of the National Museums Liverpool. In addition,
students in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who were displaced by
Above: As part of the New York Aquarium education
programs, teen docents monitor the fish populations
in Coney Island Creek. Right: The WCS Education
Teaching Fellows programs offer first-hand experience
for recent college graduates and graduate students as
environmental educators.
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Drama is a powerful teaching tool that can cultivate children’s in-
nate sense of wonder about nature. WCS’s Wildlife Theater Program
provides theater and conservation education opportunities for school-
age children in its four zoos and aquarium and throughout the New
York metropolitan area. Combining high quality, hands-on life sci-
ence instruction with stimulating theatrical presentations, the program
educates children about saving wildlife and wild places around the
world. For example, in the play “The Adventures of Captain Cocoa,”
the audience joins puppet Captain Cocoa on an adventure to protect
the rainforest. This superhero’s antics help youngsters discover that
even one person can really help save the day.

Alison Saltz, the Wildlife Theater Program’s Outreach Coordinator,

served for four years as Adjunct Performing Instructor with the Wildlife
Theater troupe, has written and produced newscasts, and has toured
with the National Theater of the Performing Arts.

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Hurricane Katrina were given a dozen free programs. Alto-
gether, during the 2006–2007 school years, WCS provided
video-conference programming to more than 8,000 students.
Wildlife Theater remained a perennial favorite with visi-
tors at all of the WCS parks. At the Prospect Park Zoo, the
season’s newest show, “The Adventures of Captain Cocoa,”
helped audiences learn about rainforest ecology through pup-
petry. At the Queens Zoo, “The Great Migration Adventure”
and “Look Homeward Pigeon” highlighted the importance
of wetlands and animal migration. At the Central Park Zoo,
audiences of Radio KOL, AOL’s popular online daily show
for kids, were introduced to the Wildlife Theater production
“Thundering Hooves, or How the Wildlife Conservation So-
ciety Saved the Bison as Interpreted by Sock Puppets,” written
by On-Site Theater Coordinator Nicole Greevy.
Drama of another sort took place in April at the Bronx
Zoo. In cooperation with the Special Events Department, the
WCS Education division held its fifth annual Poetry Safari
Weekend. The recipients of the annual Winning Words Poetry
Safari Contest for 8- to 13-year-olds read their entries. More
than 2,100 contest entries were sent in by young people from
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Po-
etry events are supported by JPMorgan Chase.
The Teaching Fellows Programs at the Bronx, Prospect
Park, and Queens Zoos, which provide learning opportuni-
ties to promising university students and young professionals,
opened their doors to a select group of talented educators from
across the U.S. By providing the Fellows with opportunities
to design workshops, teach classes, and assist in WCS educa-
tion initiatives, the program provided the participants with
substantial training and experience while affording the zoos
much-needed teaching assistance.
Now in its eighth year, the WCS Conservation Education
Fellowship Program reached out to educators working with
communities in high-priority areas around the world. This
year, seven WCS Conservation Education Fellows were cho-
sen—from Bangladesh, India, Lao PDR, Madagascar, Repub-
lic of Congo, South Africa, and Uganda. During the two-and-
a-half-week program, the Fellows observed WCS educational
programs at all five WCS facilities in New York and attended
classes on topics ranging from learning theory and program
evaluation to presentation skills. They also met with WCS
staff in the Education and Global Conservation programs and
worked on a conservation education project relevant to their
home country settings.
In spring 2007, the WCS Education division crossed the
digital divide with its first online training program for teach-
ers. Assistant Director of National Programs Jennell Ives trans-
formed a popular 30-hour course on habitat ecology into an
interactive experience for teachers. Participants are eligible for
graduate credits. Based on the success of this pilot, WCS staff
is planning to produce several more.
One of the most exciting new teacher training programs
has been established in Guatemala. There, WCS educators
work with the Global Conservation division and the Public
Research and Evaluation team to increase knowledge about
and develop more positive attitudes toward jaguars in the
small communities in and around the Maya Biosphere Re-
serve. Nalini Mohan, a WCS International Teacher Trainer,
paid her second visit to the small community of Uaxactún.
During her visit, students of Jarol Fernando Quixchan, a
schoolteacher she had trained six months earlier, performed a
drama they had written about jaguars, with the Uaxactún ar-
cheological site as the stage.
Tom Naiman, WCS Director of International Education
and Curriculum Development, was elected the 2008 President
of the International Zoo Educators Association (IZE). This
association consists of more than 250 educators from zoos,
aquariums, and protected areas around the globe. It is also the
official education arm of the World Association of Zoos and
Aquariums.
The Education division also helped WCS’s country pro-
grams in Belize and China assess the impacts of their educa-
tion and outreach programs and develop strategies for the
future. These cooperative efforts are indicative of the ways in
which WCS conservation and education programs around
the world work together to bring more holistic conservation
approaches to bear in landscapes where humans and wildlife
must coexist.
At all of the WCS facilities, Education division volunteers
spread the conservation message to zoo and aquarium visi-
tors of all ages. This educated, inspired, and highly dedicated
group of docents connects people to wildlife through exhibit
interpretation, school and VIP tours, and vital assistance to
educators conducting programs. We simply cannot thank
them enough.
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AROUND THE WORLD, WCS continues to increase its impact

by strengthening the field-based conservation efforts that
have been key to its success for decades. As WCS expands
the geographic scope and diversity of each of its global
programs, the organization gains recognition as one of the
world’s most effective and efficient conservation entities.
Grounding in the field brings scientific data to local, national,
and regional policy debates and influences the course of
conservation both on the ground and in policy arenas.
In 2007, the Global Conservation division (formerly International Con-
servation) completed a strategic planning exercise that renewed its focus on
threatened landscapes, seascapes, and priority species. The division will con-
centrate its work in four areas: studying climate change and its impact on wild-
life, working with extractive industries to improve conservation outcomes
in production areas, improving systems and approaches to better link con-
servation with the livelihoods of the world’s poor, and deepening the un-
derstanding of the relationships between human and wildlife health.
The funding base continues to be diverse and strong. Perhaps the great-
est change this year was the increased support from the federal government, in
particular the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
In recent years, major USAID grants have been secured to support projects in
Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and other projects and programs that span the
globe. In the coming year, USAID funding will approach $15 million. These
funds—matched by the continued and expanding support from private in-
dividuals, foundations, and corporations—will help the Global Conserva-
tion division increase the depth and breadth of WCS’s conservation impact.

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ANNUAL REPORT 2007 41

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The forests and savannas of Africa harbor some of Earth’s last
intact wildlife communities, store carbon, and provide vital
services to some of the planet’s poorest people. With 1,100
staff, 10 country programs, and more than 100 projects, WCS
manages the largest, most effective field conservation program
on the continent.
This year, WCS renewed funding to save the world’s sec-
ond largest rainforest, in the Congo Basin, and to reinvigorate
programs in the east African savannas. USAID committed to
a five-year renewal of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership, the
Republic of Congo pledged to create four new protected areas,
and the Democratic Republic of Congo promised to double
its area under protection. WCS field scientists discovered that
central Africa’s largest national park, Salonga, harbors more
than 7,000 bonobos (pygmy chimpanzees), but it has lost 90
percent of its elephants to poachers. Mike Fay focused the
world’s attention on the slaughter of 1,000 elephants in Za-
kouma, Chad, and Steve Blake documented the catastroph-
ic decline of forest elephants in central Africa. Despite this
troubling news, WCS has made measurable progress with the
42 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
landscapes under its management—halting poaching, estab-
lishing sound land-use planning, and helping communities
manage resources sustainably.
For many years, WCS’s work in Africa focused on the
world’s most famous wildlife habitat, the eastern savannas,
but during the 1990s, the Society gave priority to rainfor-
ests and capacity building in central Africa. Today, Global
Conservation is revitalizing its work in eastern Africa. It is
unifying projects in Tanzania under WCS Country Director
Tim Davenport, expanding in Uganda with USAID support,
linking conservation and food security in Zambia’s Luangwa
Valley, and returning to Southern Sudan after 22 years of war
there. This year, Paul Elkan and Mike Fay repeated the WCS
aerial surveys that were made in 1980 in Southern Sudan and
discovered, to their astonishment, that the world’s second larg-
est terrestrial migration—1.2 million antelopes—still takes
place. These results helped WCS launch a partnership with the
autonomous Government of Southern Sudan to rebuild the
region’s parks, regulate oil exploration, promote tourism, and
contribute to sustainable development.
WCS’s upcoming New York City gateway to conservation
in Africa—the Bronx Zoo’s Madagascar! exhibit—is nearing
completion. Meanwhile, with WCS help, the 1,500-square-
mile Makira rainforest was gazetted as the island’s largest
protected area. In addition, the Malagasy Government signed
a groundbreaking agreement with WCS to market reduced de-
forestation carbon, and UNESCO named the Masoala-
Makira Landscape a World Heritage Site.

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Asia has some of the highest human populations and densi-
ties (China has more than one billion people) and some of the
lowest (Mongolia, with only two and a half million people). It
has tundra and desert, humid tropical forests and snow-clad
conifers, great flat grasslands and the highest mountains on
Earth. In addition, Asia has the fastest growing economy in
the world.
As a result, the region faces an extraordinary array of threats
to its wildlife and wild places. WCS is active in 16 Asian coun-
tries, implementing a wide variety of solutions to protect wild-
life populations. WCS also works across political boundaries:
in China and Russia to save Amur tigers; in the mountains
of the high Pamirs with the governments of Pakistan, Af-
ghanistan, Tajikistan, and China to protect Marco Polo sheep
and snow leopards; and in Southeast Asia to help control the
unsustainable wildlife trade. Our innovative Tigers Forever
program guarantees not just the survival of tigers at key sites
across their range but an increase in tiger numbers by 50 per-
cent in ten years. In addition, WCS is committed to training
the next generation of conservationists by building practical
knowledge and systems among government agency personnel,
local communities, and students from primary school through
university levels.
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The Latin American landscape is changing, as newly elected
governments develop plans to connect countries via a web of
Pages 40–41: WCS is studying leopards in KwaZulu-
Natal, South Africa. Left: Waters surrounding the In-
donesian archipelago host magnificent corals and reef
fish, which are under enormous pressure from environ-
mental changes and development. WCSʼs team works
with communities to protect these fragile ecosystems.
roads through rural areas. At the same time, WCS is devel-
oping a series of corridors to allow wildlife to migrate freely
through natural landscapes. In the Patagonia steppe, Andrés
Novaro, Susan Walker, and their staff work closely with local
authorities and communities to protect the migratory routes
of guanacos, which may be affected by a new road to serve the
mining industry. In the Upper Amazon, Michael Painter, Rob
Wallace, Lilian Painter, and their staff support local institu-
tions, so that construction of an interoceanic highway con-
necting Brazil with Bolivia and Peru will not permanently
affect old-growth, Brazil nut, and native palm forests. Aquatic
issues in the Amazon are critical to this approach. The integrity
of river watersheds is key for migratory catfish that travel thou-
sands of miles from the mouth of the Amazon to spawn in the
Upper Madre de Dios. Only sound management decisions
implemented at the right time will help protect these natural
spectacles.
Emphasis on good governance for conservation is help-
ing to protect large natural areas in Latin America. In Guate-
mala, the Multisectoral Roundtable is an initiative in which
stakeholders—local governments, peasant federations, wom-
en’s groups, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and
others—can voice their concerns regarding the building of a
road across the Petén that will link Guatemala with Mexico.
Roan McNab and Bayron Castellanos are leading this effort
to convene a sustainable development approach that focuses
on wildlife conservation. WCS is committed to opening new
gateways to conservation in response to local development ap-
proaches in Latin America.
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At the heart of WCS’s global marine efforts is the conservation
of important seascapes—wild areas remaining in the oceans—
and ocean giants—large, highly mobile animals such as
whales, dolphins, sharks, and sea turtles. The work is complex,
dynamic, and draws on cutting-edge science, strong partner-
ships with communities and governments, and entrepreneur-
ial conservationists of WCS-Marine.
Today, ocean conservation involves forging new relation-
ships and strategies, linking ecology and socioeconomics,
marrying traditional and modern approaches, and working
across political and geographic boundaries. It is also about
changing habits, building new skills, and working on larger
ANNUAL REPORT 2007 43
and larger scales to accommodate the various interconnections
over vast distances that sustain life in the sea. In places like
Belize, Fiji, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia,
WCS works with fishermen who are becoming researchers and
with communities that are taking active roles in more sustain-
able management of ecologically and economically vital fish
stocks and critical ocean habitats. In Kenya and Madagascar,
and throughout the western Indian Ocean, WCS is identify-
ing and protecting the coral reef systems that are most likely
to persist during this time of climate change. WCS seascapes
are models for conservation efforts elsewhere. And their focus
on ocean giants is revealing the secrets—and the conserva-
tion needs—of animals that captivate public imagination, but
about which we know so little.
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For more than a century, WCS has been working to conserve
iconic North American wildlife—wolf, grizzly bear, cougar,
bison, caribou, wolverine—and the continent’s wildest places.
WCS-North America is also advancing its understanding of
the natural processes that support wildlife, such as fire and sea-
sonal migrations. Wildlife face many threats, including natural
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Bob Inman (above, in foreground) and the staff
of WCS-Greater Yellowstone have discovered that
wolverines routinely travel incredible distances—one
male traversed nearly 560 miles in 42 days.
resource development, rural and urban sprawl, pollution, and
wildlife diseases. When coupled with climate change, these
threats present major challenges to conservation in the twenty-
first century.
In response to these challenges, WCS-North America is
thinking big! This year, two new programs were established.
One focuses on the connectivity of wildlife and wild plac-
es across the continent, and the other will deal with climate
change.
Protected contiguous landscapes are critical for wildlife in
North America. They allow traditional migrations to contin-
ue—such as the pronghorn path, a 170-mile migratory route
in and out of Grand Teton National Park. They also provide
for wide-ranging species—such as wolverine and caribou—to
thrive in Canada’s boreal forest. WCS works with conserva-
tion partners and communities in a suite of large landscapes
across North America—the Adirondacks and Northern Ap-
palachians, Greater Yellowstone and Yellowstone to Yukon,
the boreal forest, the Arctic, and the Sagebrush Sea—to ensure
that wildlife highways—connected and intact landscapes—are
protected on WCS’s home continent. This is especially critical
in the face of climate change, as temperatures rise and habitats
evolve. WCS is computer-modeling these potential shifts and
the abilities of wildlife to adapt. The results of this work are
likely to influence the establishment of protected areas.
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Globalization links people to international markets and brings
benefits to millions of people around the world. Unfortunate-
ly, the process is also wiping out some of the most spectacular
animals on the planet due to one factor—dramatic increases
in the wildlife trade. Whole animals and their parts are being
sold on an increasingly massive scale. The world’s wild places
are becoming silent as animals are taken and sold in distant
markets as meat, medicines, furs, feathers, skins, pets, and tro-
phies. Meanwhile, the rural people who depend on wildlife for
life-supporting resources are driven farther and farther away
from home to hunt for smaller and smaller reward.
WCS is expanding its efforts to address this escalating
threat. In 73 projects in 29 countries, its multifaceted, locally
designed programs tackle the entire trade chain from wild areas
to urban markets. WCS is also raising top-level awareness and
political will to take the issue seriously. This year, much of the
focus was on the increased consumption of wildlife in China,
the world’s largest buyer of tiger skins and bones, ivory, turtles,
snakes, saiga horns, and many other species and their parts.
WCS is working with colleagues in China and beyond to con-
trol this trade that threatens wildlife across the globe.
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WCS continues to use its broad field expertise to influence
global decision-making on a wide range of issues affecting
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wildlife and wild lands. Climate change was perhaps the fore-
most conservation issue in the international arena this year.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
estimates that global warming could threaten 20 percent of
Earth’s wild species in the next 50 years.
Tropical deforestation, as both a major source of green-
house gas emissions and an immediate and devastating threat
to wildlife, has long been of great concern for WCS. Forest
loss in developing countries is receiving renewed attention
for its carbon mitigation potential. WCS has been a leader in
developing market-based mechanisms that conserve forests,
which sequester carbon while providing additional benefits for
people and wildlife. Our Makira Forest project in Madagas-
car demonstrates the success of this landscape-level approach.
WCS is taking that experience to the policy level in a number
of countries, seeking to develop forest credits for international
markets and contributing to global forums such as the UN
Convention on Climate Change, the World Bank, and the
Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance to develop
rigorous standards for carbon projects that protect standing
forests and their wildlife populations.
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WCS-Living Landscapes (LLP) plays an important role within
the conservation community, identifying, testing, and dissem-
inating innovative strategies for large, wild ecosystems. The
Human Footprint analysis has been extended to the oceans,
for the first time creating a map of the global human marine
footprint. Range-wide priority setting exercises were complet-
ed this year for tigers, North American bison, and four Asian
bear species, leading to plans for conservation in their histori-
cal ranges. WCS’s Global Conservation division will integrate
LLP tools into all site-based projects. Combined with new
expertise in property and tenure rights, market analysis, and
payment for ecosystems services available to WCS through the
new Translinks project, these tools have substantially strength-
ened our ability to conserve threatened wildlife within the
largest, most biologically diverse wild lands across Asia, Africa,
and the Americas. Closer to home, the Mannahatta Project
enables New Yorkers to imagine the nature of the island as it
was 400 years ago.
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By forging new ground and tackling conservation challenges
in an evolving world, WCS-Science and Exploration (SEP)
works to save great cats and other wildlife. Animals do not ob-
serve political borders. To save species across their ranges, the
SEP aims to connect landscapes that wildlife require by bring-
ing policymakers from various countries together to build
transboundary peace parks.
This year, Tigers Forever was born. A Panthera project in
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collaboration with WCS, this initiative responds to the threats
tigers face. Its goal is to increase tiger numbers in key areas by
50 percent over the next ten years.
For jaguars, WCS is engaging governments and local stake-
holders across political boundaries. WCS is also conserving
the last known population of Asiatic cheetahs—found in Iran.
It is in these last wild places that WCS discovers windows into
a past when wilderness reigned and into a future that we hope
prevails for some of the most endangered species on Earth.
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Graduate education and other forms of training are important
gateways to long-term careers for many conservationists. This
year, the WCS Graduate Scholarship Program awarded seven
scholarships to students from Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Through the Conservation Leadership Programme (formerly
the BP Conservation Programme), WCS provided three addi-
tional graduate scholarships and project funding for 26 teams
of young conservationists from 19 countries. Under the Re-
search Fellowship Program, WCS awarded 19 grants to help
build the grantees’ capacity in applied conservation research.
Investment in partner organizations continued through the
NGO Institutional Development Program, providing seven
grants to NGO partners around the world to support staff
training, infrastructure development, and institutional plan-
ning and management systems. Another six teams of MBA
students from the University of California, Berkeley worked
on business planning projects with WCS programs and part-
The WCS partnership with Rare, an international NGO
specializing in social marketing campaigns to support con-
servation, continued to develop, with the launch of four new
WCS Rare Pride campaigns. The campaign species are the
colobus monkey in Cameroon, the Tibetan antelope in China,
the bonobo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the gi-
ant pangolin in Gabon.

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Dale Lewis directs one of WCS’s, indeed Africa’s, most creative and ambitious conservation experiments. He
works in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley, an 80,000-square-mile oasis of elephants, hippos, giraffes, lions, and more.

A University of Texas graduate with a PhD in Zoology and Population Genetics, Dale studied birds and elephants
in Zambia before joining WCS in 1979. He soon realized that effective conservation could not ignore the Val-
ley’s quarter of a million impoverished people. In the 1980s and ’90s, he pioneered ADMADE (Administrative
Management Design), a program to share the proceeds of safari hunting with rural people, and founded a game
management training college. Some poaching persisted, however, because hunting provided unskilled people
with ready cash and food.

In response, Dale launched COMACO (Community Markets for Conservation) in 2001 with support from the
World Food Program. COMACO gives seeds to farmers who stop poaching. In return, they are taught conserva-
tion farming practices and participate in the program’s cooperative marketing board for fair trade. The results are
astounding: Thousands of snares and guns have been surrendered, hundreds of poachers have been transformed,
and 50,000 families are better fed. In addition, aerial censuses by WCS and the Zambian Wildlife Authority have
confirmed that wildlife is returning to the valley.

Dale’s tireless commitment to conservation is recognized and supported by key individuals—in particular his wife
of more than 20 years, Julia Nagata, a host of Zambian coworkers, and American philanthropist Bill Lloyd. Dale
and the WCS Zambia staff—all dynamic, industrious, and committed people—have gained worldwide admiration
and press attention. The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Zambia has provided major funding to the program, and
in 2003, Princess Anne presented Dale with the Whitley Conservation Award.

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BOTSWANA
Scent marking in African wild dogs:
Understanding habitat manage-
ment and conservation. M. Parker
CAMEROON
Status and conservation of Cross River
gorillas in the Cameroon Highlands.
A. Nicholas, J. Oates, Y. Warren
Management of Mbam-Djerem
National Park. R. Fotso, B. Fosso
Large mammal surveys and bushmeat
studies around Mbam-Djerem
National Park. R. Fotso, F. Maisels
CAMRAIL: Support of law en-
forcement of bushmeat transport
on the railway. R. Fotso
Wildlife survey of Banyang-Mbo Wild-
life Sanctuary. Elizabeth Greengrass,
F. Maisels, A. Nichols, R. Fotso
Wildlife and Human Impact
Monitoring, Mbam-Djerem
National Park. F. Maisels, R. Fotso
Wildlife and Human Impact Monitor-
ing, Takamanda Planned National
Park. F. Maisels, Y. Warren, H.
Mboh, A. Nichols, R. Fotso
Advice on general monitor-
ing and survey methodology to
WCS Cameroon. F. Maisels
CENTRAL AFRICAN
REPUBLIC
Dzanga forest elephant demographics
and social dynamics. A. Turkalo
Research on the use of elephant infra-
sound as a method of censusing in
forests (Cornell University). A. Turkalo
CONGO REPUBLIC
Nouabalé-Ndoki Project, Nouabalé-
Ndoki National Park (NNNP).
M. Gately, E. Stokes, P. Elkan, S.
Elkan, J. Mokoko, D. DosSantos
Large mammal distribution and
relative abundance between NNNP
and the village of Bomassa-Bon
Coin. E. Stokes, D. Ekoutouba,
M. Mboulafini, M. Hockemba
Do experiments predict practice?
Evaluating the influence of patience on
human behavior in Gabon. D. Wilkie
Monitoring Key Mammal Species in
the Ndoki-Likouala Landscape of
Northeastern Congo. E. Stokes, S.
Strindberg, H. Rainey, D. Ekoutouba,
M. Mboulafini, M. Hockemba
General advice on wildlife
monitoring. F. Maisels
Dynamics of bai use by forest
elephants in the Odzala-Kokoua
National Park: ecology, sociality,
and risk. V. Fishlock, S. Blake
Protection of forest elephants in the
Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Congo.
D. Bourges, S. Blake, R. Malonga
Conservation of elephants in Bateke
Plateaux Landscape. P. Telfer, N. Bout,
M. Bourgarel, S. Blake, F. Maisels.
(Gabon and Republic of Congo)
Long-term phenological and nu-
tritional studies of elephant and
ape foods. E. Stokes, D. Morgan,
C. Sanz, T. Breuer, L. Bodjo
Nouabalé-Ndoki peripheral
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zone management. P. Elkan, P.
Auzel, C. Prevost, S. Elkan
Biological surveys and monitoring in
Nouabalé-Ndoki peripheral zone
and greater landscape. P. Elkan, E.
Stokes, S. Strindberg, R. Malonga
Bushmeat off-take monitoring in
logging concessions in the buf-
fer zone of NNNP. P. Elkan, M.
Mocknin, M. Eaton, R. Malonga
Bushmeat off-take and human
demographic monitoring in
Bomassa-Bon Coin, NNNP.
D. Ekoutouba, E. Stokes
Mbeli Bai gorilla social dynam-
ics, ecology, and genetics. T.
Breuer, E. Stokes, B. Bradley
Ecology and social behavior of chimpan-
zees of the Goualogo Triangle, NNNP.
D. Morgan, C. Sanz, J. Onononga
Chimpanzee genetics study,
Goualougo Triangle, NNNP. D.
Morgan, C. Sanz, B. Bradley
Before-and-after impacts of logging:
Focal study on chimpanzees and
gorillas, Goualougo Triangle, NNNP.
D. Morgan, C. Sanz, S. Strindberg
Conservation of Conkouati-Douli
National Park. H. Van Leeuwe
Conservation and biological
surveys of Lac Télé Commu-
nity Reserve. H. Rainey
School education program and envi-
ronmental curriculum development.
S Elkan, M. Gately, E. Stokes
Odzala Kokoua National Park
Project. R. Malonga
Bateke Plateau Project. N. Gami
Development of Congo Wildlife
Service. P. Elkan, J. Mokoko
Lope/Chaillou Project in Congo.
P. Elkan, J. Mokoko
CHAD
Conservation of and law enforce-
ment monitoring for the el-
ephants of Zakouma National
Park. J. M. Fay, J.P. Froment
DEMOCRATIC REPUB-
LIC OF CONGO
Elephant and large mammal
monitoring in the Okapi Faunal
Reserve. J. Hart, P. Tshikaya
Okapi Faunal Reserve and Commu-
nity Management Zoning Project. R.
Tshombe, R. Mwinyihali, E. Brown
Ituri Forest Research and Training
Center (CEFRECOF). J. Hart
Botanical exploration of the Okapi
Faunal Reserve. C. Ewango
Gorilla monitoring in Kahuzi Biega Na-
tional Park, exploration of the lowland
sector and habitat mapping. I. Lien-
gola, J. Hart, M. Mbachu, J. Muhigua
Large mammal surveys and sup-
port to management in Kahuzi
Biega National Park. I. Lien-
gola, J. Hart, F. Grossmann
Support of the re-establishment
of Kahuzi Biega National Park
infrastructure. J. Hart, S. Whataut
Coordinating a collaborative biological
monitoring program in five World
Heritage Sites, in conjunction with
MIKE program (Monitoring the
Illegal Killing of Elephants). J. Hart
Itombwe Forest, advising and follow-
up on a community conservation
project developed by national
NGO. J. Hart, L. Mubalama
Development of a national conserva-
tion database, support systems for
ICCN. R. Mwinyhali, T. Hart
Maiko National Park. F. Amsini
Estimating forest zoning and
forestry impact. J.R. Makana
Developing a park-wide monitoring sys-
tem with rangers in Virunga National
Park. D. Kujirakwinja, A.J. Plumptre
Support to park management
planning, park management and
transboundary collaboration
with Uganda. D.Kujirakwinja
Conflict resolution for natural
resources conflicts in Virunga
National Park. D. Kujirakwinja
Newly discovered species in Misotschi-
Kabogo region of SE DR Congo.
D. Kujirakwinja, A.J. Plumptre
Wildlife and Human Impact Monitor-
ing, Salonga National Park and
Landscape: WCS DRC. F. Maisels
Bushmeat surveys in the Salonga Land-
scape. L. Steel, F. Maisels, P. Cowles
ETHIOPIA
Ethiopian elephant: Critical population
monitoring and law enforcement.
Y. Demeke, K. Leggett, M. Kock
GABON
Research and training for management
of Lopé National Park and develop-
ment of visitor center. K. Abernethy,
L. White, K. Jeffrey, E. Chehoski
The effects of oil exploration on for-
est elephants in Loango National
Park, Gabon. P. Wrege, S. Blake
Protection of forest elephants
in Ivindo National Park, Ga-
bon. N. Orbell, S. Blake
Long-distance movements of for-
est elephants in the Minkébé
National Park and their implica-
tions for conservation. S. Blake,
M. Ella Akou, P. de Wachter
Langoué Bai forest elephant monitoring
project. M. Doukaga Kombila
Forest history and dynamics and
their implications for manage-
ment in the Lopé National Park.
L. White, R. Oslisly, A. Batsielili
Ecology and social organization of
elephants in central Gabon. L.
Momont, S. Blake, L. White
Sea turtle research, conservation, and
support to a national NGO, ASF. G.
P. Sounguet, R. Parnell, A. Formia
Bushmeat survey and manage-
ment. K. Abernethy, M. Star-
key, D. Wilkie, E. Effa
Management, research, and eco-
tourism in Iguela, coastal Gabon.
T. Nishihara, R. Parnell
Gorilla research at Langoué Bai.
M. Doukaga Kombila
Establishment of national park
management infrastructure with
Gabon government. N. Orbell,
L. White, B. Curran, M. Fay
Cetacean research and humpback
whale conservation in coastal
Gabon. S. Ngouessono, N. Bdinga,
T. Collins, H. Rosenbaum
Support to government for establish-
ment of a protected areas network: 13
new national parks. L. White, M. Fay
Bateke National Park Project. R. Calaque
Ivindo National Park Conserva-
tion Project. N. Orbell
Mont Cristal National Park. J. Overman
Gabon Press and Communica-
tions Program. J. Ponte
Mayumba Marine National
Park Project. R. Parnell
Birougou and Waka National
Park Projects. M. Starkey
Akanda/Pongara National
Park Project. B. Curran
Gabon outreach and educa-
tion program. E. Chehoski
Gabon ecotourism development. J.
Gwynne, L. White, B. Curran
Reduced impact logging. M. Vroom
Wildlife and Human Impact
Monitoring, Birougou National
Park, Gabon: F. Maisels, R. Aba’a,
A. Bezangoye, M. Starkey
Wildlife and Human Impact
Monitoring, Loango National Park,
Gabon. F. Maisels, M. Kokan-
goye, S. Leduc Yeno, T. Nishihara,
H. Kuehl, B. Huijbregts
Wildlife and Human Impact Monitor-
ing, Mayumba National Park, Gabon:
F. Maisels, Q. Mackaya, R. J. Parnell
Wildlife and Human Impact Monitor-
ing, Waka National Park, Gabon.
F. Maisels, G. Abitsi, M. Starkey
Monitoring of Djidji Bai, Ivindo
National Park, Gabon: C.
Faure, F. Maisels, N. Orbell
Parks and people project: D.
Wilkie, J. Demmer, F. Maisels
GHANA
Population surveys for crocodiles in
Ghana. M. Shirley, J. Thorbjarnarson
IVORY COAST
Conservation of West African
manatees and Fresco Lagoon
complex. A. Kouadio
Chimpanzee, elephant, pygmy
hippo surveys in Azagny Na-
tional Park & Port Gaultier
Forest complex. A. Kouadio
Crocodile population surveys in
Cote d’Ivoire. M. Shirley, J.
Thorbjarnarson, A. Kouadio
KENYA
Laikipia Predator Project: Conserva-
tion of large carnivores in live-
stock areas, mitigating human-
predator conflict. L. Frank
Kilimanjaro Lion Conserva-
tion Project. L. Frank
Lion Guardians. L. Frank, L. Hazzah
Conservation of African wild dogs in the
Samburu-Laikipia area. R. Woodroffe
MADAGASCAR
Masoala National Park Conservation
Project. N. Blondel, J. Mac Kinnon,
H. Crowley, L. Andriamampianina
Protection of Makira Forests through
the creation of a new conservation
site. C. Holmes, H. Crowley, L.
Andriamampianina, D. Meyers
Freshwater fish in-situ and ex-
situ conservation. P. Loiselle
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WCS is undertaking a new initiative—called Warm Waters for Cool Bears—to help save polar
bears, Earth’s largest terrestrial carnivore. Scott Bergen will use satellite imagery to predict areas of
sea ice that are likely to remain despite global warming, and thus where efforts to save polar bears
will be most effective. Other studies have followed individual females via satellite collars.

Polar bears rely on seasonal sea ice for stalking ringed and bearded seals, their principal prey.
A loss of this vital hunting habitat affects the ability of females to rear their cubs. Early recession
of coastal ice makes a previously manageable voyage hazardous. Without thick ice to walk on,
some bears drown from exhaustion while futilely swimming for shore. Those that do make it may be
stranded for longer periods without food as the sea ice becomes more distant and inaccessible.

This project is funded by a $100,000 grant from the Wendy P. McCaw Foundation and is the first
distribution-wide study on the ecological needs of polar bears in the context of global warming.
A comprehensive Geographical Information Systems (GIS) map incorporating nearly 30 years of
remote sensing and meteorological data will be used to determine which of the existing 18 popula-
tions of polar bears stand the best chance of surviving as the polar cap shrinks in size.

Scott is also working with researchers from the United States Geological Service in Alaska to
estimate what past, current, and future sea ice conditions mean for polar bear reproductive success
on the northern slope of Alaska. This study will be part of the administrative report that the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service will use to determine whether to list polar bears as threatened or endangered
under the Endangered Species Act.

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Conservation of humpback whales
and marine mammals in An-
tongil Bay. H. Rosenbaum, Y.
Razafindrakoto, S. Cerchio
Conservation of the radiated tor-
toise and spider tortoise and the
habitat in southern Madagas-
car. H. Randriamahazo
Sahamalaza community-based natural
resource management project. L.
Andriamampianina, N. Ramasinoro
Capacity building and training
program; education and training
modules for conservation biology for
university and government institu-
tions. H. Crowley, T. Rahagalala
Support to Madagascar government’s na-
tional conservation planning. J. MacK-
innon, H. Crowley, L. Andriamampia-
nina, H. Randriamahazo, D. Meyers
Support to the Madagascar National
Parks Service: Business plans for
parks, ecological monitoring, and
sustainable finance mechanisms. J.
MacKinnon, H. Crowley, R. Victurine
Promotion of ecotourism in Masoala
and Andohahela National Parks.
H. Crowley, L. Andriamam-
pianina, J. MacKinnon
NAMIBIA
Ecology, conservation, and
community-based management
of desert-adapted elephant and
giraffe in northwest. K. Leggett
NIGERIA
Status of Cross River gorillas in south-
eastern Nigeria. A. Dunn, J. Oates
Status of forests, gorillas, other primates
in eastern Nigeria. A. Dunn, J. Oates
Development of a conservation
resource center at the University
of Calabar. A. Dunn, J. Oates
Surveys of chimpanzees in the
western forests of Nigeria.
E. Greengrass, J. Oates
RWANDA
Ecotourism development in Nyungwe
National Park. I. Munanura, N.
Barakabuye, B. Weber, R. Victurine
Nyungwe forest conservation: Educa-
tion, inventory, and monitoring.
I. Munanura, F. Mulindahab, A.
Plumptre, M. Sindikubwabo,
E. Kaplin, M. Masozera
Restoring biodiversity conserva-
tion capacity in the mountain
forest protected areas. M. Masoz-
era, B. Weber, I. Munanura
Elephant surveys in Akagera National
Park, I. Munanura, G. Parker
Transboundary coordination between
protected area forests of Kabira,
Burundi and Nyungwe, Rwanda.
N. Barakabuye, I. Munanura
Ranging behavior of a group of 400
colobus monkeys. F. Mulindahabi,
M. Masozera, A. Plumptre
SOUTH AFRICA
Impact of legal and illegal hunting
on leopard ecology in KwaZulu-
Natal; using leopards to promote
conservation planning. L. Hunter
TANZANIA
Southern Highlands Conserva-
tion Program. T. Davenport,
N. Mpunga, S. Machaga
Conservation of the Mt. Rungwe-
Kitulo landscape. T. Davenport, N.
Mpunga, S. Machaga, D. DeLuca
Carnivores of the Rift. D. De-
Luca, N. Mpunga
Conservation of the Kipunji, a newly
discovered primate. T. Davenport, N.
Mpunga, S. Machaga, D. DeLuca
Tanzania Mammal Action Plan-
ning: a national plan for mammal
conservation in Tanzania. C. Foley,
S. Durant, A. Lobora, S. Mduma
Tarangire Siminjaro Landscape
Project. C. Foley, L. Foley
Tarangire Elephant Project. C.
Foley, L. Foley, L. Munishi
Tanzania Cheetah Conservation
Program: A survey of the distribu-
tion and status of cheetahs. S.
Durant, J. Shemkunde, D. Gottelli

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In 1999, Aili Kang, a Shanghai graduate student in
chemistry, was wandering her university’s halls looking for
something interesting to do. In a stroke of fate, she stumbled
upon Endi Zhang, a biology professor and Director of
WCS-China. That meeting forever changed Aili’s life and
conservation in western China.

Aili had been interested in animals for as long as she

could remember, but until she met Endi, she hadn’t realized
she could turn that interest into a career. A stint studying
Chinese water deer quickly led to a PhD project on the
breeding behavior of captive saiga. While studying those
antelopes, Aili realized that the last of the wild saiga had
suffered a 95 percent decline in the previous 15 years.

While working on her doctorate, Aili translated George Schaller’s book Wildlife of the Tibetan Steppe into
Chinese for WCS. Little did she know that only a year after completing her PhD, she would be traveling across
the Tibetan steppe with Schaller. On that trip, they confirmed the breeding grounds of the western population of
Tibetan antelope and helped the government set up the West Kunlun Reserve. Later that same year, she traveled
with Schaller into the Pamir Mountains of western China to survey giant Marco Polo sheep. Four more trips to Tibet
followed, including a two-month winter traverse of the remote northern Chang Tang.

Today, Aili Kang is the WCS-West China Coordinator. She leads a new multi-million-dollar, three-year WCS
project to develop a conservation management plan for the greater Chang Tang region in Tibet. She is also the
Chinese contact for the Pamirs’ four-country transboundary protected area initiative and continues to be active in
fieldwork on Tibetan antelope and Marco Polo sheep. Luck led Aili to WCS, but her commitment to saving wildlife
has made her one of the best conservation biologists in China.

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Tanzania Carnivore Conservation
Center. S. Durant, M. Msuha
Rungwa-Ruaha Landscape Pro-
gram. P. Coppolillo
Zanzibar coastal forest conservation
and red colobus project. K. Siex
UGANDA
Development of the Institute of Tropical
Forest Conservation in Bwindi Impen-
etrable National Park. A. McNeilage
Assessment of the impact of oil explora-
tion on biodiversity conservation in
Uganda. I. Owiunji, A.J. Plumptre
Surveys of the Bwindi Impen-
etrable National Park. A. Mc-
Neilage, A.J. Plumptre
Monitoring the impact of conserva-
tion and development projects in
western Uganda. A. McNeilage,
S. Nampindo, A.J. Plumptre,
G. Nangendo, S. Ayebare
Summarizing the impact of research
on conservation of Uganda’s parks
and forest reserves. W. Olupot
Understanding the trade in bush-
meat in Uganda. W. Olupot
Lion conservation in Queen Elizabeth
National Park. A.J. Plumptre, J. Ziwa
Conservation of the mountain gorilla
population in Bwindi Impenetrable
National Park. A. McNeilage
Biodiversity: Ecological processes,
evolutionary mechanisms, and capacity
building. C. Chapman, L. Chapman
Building the capacity of Uganda Wildlife
Authority in monitoring, research, and
adaptive management. A.J. Plumptre
Transboundary collaboration for pro-
tected areas in between Uganda Wild-
life Authority and Institut Congolais
pour la Conservation de la Nature in
Democratic Republic of Congo. A.
Plumptre, I. Owiunji, D. Kujirakwinja
Biological surveys of the Albertine
Rift forests to establish zoning
plans for the forests. A. Plumptre,
I. Owiunji, D. Kujirakwinja
The ecology of disease transmission:
Implications for primate conservation
in Kibale National Park. I. Rwego
Surveys of the impact of conflict
on the environment in north-
ern Uganda. S. Nampindo, G.
Picton-Phillips, A.J. Plumptre
ZAMBIA
Community markets for conserva-
tion and rural livelihoods (CO-
MACO). D. Lewis, B. Siachoono,
R. Nabuyanda, N. Tembo, M.
Matokwani, J. Phiri, W. Daka, M.
Kabila, M. Moonga, H. Mseteka,
J. Nyirenda, S. Osofsky, A. Travis
Database management for a multi-sector
approach to wildlife conservation.
D. Lewis, M. Kabila, M. Moonga
Conservation through “Food-for-
better-farming” initiative. D. Lewis,
N. Tembo, J. Phiri, A. Travis
Poacher/hunter-to-farmer transforma-
tion program. D. Lewis, N. Tembo
Community expeditions in African
culture and wilderness—living
ecotourism. D. Lewis, C. Ngoma
Nyamaluma College community-
based training and land-use
planning/African College for
CBNRM. D. Lewis, N. Tembo
Ecology and deterrence of crop-
raiding elephants. F. (Loki)
Osborn, M. Gravina
REGIONAL
Range-wide priority-setting for
African Cheetahs and Wild Dogs.
S. Durant, R. Woodroffe, K.
Minkowski, M. Parker, E. Sanderson
Forest Elephant Crisis in the Congo
Basin. S. Blake, S. Strindberg et al.
Ranging patterns and conserva-
tion of forest elephants in the
Congo Basin. S. Blake
Survival strategies of African elephants
across their ecological range. I.
Douglas-Hamilton, S. Blake, H.
Rasmussen, G. Wittermyer, K. Leggett
Wildlife monitoring capacity-building
in Central Africa. F. Maisels
Ape Survey and Monitoring Guide-
lines project (Species Specialist
Group: IUCN). F. Maisels
Census of the mountain gorillas of the
Virunga volcanoes (Rwanda, Uganda,
DR Congo). A. McNeilage, M. Gray,
K. Fawcett, M. Robbins, A. Plumptre
Central African Forestry Pro-
gram and long-term study of
botanical plots. V. Medjibe
Ecology and management of the African
dwarf crocodile in Gabon and Congo.
M. Eaton, J. Thorbjarnarson
Satellite image analysis of the Albertine
Rift to assess forest change since the
mid-1980s. A. Plumptre, N. Laporte
Development of elephant monitor-
ing system in the Congo Basin for
CITES, MIKE Program (Monitor-
ing the Illegal Killing of Elephants).
S. Blake, J. Hart, R. Beyers
MegaFlyover: Last of the Wild/Hu-
man Footprint, over-flight and
ground-truthing exploration for
setting conservation action priorities
across the African continent. M. Fay,
E. Sanderson, Congo Basin Forest
Partnership (CBFP) under Central
African Regional Program for the
Environment (USAID/CARPE).
J. Deutsch, K. Siex, C. Connolly
Trinational park monitoring:
Congo, CAR, Cameroon (WCS/
WWF/USAID). A. Turkalo,
M. Gately, E. Stokes
Conservation Flight Program. D. Moyer
GIS and remote sensing support
for Africa. G. Picton-Phillips
Conservation Finance Pro-
gram. R. Victurine
Lion Conservation Program “Project
Leonardo”. L. Hunter, N. Williams
Population status, conservation and
systematics of Nile crocodiles in West
and Central Africa. J. Thorbjar-
narson, G. Amato, M. Shirley

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AFGHANISTAN
Wildlife surveys in the Pamirs.
A. Dehgan, B. Habib, Z.
Moheb, S. Naqibullah
Marco Polo sheep research proj-
ect. R. Harris, A. Dehgan
Four-country transboundary pro-
tected area initiative (Afghanistan,
China, Pakistan & Tajikistan). A.
Dehgan, G. Schaller, P. Zahler
Community conservation and
ecotourism in Wakhan. J.
Mock, I. Ali, K. O’Neil
Rangeland assessments in Af-
ghanistan. D. Bedunah
Hazarajat Plateau conservation
initiative. C. Shank, A. Alavi
Wildlife-livestock ecosystem
health in the Pamirs. S. Os-
trowski, A. Rajabi, H. Noori
Eastern Forests assessment. A. Dehgan
Biodiversity legislation and policy
review. J. Wingard, A. Dehgan
Ecosystem services valuation. K. Han,
D. Wilkie, A. Dehgan, R. Victurine
GIS landscape analyses. E. Delattre, H.
R. Rahmani, A. Dehgan, R. Sanger
Conservation capacity build-
ing and training. K. Stevens
CAMBODIA
Cambodian Vulture Conserva-
tion Project. S. Chansocheat,
T. Clements, M. Gilbert
Conserving the Tonle Sap Great
Lake’s large-waterbird colo-
nies. S. Visal, L. Kheng
Conservation and recovery of the
estuarine terrapin Batagur baska
in Cambodia. H. Sovannara
Conservation of the seasonally
inundated grassland biodiversity of
the Tonle Sap Great Lake. H.
Chamnan, S. Polin, T. Evans
Establishing CALM (Conservation
Areas through Landscape Manage-
ment) in the Northern Plains of
Cambodia. T. Setha, H. Sambath,
H. Piseth, T. Clements, A. John
Production of Khmer language
field guides and training materi-
als. WCS-Cambodia staff
Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area.
M. Soriyun, E. Pollard, T. Evans
Development of a national conserva-
tion plan for Siamese crocodiles
in Cambodia. J. Thorbjarnarson,
J. Walston, H. Sovannara
CHINA
West China (Tibet, Xinjiang,
Qinghai) ungulate conservation.
A. Kang, K. Zhang, G. Schaller
Transboundary Amur tiger conser-
vation project. E. Li, C. Zhang,
D. Miquelle, A. Heydlauff
Country-wide wildlife trade
review and program develop-
ment. Y. Xie, L. Li, E. Bennett
Conservation Education. Z. Li,
X. Zhou, L. Du, N. Mohan
Conservation and biodiversity
information. Y. Xie, Y.M. Du,
L. Du, S. Li, Y.C. Du
China Species Red List. Y. Xie, Y.M.
Du, L. Du, S. Li, Y.C. Du
Conservation of endangered wildlife used
for traditional medicine. E. Li, L. Li
Four-country transboundary protected
area initiative (Afghanistan, China,
Pakistan & Tajikistan). G. Schaller,
A. Kang, Y. Xie, P. Zahler
Conservation and recovery of
the Chinese alligator. J. Thor-
bjarnarson, X. Wang
Conservation of the Yangtze gi-
ant softshell turtle in China. J.
Thorbjarnarson, Y. Xie, L. Li
INDIA
Tiger surveys and monitoring. U.
Karanth, S. Kumar, Srinivas, J.
Krishnaswamy, G.V. Reddy, A.
Gopalaswamy, D. Girish, B. Hegde
Community leadership for tiger
conservation Karnataka. U.
Karanth, P. Muthanna, K. Chin-
nappa, P. Bhargav, N. Jain
India M.Sc. graduate program in
Wildlife Conservation. U. Karanth,
A. Kumar, J. Krishnaswamy
Tiger habitat consolidation-land
acquisition project. U. Karanth
Wildlife conservation outreach project.
U. Karanth, S. Gubbi, S. Dattatri
Biodiversity exploration and primate
surveys in northeastern India. A. Sinha
INDONESIA
Conservation of Southern Sumatra For-
ests: Bukit Barisan Selatan and Bukit
Balai Rejang. P. Wibowo, M. Nusaia-
wo, S. Ering, N. Brickle, N. Andayani
Elephant conservation in Sumatra in-
cluding resolution of human-elephant
conflicts. D. Gunaryadi, S. Hedges
Sumatra-wide forest assessment. B.
Dewantara, D. Gaveau, B. Antonio
Conservation of North Sulawesi
forests and wildlife, including “Green
Livelihoods” Program. P. Wibowo,
J. Tasirin, D. Rogi, E. Manasea
Conservation of the endan-
gered Maleo in Sulawesi. I.
Hunowu, D. Rogi, J. Tasirin
Sumatran tiger conservation, includ-
ing Sumatra-wide large mammal
assessment. Iswandri, H. Wibi-
sono, D. Gunaryadi, N. Brickle
Tiger conservation in Leuser
Ecosystem, North Sumatra and
Aceh. B.P. Baroto, H. Wibisono
Indonesia Wildlife Crime Unit. D.
Nugroho, S. Siwu, H. Alexander
IRAN
Conservation of the Asiatic cheetah, its
natural habitat, and associated biota.
L. Hunter, G. Schaller, P. Zahler
KAZAKHSTAN
Ecology and conservation of a
unique community of endangered
eagles at the Naurzum Zapoved-
nik. T. Katzner, E. Bragin
Status and conservation of vultures
in southeastern Kazakhstan.
T. Katzner, S. Sklyarenko
LAO PEOPLES
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Bolikhamxay ecosystem and wildlife
management project. M. Hede-
mark, C. Hallam, A. Johnson, S.
Vannalath, A. Rasphone, P. Sisavath
Friends of Wildlife Radio Pro-
gram. T. Hansel, S. Saypanya
University Biodiversity Conserva-
tion Curriculum Project (WCS &
AMNH). K. Spence, A. John-
son, S. Ounmany, M. Rao
Vientiane Capital City wildlife
trade project. T. Hansel, D.
Vannavong R. Stenhouse
Asian elephant conservation
project on the Nakai Plateau. A.
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syvong, B. Phommachanh
Elds deer conservation project
(WCS and Smithsonian). S.
Ounmany, D. Cooper, C. Hallam,
M. Hedemark, W. McShea
Tiger Conservation Project – Nam
Et-Phou Louey. A. Johnson,
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Venevongphet, T. Saithong-
dam, S. Saypanya, T. Hansel
Western black-crested gibbon
conservation project. R. Stenhouse,
M. Hedemark, S. Nouansyvong
Wildlife and forest products manage-
ment project. R. Stenhouse, S.
Pan-Inhuane, M. Hedemark
Biodiversity monitoring and enforce-
ment project- Nakai-Nam Theun.
A. Johnson, J. Johnston, A. Lynam
University student research
projects. A. Johnson, S. Oun-
many, C. Hallam, D. Cooper, M.
Duangdala, F. Van der Helm
Conservation Planning for the
Nam Kading Protected Area in
the Bolikhamxai Province. A.
Johnson, G. Bryja, A. Rasphone,
E. Delattre, S. Strindberg
MALAYSIA
Advising on Wildlife Master Plan
implementation. M. Gumal,
C. Chin, M. Meredith
Conservation of wildlife in production
forest in Ulu Baram. C. Chin, M.
Meredith, J. Mathai, N. Jalaweh
Monitoring and conserving primates
in Maludam National Park. J. Hon
Surveys of and setting pri-
orities for orangutans in Sara-
wak. J. Rubis, M. Gumal
Expanding wildlife conservation
training modules in Malaysia. M.
Meredith, M. Gumal, C. Chin
Conservation education: Teachers
for Tigers. M. Gumal, C. Chin
Bats and birds in Loagan Bunut National
Park. J. Hon, D. Kong, M. Gumal
Taman Negara elephant conservation.
J. Sompud, S. Hedges, M. Gumal
MONGOLIA
The Eastern Steppe living land-
scape: Sustaining wildlife and
traditional livelihoods in the arid
grasslands of Mongolia. A. Fine
Assessment of wildlife trade in Mon-
golia. N. Odonchimeg, A. Fine
Mongolian saiga antelope conser-
vation. J. Berger, K. Berger
Research on Mongolian ga-
zelles in the Eastern Steppe.
K. Olson, S. Bolortsetseg
Foot and mouth disease in the
Mongolian gazelle. K. Olson,
S. Bolortsetseg, A. Fine
Marmot population assessment—
identifying conservation strate-
gies and management options. S.
Townsend, P. Zahler, S. Strindberg,
A. Fine, O. Chimedtseren
Landscape species selection for the
Eastern Steppe region of Mongo-
lia. L. Ochirkhuyag, A. Fine, B.
Geary, K. Didier, S. Strindberg
Conservation Landscape Map-
ping. L. Ochirkhuyag, A. Fine, B.
Geary, K. Didier, S. Strindberg
Community-based wildlife conservation
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on the Eastern Steppe. A. Winters, S.
Bolorsetseg, A. Fine, L. Ochirkhuyag
Collaborative wildlife protection
program in the Nomrog Strictly
Protected Area. A. Lynam, K.
Olson, O. Chimedtseren
Avian influenza: surveillance of wild
migratory birds. M. Gilbert, A. Fine
MYANMAR
Management of the Hukaung
Valley Tiger Reserve of northern
Myanmar. A. Rabinowitz, W.
Duckworth, A. Lynam, R. Tizard,
M. Maung, T. Myint, S. Htun
Irrawaddy dolphin conservation,
Irrawaddy River. B.D. Smith. A.M.
Chit, M.T. Tun, H.Win, T. Moe
Northern Forest Complex (NFC)
landscape project. A. Rabinowitz, W.
Duckworth, M. Maung, K.M. Hla, T.
Myint, S. Htun, T. Zaw, M.M. Oo
Elephant conservation in Hukaung
Valley Tiger Reserve. S. Hedges, T.
Myint, K.K. Khan, Z. M. Win
Turtle conservation. W. K. Ko,
K. M. Myo, K. Moe, T. Lwin,
Y. Myint, W. Holmstrom
PAKISTAN
Conservation education and
biodiversity preservation in the
Diamer and Gilgit Districts of
northern Pakistan. M. Khan
Four-country transboundary pro-
tected area initiative (Afghanistan,
China, Pakistan & Tajikistan). M.
Khan, G. Schaller, P. Zahler
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PNG biologist training for field tech-
niques, project design, data analysis,
and report writing. A. Mack, D.
Wright, F. Clarke, P. Igag, M. Supuma
Conservation education for PNG
primary and secondary schools. L.
Dori, S. Tui, D. Wright, R. Sinclair
Hunting in the Crater Moun-
tain Wildlife Management Area
(Crater WMA). A. Mack, M.
Kigl, J. Novera, K. Yhuange
Cave-dwelling flying foxes in the
Crater WMA. K. Tau, D. Wright
Ecology of long-beaked echidnas in the
Crater WMA. M. Opiang, D. Wright
Conservation of New Guinea
raptors. L. Legra, A. Mack
Pitohoui toxicity adaptations.
J. Dumbacher, D. Levi-
tis, S. Tomba, A. Mack
Nest boxes to mitigate tree cav-
ity reduction effects. D. Warakai,
A. Mack, D. Wright
RUSSIA
Siberian tiger project. J. Goodrich, N.
Reebin, V. Melnikov, E. Gishko, D.
Miquelle, E. Smirnov, A. Astafiev
Monitoring program for the Amur
tiger. D. Miquelle, U. Dunish-
enko, D. Pikunov, V. Aramilev, P.
Fomenko, G. Salkina, I. Niko-
laev, V. Litvinov, I. Seryodkin
Resolving human-tiger conflicts in the
Russian Far East. J. Goodrich, S.
Zubtsov, N. Reebin, D. Miquelle
Using camera traps to monitor the
Far Eastern leopard. A. Kostyria, V.
Aramilev, A. Reebin, D. Miquelle
Managing hunting leases for effec-
tive wildlife/tiger conservation.
V. Aramilev, D. Miquelle
Tiger Friendly Certification: developing
economic incentives for conservation.
T. Lovdal, A. Breuer, D. Miquelle
Ecology of Siberian tigers and Amur
leopards in Southwest Primorye. J.
Goodrich, A. Kostryia, D. Miquelle
Veterinary training in wildlife health and
developing a response team for carni-
vore-human conflicts. C. Schoene, D.
Armstrong, J. Goodrich, D. Miquelle
Transboundary planning and manage-
ment of Chinese reserves for tiger
and leopard conservation. E. Li, D.
Miquelle, Y. Xie, A. Heydlauff
Conservation and management of the
bears of Kamchatka. J. Paczkowski,
I. Seryodkin, D. Miquelle
Blakiston’s fish owl research
and conservation. J. Slaght,
S. Surmach, D. Miquelle
TAJIKISTAN
Four-country transboundary pro-
tected area initiative (Afghanistan,
China, Pakistan & Tajikistan). A.
Dehgan, G. Schaller, P. Zahler
THAILAND
Conserving Indochinese tigers
in Western Forest Complex of
Tenasserim Range in Thailand. A.
Pattanavibool, M. Umponjan, U.
Karanth, Dept. of National Parks,
Wildlife, and Plant Conservation
Conserving Asian elephant population
and solving human and elephant
conflicts in Kaeng Krachan National
Park. P. Manopawitr, P. Pattanakaew,
N. Khewwan, T. Chaloendong, S.
Hedges, Dept. of National Parks,
Wildlife, and Plant Conservation
Conservation of the agile gibbon and
siamang in the Halabala Forest
Complex, southern Thailand. A. Pat-
tanavibool, Dept. of National Parks,
Wildlife, and Plant Conservaton
Hornbill density and abundance at
Key Sites in Thailand. A. Pat-
tanavibool, S. Strindberg
VIETNAM
Hunting and wildlife trade re-
search. S. Roberton
REGIONAL
Asian Elephant conserva-
tion program. S. Hedges
CITES Monitoring the Illegal
Killing of Elephants (MIKE).
S. Hedges, A. Lynam
Protected Area staff training and
capacity building. A. Lynam
Regional landscape ecology and GIS
capacity building. E. Delattre
Network of Conservation Educators
and Practitioners (NCEP). M. Rao
Tigers Forever. A. Rabinow-
itz, C. Poole, A. Heydlauff, P.
Clyne, P. Zahler, L. Hunter
Range-wide priority-setting for
four Asian bears. K. Minkowski,
E. Sanderson, K. Didier
Range-wide priority-setting for
Asian Elephants. S. Hedges, P.
Clyne, E. Sanderson, T. Bean
Setting priorities for the conserva-
tion and recovery of wild tigers:
2005–2015. E. Sanderson, J.
Forrest, G. Bryja, A. Heydlauff,
T. O’Brien, J. Ginsberg
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ARGENTINA
Sea and Sky: A strategy for con-
serving open ocean biodiversity
in the SW Atlantic. C. Cam-
pagna, V. Falabella, P. Filippo
Patagonia coastal zone conserva-
tion strategies. G. Harris, P. Yorio,
Fundación Patagonia Natural
Andean Patagonia Tehuelche Land-
scapes: San Guillermo, Payunia/
Auca Mahuida, Tromen. A. Novaro,
S. Walker, R. Baldi, M. Funes
Magellanic penguin ecology and conser-
vation at Punta Tombo. P. D. Boersma
Seabird ecology and conservation in
Patagonia. P. Yorio, F. Quintana,
E. Frere, P. Gandini, A. Schiavini
Patagonia Coast, Jason Islands
research and conservation -
Falklands/Malvinas. G. Harris
Ecology and conservation of
the Huemul deer. A. Vila
Tapir ecology and conserva-
tion. S. Chalukian
Natural history and wildlife
conservation. W. Conway
Andean condor research and
conservation. L. Jacome
Burrowing parrot research and con-
servation. J. Masello, P. Quillfeldt
Areas important for the conservation
of biodiversity in the Patagonian
Steppe and Monte of Argentina. K.
Didier, S. Walker, C. Chehebar
BELIZE
Wildlife research and protected
areas planning in tropical for-
ests. B. Miller, C. Miller
Neotropical bat conservation. B. Miller
Monitoring jaguars in the Cockscomb
Basin Wildlife Sanctuary. B. Harmsen
BOLIVIA
Greater Madidi Landscape Con-
servation Program. R. Wallace,
L. Painter, K. Lara, A. Llobet, R.
Nallar, L. Rosas, E. Salinas, T. Siles
Jaguar monitoring in Madidi.
R. Wallace, G. Ayala
Implementation of internal natural re-
source regulations by Tacana commu-
nities. K. Lara, R. Wallace, and CIPTA
Behavioral Ecology of the Bolivian
Endemic Titi Monkey. J. Martinez
Integral Ecosystem Health Program.
Field Vet Program. R. Nallar
Conservation and protected area
management in eastern Santa
Cruz. M. Painter, A. Noss, O.
Castillo, D. Rumiz, E. Cuellar, L.
Maffei, R.L. Cuéllar, R. Arispe
Jaguar monitoring in eastern
Santa Cruz. A. Noss, L. Maf-
fei, D. Rumiz, R. Arispe
Conservation of the Gran Chaco Region-
al Public Goods. O. Castillo, A. Noss
Conservation and forestry develop-
ment in the Chiquitano dry forest
ecoregion. D. Rumiz, R. Arispe
Guanaco conservation in the Chaco
of Bolivia and Paraguay. E. Cuéllar
Kaa-Iya initiative. O. Castillo, A. Noss,
Z. Barahona, L. Maffei, R. Montaño
Ecology of the maned wolf. L. Emmons
Rancher outreach program. R. Arispe
Conservation of flamingos and
wetlands in the Altiplano of
Bolivia. O. Rocha (BIOTA)
Biodiversity research and conservation
in the Greater Madidi Landscape.
R. Wallace, L. Painter, H. Gomez
BRAZIL
Mamirauá and Amanã Sustain-
able Development Reserves—
management and conservation.
H. Queiroz, A.R. Alves
Sustainable finance in Ma-
mirauá. R. Victurine
Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Develop-
ment Reserve. C. Pereira de Deus
Ecology and conservation of
the endangered pied tamarin.
E. Venticinque, F. Rohe
Amazon regional conserva-
tion. E. Venticinque
Jaguar ecology and conservation
in the Pantanal. S. Cavalcanti
Rancher Outreach Program. R. Boulhosa
Improving ranching efficiency to protect
the biodiversity in the Brazilian Pan-
tanal. A. Keuroghlian and F. Marques
Implementation of management
programs for the black caiman in the
Brazilian Amazon. J. Thorbjarnarson
Birds of Brazil. M. Argel
CHILE
Conservation and research pro-
gram for Tierra del Fuego. B.
Saavedra, R. Medina, R. Muza
Conservation and research program for
Bernardo O’Higgins National Park.
B. Saavedra, A. Vila, P. Etchegaray
COLOMBIA
Ecology and conservation of biological
diversity in the central Andes of
Colombia. C. Murcia, G. Kattan
Conservation leadership and train-
ing program and Ucamari Center
for Excellence. C. Murcia, G.
Kattan, Fundación EcoAndina
Design of a protected area system for
the area of Riseralda / Technical Assis-
tance-National Parks Unit. C. Murcia,
G. Kattan, Fundación EcoAndina
Jaguar conservation and jaguar-livestock
conflict in the Llanos. E. Payan
Regional planning for spec-
tacled bear conservation in the
central Andes of Colombia. C.
Valderrama, G. Bryja, G. Kattan
COSTA RICA
Ecology of white-lipped pec-
caries and jaguars in Corcovado
National Park. E. Carrillo
Consolidation of the National
Protected Areas System. M. Boza
CUBA
Reptile research and conservation in
coastal habitats. J. Thorbjarnarson, R.
Rodríguez Soberón, M. Alonzo Tabeth
Conservation of Cienaga de Zapata.
J. Thorbjarnarson, A. Chicchón
Conservation of the Cuban crocodile
in the Zapata and Lanier Swamps,
Cuba. J. Thorbjarnarson
Population ecology and manage-
ment of the American crocodile
in Cuba. J. Thorbjarnarson
ECUADOR
Biodiversity research and conserva-
tion in the Yasuni-Napo Landscape.
E. Suarez, G. Zapata, V. Utreras
The impact of hunting on mam-
mal and bird density in the
Yasuni-Napo Landscape, Ecuador.
E. Suarez, S. Strindberg et al.
GUATEMALA
Community-based conservation
and biodiversity monitoring in
the Maya Forest. R. McNab, A.
Rodríguez, R. García, V.H. Ramos
Scarlet macaw ecology and con-
servation. R. McNab
Institutional strengthening of Asociación
Balam. R. McNab, B. Castellanos
PANAMA
Conservation of the Darien. A. Carr III,
R. Samudio, J. Carrion de Samudio
PERU
Wildlife conservation in the
Peruvian Amazon of Loreto.
R. Bodmer, P. Puertas
Technical support to Tambo-
pata protected areas complex
authorities. R. Wallace
VENEZUELA
Conservation of the Caura River
Watershed. J. Ochoa, M. Bevilacqua
Fish ecology, use, and conservation
in the Caura Watershed. F. Daza
Conservation of the Para-
guana Region. J. Ochoa
Ecology and habitat use of spec-
tacled bears. I. Goldstein

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Bárbara Saavedra, Director of WCS-Chile, plays the critical
roles of scientist, manager, and spokesperson for WCS
in one of the world’s most exciting conservation frontiers.
Bárbara has been instrumental in the establishment of
Karukinka, the 741,000-hectare wilderness on the island of
Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America. Cov-
ered with beech forests, peat bogs, wetlands, and alpine
meadows, the land parcel was a gift to WCS in 2004 from
Goldman Sachs.

Born and raised in Chile, Bárbara received her PhD at the

University of Chile and specializes in ecology and conser-
vation. Meeting with government institutions while keeping
WCS field activities running smoothly requires Bárbara to
split her time between the WCS offices in Santiago, the
capital, and Punta Arenas, the WCS base of field opera-
tions for Karukinka and Bernardo O’Higgins National Park.

Bárbara’s studies of paleoecology and zooarchaeology are spurring the development of these disciplines among
her peers. Deeply concerned about the effect of forest loss on the genetics, morphology, and reproduction of natu-
ral wildlife populations, she is part of a team of scientists examining the human impact on rodents and other small
mammals in Chile. In addition to her work for WCS, Bárbara has served as Secretary of the Ecological Society of
Chile for the past five years.

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Associate Conservation Zoologist Brian D. Smith has directed WCS-Marine’s Asian Freshwater and Coastal
Cetacean Program since 2002. He concentrates on conserving species diversity and protecting critically endan-
gered populations of river and coastal dolphins at sites across southern and Southeast Asia. Until recently, few
resources had been devoted to conserving these top predators, but work in this region is vital, as Asia has the
greatest number of threatened cetacean species.

In Myanmar, Brian collaborates with local fishermen who work cooperatively with the Ayeyarwady River’s criti-
cally endangered Irrawaddy dolphins. These dolphins herd fish into fishermen’s castnets and feed on the fish that
escape from the nets—a practice that benefits both the people and the dolphins. Irrawaddy dolphins have been
threatened for many years by gold mining operations along the river and by gillnet and electric fishing, which can
accidentally kill dolphins as well as deplete their prey. Through the work of WCS and the conservation commit-
ment of the Government of Myanmar and communities along the Ayeyarwady, gold mining has been banned. A
new protected area was declared in 2006 to preserve the dolphins and the cooperative fishery.

In Bangladesh, Brian and his team discovered a globally significant center of cetacean diversity in the Sundar-
bans Delta. This prime habitat encompasses the world’s largest contiguous mangrove forest, stretching from
Sundarbans National Park to a 3,500-foot-deep, undersea canyon known as the Swatch-of-No-Ground. The
area teems with Indo-Pacific bottlenose, Ganges River, pantropical spotted, spinner, and Irrawaddy dolphins.
There are also finless porpoises and possibly Bryde’s and fin whales. Brian and his partners are working to link
the conservation of this outstanding region and the wildlife it supports to sustainable economic activities, such as
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REGIONAL
Amazonian conservation. M. Painter,
F. Marques, E. Venticinque
Monitoring and Evaluation Train-
ing for the Amazon-Andes
Conservation. D. Wilkie, S.
Strindberg, K. Didier. G. Bryja
Flamingo ecology and conserva-
tion. F. Arengo, P. Marconi, P.
Gandini, O. Rocha, Grupo para
la Conservacion de Flamencos
Conservation science train-
ing. P. Feinsinger
Conservation of the Mesoamerican
Biological Corridor. A. Carr III
Jaguar conservation program
small grants. K. Conforti.
Paseo del Jaguar: Jaguar Corridor
Project. A. Rabinowitz, L. Hunter,
J. Polisar, K. Marieb, R. Salom, L.
Maffei, N. Williams, Archie Carr III
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CONSERVATION
Gloverʼs Reef Atoll, Belize
Belize coral reef monitoring and
evaluation. T. McClanahan
Building a constituency for ma-
rine conservation in Belize.
J. Gibson, R. Graham
Conservation of spawning aggrega-
tions on the Mesoamerican Reef.
J. Gibson, S. Hoare, E. Sala
Coral reef ecology in the Ca-
ribbean. B. Steneck
Glover’s Reef Living Seascape: safeguard-
ing marine resources and rural liveli-
hoods in Belize. J. Gibson, S. Hoare
Glover’s Reef Marine Research Station
(GRMRS) – A resource for greater
understanding of the Mesoameri-
can Barrier Reef. A. Carr III, J.
Gibson, S. Zelaya, D. Wesby, S.
Hoare, A. Cros, B. Wainwright
Osprey management in Belize:
gardening an uncommon, possibly
threatened breeding bird to learn its
local ecology. P. Spitzer, N. Clum
Promoting sustainable fisheries through
demonstration of Glover’s Reef
Marine Reserve. J. Gibson, C. Acosta
Vatu-i-Ra Seascape, Fiji
A technical advisory workshop to sup-
port Fiji’s Vatu-i-Ra World Heritage
Seascape. K. Walls, E. Rupeni
Conservation of the Vatu-i-Ra Seascape
using ecosystem-based manage-
ment. K. Walls, E. Rupeni
Invasive fire ants awareness for customs
and quarantine personnel of Pacific
Island nations. K. Walls, E. Rupeni
Saving Samoa’s eritically endan-
gered ma’oma’o and manu-
mea. K. Walls, E. Rupeni
Strengthening partnerships for Fiji
seascapes ecosystems-based manage-
ment. K. Walls, E. Rupeni
Karimunjawa Ma-
rine National Park &
Aceh, Indonesia
Coral reef monitoring and technical sup-
port in Aceh, Indonesia. S. Campbell
Promoting effectiveness of MPA man-
agement in Indonesia. S. Campbell
Rebuilding effective marine Man-
agement at Karimunjawa Na-
tional Park. S. Campbell
Kavieng Seascape,
Papua New Guinea
Conservation of coastal marine ecosys-
tems in Papua New Guinea. H. Perks
Coral harvesting for betel-nut lime pro-
duction, Papua New Guinea. H. Perks
Antongil Bay, Madagascar
Conservation and sustainable resource
use in the Antongil Landscape
of Madagascar. H. Randriama-
hazo, B. Randriamanantsoa
A Park of Sea &
Sky, Argentina
Developing an open ocean conserva-
tion area for the protection of marine
mammals and seabirds: A park of sea
and sky. C. Campagna, V. Falabella
OCEAN GIANTS
Marine Mammals
An integrated approach to humpback
whale and marine mammal research
and conservation: photographic
identification, conservation genetics,
acoustics, GIS analysis, satellite
telemetry, and ecotourism. H.
Rosenbaum, P. Ersts, Y. Razafindra-
koto, S. Nguessono, C. Pomilla, S.
Cerchio, M. Leslie (Madagascar)
Arctic bowhead whales. H.
Rosenbaum (Arctic)
Assessing the impacts of artisanal gillnet
fisheries on small cetaceans in the
southwestern region of Madagascar. Y.
Razafindrakoto, N. Andrianarivelo, S.
Cerchio, H. Rosenbaum (Madagascar)
Assessing the marine mammal
diversity of northern Angola. H.
Rosenbaum, T. Collins (Angola)
Building capacity to develop and manage
Myanmar’s protected areas. B. Smith
Cetaceans of Bangladesh: conserv-
ing a regional hotspot of species
diversity and abundance with
local communities and institu-
tions. B. Smith (Bangladesh)
Cetacean conservation and research in
the Gulf of Guinea. H. Rosenbaum,
T. Collins (Gulf of Guinea)
Conservation genetics of hump-
back dolphins (Sousa spp.).
H. Rosenbaum (Global)
Cetacean surveys for sound man-
agement in the Daymaniyat
Islands, Sultanate of Oman
Marine Protected Area Sustainable
Development Project. T. Collins
Determining conservation units and
species/population relationships
among cetaceans throughout their
range. H. Rosenbaum (Global)
Developing sustainable conservation-
oriented whalewatching. H.
Rosenbaum, Y. Razafindraktoto, S.
Nguessono, V. Rasoamampianina,
S. Cerchio, T. Collins (Global)
Establishment of a protected area
for Irrawaddy dolphins and a
human-dolphin cooperative
fishery in the Ayeyarwady River of
Myanmar. B. Smith (Myanmar)
Field guides: Comprehensive guide
to marine mammals of Madagas-
car and the southwestern Indian
Ocean and a comprehensive guide
to marine mammals of the Gulf
of Guinea. H. Rosenbaum, S.
Cerchio, T. Collins (Madagascar)
Research and conservation of Atlantic
humpback dolphins off the western
coast of Africa. H. Rosenbaum,
T. Collins (Gulf of Guinea)
Sea Turtles
Ecology and migration of Bocas
del Toro sea turtles. A. Mey-
lan, P. Meylan (Panama)
The Gabon sea turtle partnership for
leatherback research and conservation,
2007–2008. A. Formia (Gabon)
Conservation of the hawksbill rookery in
the Pearl Cays, Nicaragua. C. Lagueux,
C. Campbell, W. McCoy (Nicaragua)
Conservation of marine turtles on the
Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. C.
Lagueux, C. Campbell (Nicaragua)
Sharks
Conservation of top predators,
including sharks and large fish
in Belize. R. Graham (Belize)
Honduras whale sharks. R.
Graham (Honduras)
Madagascar and East Africa whale sharks.
R. Graham (western Indian Ocean)
Madagascar shark conservation. B.
Randriamanantsoa (Madagascar)
Use of seamount habitat by economically
important whale sharks and manta
rays in the Flower Garden Banks
National Marine Sanctuary. R.
Graham (United States of America)
Sturgeon
A workshop to develop and imple-
ment research, education, and
management plans for the
conservation of Kaluga and Amur
sturgeon. D. Erickson (Russia)
Marine migration and estuary use
of green sturgeon. D. Erickson
(United States of America)
Research for the recovery of Atlantic
sturgeon in the Hudson and
Altamaha rivers. D. Erickson
(United States of America)
GLOBAL MARINE
CONSERVATION AND
CORAL REEF RESEARCH
Marine Conservation
WCS Global Marine Conserva-
tion Strategic Planning Initia-
tive. C. Recchia, L. Lauck
Mapping the marine human
footprint. E. Sanderson, C. Rec-
chia, L. Lauck, C. D’Agrosa.
Reef Ecosystems &
Climate Change
Coral reefs and climate change. A. Baker
Conservation research on coral
reefs. T. McClanahan
Effects of bleaching on coral and
fish communities in the western
Indian Ocean. T. McClanahan
Global Coral Reef Conservation
Program. A. Baker, S. Campbell, T.
McClanahan, K. Walls, H. Perks
Coral Reef Policy
The effectiveness of community-based
organizations in managing coastal
resources: case study in the western
Indian Ocean. T. McClanahan.
Enhancing community capac-
ity for marine conservation
in Kenya. N. Muthiga
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CANADA
Conservation planning in On-
tario’s Northern Boreal For-
est. J. Ray, J. McDermid
Impact of development on freshwater
fish in Ontario/Manitoba Northern
Boreal Forest. J. McDermid
Genetic structure of lake sturgeon
populations. J. McDermid
Wolverine and caribou research,
conservation, and recovery in
northern Ontario. J. Ray
Building capacity to use GIS as a tool
for land-use planning among Ontario’s
Northern First Nations. G. Woolmer
Human footprint analysis in the
northern Appalachians. G. Woolmer
Trans-boundary conservation
planning in the northern Appala-
chians. J. Ray and G. Woolmer
Northeastern mesocarni-
vore initiative. J. Ray
Big animals and small parks: implica-
tions of wildlife distribution and
movements for expansion of Nahanni
National Park Reserve. J. Weaver
Ecological connectivity for the
transboundary Lower Nahanni herd
of woodland caribou. J. Weaver
Carnivores in the southern Canadian
Rocky Mountains: core areas and con-
nectivity across the Crowsnest High-
way. J. Weaver, P. Paquet, and C. Apps
Conservation of lynx and snowshoe
hares in logged landscapes of boreal
British Columbia. D. Reid
Effects of a changing climate on the
Arctic tundra food web. D. Reid
Pursuing biodiversity conservation
opportunities in The Peel water-
shed strategic land-use planning
process, northern Yukon. D. Reid
Mapping thinhorn sheep winter
habitat suitability in northern
British Columbia. D. Reid
UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
Tri-state New York
Metropolitan Region
Working with local planners to integrate
biodiversity conservation in Con-
necticut and New York (Croton-
to-Highlands, Wallkill Valley, and
Farmington Valley). M. Klemens,
H. Gruner, N. Miller, J. Schmitz
Eastern Westchester Biotic Cor-
ridor. M. Klemens
Public-private land stewardship in
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
and private lands. M. Klemens,
N. Miller, K. Ryan, J. Vellozzi
Assessing needs and opportunities for
biodiversity conservation through
local land-use planning in New Jersey.
M. Klemens, N. Miller, J. Schmitz
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Counteracting the effects of sprawl
through “Smart Growth” local
land-use planning. M. Klemens
Conservation of amphibians and reptiles
in the tri-state NY Metro Region.
M. Klemens, H. Gruner, K. Ryan
Adirondacks
Acid rain in the Adirondacks: An
environmental history. J. Jenkins,
K. Roy, C. Driscoll, C. Buerkett.
Boreal birds and their habitats in the
Adirondacks. J. Jenkins, M. Glennon
Bicknell’s thrush on Whiteface Moun-
tain Ski Area. M. Glennon, L. Karasin
Adirondack Communities and
Conservation Program. Z.
Smith, L. Karasin, H. Kretser
Adirondack Living Landscapes
Program. M. Glennon, K. Didier
Adirondack Loon Conserva-
tion Program. N. Schoch,
A. Sauer, M. Glennon
Black Bear Education, Awareness and
Research Program (BBEAR). Z.
Smith, M. Glennon, L. Karasin
Conservation easements: management
questions on maximizing ecologi-
cal value. J. Jenkins, M. Glennon
Developing a waterfront revitalization
strategy for the towns of Clifton and
Fine. Z. Smith, L. Karasin, R. Curran
Ecological and social implications of low-
density, exurban development in the
Adirondacks. M. Glennon, H. Kretser
The Champlain Hills of the
Adirondacks: Understanding the
biodiversity of the region. J. Jenkins
Great Lakes
Lake Superior wolf conserva-
tion. A. Treves, L. Naughton
Pacific West
Wildlife, fire, and forest management.
S. Zack, K. Farris, and partners
Effect of sudden oak death syndrome
on wildlife in the Pacific West.
K. Fischer, L. Hadj-Chikh
Ecology and conservation of the Pacific
fisher on the Hoopa Valley Reserva-
tion. S. Matthews and partners
Woodpeckers and snag dynamics.
S. Zack, K. Farris, and partners
Riparian restoration, beavers, and song-
birds. S. Zack, H. Cooke, and partners
Conservation of salmon-driven
ecosystems. S. Zack
Arctic Coastal Plain
Tundra nesting birds, predators, and de-
velopment on the Arctic Coastal Plain.
S. Zack, J. Liebezeit, and partners
Exploration of Biologically Special
Areas in the National Petroleum
Reserve. S. Zack, J. Liebezeit
Western Mountains
Wolverine ecology and conservation.
R. Inman, K. Inman, and partners
Cougar Ecology and cougar/wolf/
bear conservation. T. Ruth,
P. Buotte, and partners
Carnivore connectivity in the Centen-
nial Mountains. J. Beckman
Pronghorn migration conserva-
tion. J. Berger, K. Berger
Conservation in native communi-
ties. J. Hilty, S. Grassel
Setting priorities for wildlife con-
servation. C. Groves, B. Brock.
A. Toivola, and partners
Corridor Conservation Ini-
tiative. R. Ament
Ecology and Conservation of
Sagebrush Steppe Wildlife,
C. Groves and C. Jenkins
Impacts of motorized recreation on
wildlife. R. Inman, C. Groves
Wildlife and energy develop-
ment in the Rocky Mountains. J.
Berger, K. Berger, J. Beckmann
Highway impact on wildlife on the Flat-
head reservation. W. Maillet, J. Hilty
New Mexico
New Mexico black bear con-
servation. C. Costello
Regional
Mannahatta Project. E. Sanderson,
T. Bean, A. Huron, J. Fein-
berg, M. Boyer, V. Navab
The ecological future of the North
American bison. K. Redford, B.
Weber, E. Sanderson, K. Minkowski,
J. Hilty, E. Fearn, T. Bean, J. Berger
An evaluation of changing sea ice condi-
tions and its effects upon the world’s
largest terrestrial carnivore: working
with federal polar bear scientists on the
proposal to list polar bears. S. Bergen
Development of the large carnivore
guild model. A. Rabinowitz

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Gillian Woolmer has been bringing the power of computer mapping
to WCS conservation programs since July 2000. Since then, Gillian
has helped train more than 100 WCS field staff to use Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) and satellite imagery. In addition, she was
a member of the team that mapped the Human Footprint and the
Last of the Wild in 2002.

In 2004, Gillian moved to Toronto to help launch WCS-Canada.

As Assistant Director, she divides her time between financial man-
agement, GIS training of First Nations, and conservation planning.
Gillian collaborates with a group of conservation NGOs, land trusts,
and foundations under the umbrella Two Countries, One Forest
(2C1Forest) to create a conservation vision for the Northern Appa-
lachian Ecoregion, a transboundary area extending from New York
to Nova Scotia. To develop a visual understanding of the human
landscape there, Gillian has adapted the Human Footprint mapping
methodology to the ecoregion. This map helps local conservationists
identify priority areas for protection and is a blueprint for conserva-
tion action.

Comfortable with web-based technology, Gillian is leading a project

to ensure the maps resulting from 2C1Forest, will be part of an interactive online atlas. This effort will put these
maps and data directly into the hands of local people, conservationists, community groups, and government plan-
ners so that the most important areas remain connected and protected.

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CENTRAL
New York /
Washington, D.C.
Design and development of the
landscape species approach to site
based conservation. K. Didier, S.
Strindberg, A. Vedder, D. Wilkie,
E. Sanderson, J. Forrest, G. Bryja
Casting for conservation actors:
People, Partnerships and Wild-
life. A. Vedder, D. Wilkie
People and Parks: Assessing the hu-
man welfare impacts of establishing
protected areas for biodiversity
conservation. D. Wilkie
Monitoring of large wildlife directly
through high spatial resolution remote
sensing: experimental and in situ
approaches. S. Bergen, E. Sanderson
Decision support for the Convention
on Biological Diversity 2010 Goal:
Guidance on the application of remote
sensing techniques for measuring the
rate of biodiversity loss. K. Didier,
J. Forrest, S. Bergen, E. Sanderson
Applications of the Human Footprint to
global conservation policy. E. Sand-
erson, L. Kruger, J. Forrest, T. Bean
Species Conservation Planning Task
Force, IUCN/Species Survival Com-
mission. E. Sanderson, J. Robinson
Considering Human Rights in
Conservation. K Svadlenak-
Gomez, D. Wilkie, C. Ingram
Practical introduction to payments
for ecosystem services. Forest
trends, D.Wilkie, C. Ingram
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Software tool for learning about pay-
ments for ecosystem services. Forest
trends, D. Wilkie, C. Ingram In 2000, WCS Vice President for Science and Exploration George Schaller
Direct payments for wildlife
conservation: a survey of ap- visited Iran to assess the wildlife situation. During the years of the Iranian Revolu-
proaches within WCS. K Svadlenak-
Gomez, D. Wilkie, C. Ingram tion, rampant poaching of both cheetahs and their prey, compounded by habitat
Natural Products Marketing 101 for degradation from livestock grazing, pushed the Asiatic cheetah to near extinction.
enterprises in a conservation setting.
A. Koontz, D. Wilkie, C. Ingram Probably only 60 to 100 of the cats remain in this last known Asiatic cheetah
Zoological Society of London
collaboration. M. Hatchwell population.
Kaplan Awards Program for cat con-
servation. L. Hunter, N. Williams
Conservation Leadership Pro- Since Schaller’s initial efforts, WCS has engaged with Iran’s Department of En-
gramme. W. Banham, L. Duda
Graduate Fellowship Program (Beinecke
vironment (DoE) to gain U.S. approval to visit cheetah habitats, hold workshops,
African Scholarships, Christensen
Conservation Leaders Scholarships,
and raise funds. This year, an international team of scientists led by Luke Hunter,
Robertson Big Cat Conservation Director of WCS-Great Cats, captured and fitted two Asiatic cheetahs with GPS
Fellowships, Starr Tiger Conservation
Fellowships). M.L. Penn, T. Parkinson (Global Positioning System) collars provided by the Zoological Society of London,
NGO Institutional Development
Program. W. Banham, L. Duda a project partner. The two cheetahs were caught in the Bafgh Protected Area,
MBAs for Conservation Pro-
gram. W. Banham, L. Duda
which is also home to leopards, wolves, and striped hyenas—an ideal site for
Research Fellowship Program. studying the large carnivore community.
M.L. Penn, K. Mastro
Strategic Planning and Review
Coordination (SPARC). J. Ginsberg, Iranians are not prepared to say goodbye to this species and are justifiably proud
A. Vedder, co-chairs, R. Calamo,
P. Clyne, J. Deutsch, E. Fearn, C. that theirs is the only country in which the Asiatic cheetah survives. Very little is
Groves, M. Hatchwell, K. Mastro,
M. Painter, J. Palmer, C. Recchia known about the ecological needs of cheetahs in Iran, but collaring these animals
Species Strategy. M. Kinnaird,
J. Fraser, K. Redford will provide important data for implementing conservation measures to ensure
Global Conservation Program Strategic a long-term future for this critically imperiled species. This is a groundbreaking
Planning Team. C. Groves, chair-
person, S. Atkinson, A. Chicchón, project on both an ecological and a political front: It is the first time a cheetah has
T. Clements, H. Crowley, L. Lauck,
M. Kinnaird, M. Masozera, S. been radio-collared in Asia and the first radio-tracking study in Iran. It also ushers
Osofsky, L. Painter, C. Recchia, S.
Tressler, R. Victurine, B. Weber in a new era for conservation in Iran.

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PublicÊ
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Conservation is critical to the well-being of both humans and
wildlife. The Public Affairs division helps make vital conser-
vation issues—such as climate change, avian influenza, and
biodiversity—relevant to people in their day-to-day decision-
making and involves WCS’s various audiences in its mission to
save wildlife and wild lands. WCS’s public gateways range from
worldwide attention of its groundbreaking partnership with
the autonomous Government of Southern Sudan, to a profile
of President and CEO Steve Sanderson and an overview of the
Gateways to Conservation campaign in the Wall Street Journal,
to a Newsweek cover story on the killing of mountain gorillas in
DRC’s Virunga National Park, to local media coverage of the
new Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation in the
Bronx.
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It was a particularly strong year for WCS public relations. By
far, the most extensive media coverage of the year was garnered
by the WCS discovery of a massive wildlife migration in South-
ern Sudan. Public Affairs and Global Conservation orchestrat-
ed an integrated campaign to announce the scientific findings,
which resulted in equally broad coverage of the relationship
with the new Government of Southern Sudan in international
and national news markets, a front-page article in The New York
Times, and a feature on the PBS series “The NewsHour with
Jim Lehrer.” A combined New York City and Washington,
D.C. media blitz showcased stunning images of the world’s
largest wildlife migration, which has survived decades of civil
war and atrocities. An event at National Geographic headquar-
ters and a privately hosted WCS dinner brought together key
Administration and Congressional officials and opinion leaders
from Sudan. Taking notice of this message of hope for a region
in crisis, the U.S. Government is providing new funding to
support WCS’s ongoing scientific work in Southern Sudan.
Meanwhile, Congressional officials expressed interest in bol-
stering U.S. government commitments to conservation strate-
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gies that would fortify the National Park System in Southern
Sudan as a platform upon which to develop a Sudano-Sahel
regional conservation program.
The BBC’s “Saving Planet Earth”—a television and Web
companion series to the epic, 13-part TV special “Planet
Earth”—featured WCS-India field conservationist Ullas
Karanth and the Tigers Forever program. It also highlighted the
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efforts of WCS-Guatemala Director Roan McNab to improve
nesting opportunities for scarlet macaws. To date, “Saving
Planet Earth” has raised more than $2.5 million to help endan-
gered wildlife.
On PBS, “Journey to Planet Earth: Saving the Planet’s
Ocean Animals,” hosted by Matt Damon, featured an inter-
view with WCS Hunting and Wildlife Trade Director Eliza-
beth Bennett, and in “America’s Wild National Parks,” then
Senior Vice President of Living Institutions Richard Lattis dis-
cussed the importance of bison to the American West. Joel and
Kim Berger’s studies of the pronghorn migration were high-
lighted in a Travel Channel special, “Yellowstone: America’s
National Park.” Laurence Frank’s fieldwork with the lions of
Laikipia in Kenya was featured in a History Channel show that
looked at human/animal conflict in Africa.
magazine featured an article about WCS’s historical efforts to
save the American bison and its current role in the ecological
restoration of the species and its native prairie habitat. The issue
coincided with the WCS announcement that it was reactivat-
ing the American Bison Society. In May 2007, WCS gathered
representatives of interested stakeholders in New Mexico to
seek agreement on a common vision for restoring the bison and
its ecosystem.
A new media darling swam into the spotlight this year: José
the beaver. Two WCS staff members discovered him living in
the Bronx River on Bronx Zoo grounds. This marked the first
confirmed occurrence of a beaver within New York City limits
since colonial times. It also served as testimony to the improved
state of the river, thanks in large part to cleanup funding se-
cured by the beaver’s namesake: Bronx Congressman José E.
Serrano. The story was covered by news media throughout the
world and highlighted by a “Talk of the Town” piece in The
New Yorker magazine.
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WCS receives significant support for its global field programs
through the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID) Biodiversity Program, as an implementing partner
of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP), the Amazon
Basin Initiative, and other key conservation projects. The Ad-
ministration’s FY’08 Budget recommended $114 million for
the USAID Biodiversity Program—about a 40 percent cut
Above: New York City Council Speaker Christine C.
Quinn and Deputy Mayor for Government Affairs
Kevin Sheekey at the grand opening of the sea lion
pool and Astor Court at the Bronx Zoo.
from the previous year. Restoring these funds was a top priority
for WCS. WCS President Steve Sanderson, the co-chairs of the
Congressional International Conservation Caucus Hal Rogers
(R-KY), John Tanner (D-TN), Ed Royce (R-CA), and Tom
Udall (D-NM), Public Affairs staff, and conservation partners
worked with world-renowned conservationist Jane Goodall,
film maker Josh Ponte, and grassroots supporters to convince
Nita Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Subcommittee on
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs,
and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chair of the Senate Subcommittee
on State and Foreign Operations, to recommend restoring and
increasing the USAID budget for the Biodiversity Program,
CBFP, the Amazon, and continued resources to protect great
apes in central Africa.
Climate change policy is a top WCS priority in Washing-
ton. The House and Senate both passed energy policy bills that
include measures to secure a strategic plan and federal resources
to address the impacts of global warming on wildlife in the
United States and globally. WCS succeeded in having the Mul-
tinational Species Conservation Fund, which is administered
by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, included as an eligible
federal program in the House-passed energy bill as well as in
the Senate climate change bill introduced by Jeff Bingaman
(D-NM). If enacted, this legislation could deliver as much as
$100 million in new federal funds to rhinos, tigers, elephants,
marine turtles, and other critically endangered species.
This year, WCS led the worldwide efforts to monitor bird
flu around the world. The Global Avian Influenza Network
for Surveillance (GAINS) partners—a unique collaboration of
federal agencies, academic institutions, conservation organiza-
tions, and public and animal health experts—are working in
28 countries to build capacity to detect this emerging infec-
tious disease. More than 100 million bird observations from
95 countries have been recorded and disseminated through
a publicly accessible database at www.gains.org. In “Letters
to the Editor” published in The New York Times, WCS Field
Veterinarian and GAINS Director William Karesh empha-
sized advances and explained the need for continued vigilance
in tracking avian flu via GAINS even in the absence of major
outbreaks. Building on this success, WCS is campaigning
to expand this global health surveillance program to other
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zoonotic diseases in other species of wildlife. Federal legis-
lation to accomplish this has been championed by Senators
Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), and Sam
Brownback (R-KS), along with Representatives Rosa DeLauro
(D-CT) and Lowey. The GAINS team has provided database
demonstrations on Capitol Hill and highlighted successes
such as building capacity among Afghani women to take and
process bird samples. The legislation is gathering momentum
and awaits a floor vote in the House and committee action in
the Senate.
This year, WCS was able to increase the operating support
it receives from New York City to approximately $20 million
and raise almost $48.690 million for capital projects at the
Bronx Zoo and the New York Aquarium. This comes as good
news in a year of many changes at the City Council. As part of
WCS’s City Council Outreach Program, more than 90 WCS
staff volunteered to meet with or contact their council mem-
bers to urge restoration of cultural funding and support for
WCS budget priorities.
Thanks to thousands of emails generated by WCS sup-
porters, New York State leaders passed a $250 million budget
for the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF), up 11 percent
from the previous year. As a result, New York’s open spaces,
air, water, biodiversity, endangered species, and environmen-
tal education-based living museums will be protected for an-
other year. An important part of the EPF, the Zoos, Botanical
Gardens and Aquariums (ZBGA) program also received an
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Above: Costume character José the beaver helps open
the Bronx Zooʼs Eco-Restroom at Mitsubishi Riverwalk.
Right: Community Liaison for Environmental and
Immigration Affairs Sidd Sanchez, WCS Public Affairs
Director Jan Kaderly, and Bronx River Alliance Director
Linda Cox participate in a second release of alewife
herring to restore the species to the Bronx River.
increase to $8 million. ZBGA provides operating support to
New York’s zoos, botanical gardens, aquariums, arboretums,
and nature centers, including the Bronx Zoo and New York
Aquarium. WCS received over $2 million in ZBGA funding
this year and expects more in the coming year with the ex-
panded program.
A letter by Living Institutions Senior Vice President Robert
Cook to the editor of the Times Union (Albany) applauded
pending New York State legislation that was passed in Feb-
ruary. The amendment allows New York State licensed and
board certified physicians to provide medical care, under the
supervision of a licensed veterinarian, to a list of nine species
of non-human primates at the ten premier non-profit zoos ac-
credited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums in cases in
which a veterinary specialist is not available.
Further reinforcing its reputation as a thought leader, WCS
this year expanded its use of op-eds and letters to the editor to
voice its opinions on current topics related to its mission. In
February, President and CEO Steve Sanderson’s opinion edi-
torial, “Superbowl Will Be Bad Time For Bonzo,” appeared
in the New York Daily News. The piece discussed the negative
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impacts to conservation resulting from the use of great apes in
advertising, focusing on the consequences of this practice dur-
ing Superbowl commercials, and offered practical alternatives.
In the op-ed “Expanded Bottle Bill Would be a Win-Win
for New York,” which appeared on March 28, 2007 in The
Journal News (Westchester County), Senior Vice President of
Public Affairs John Calvelli discussed the revitalization of the
Bronx River as evidenced by the appearance of José the bea-
ver, the importance of New York’s Environmental Protection
Fund, and the benefits of the state’s proposed Bigger Better
Bottle Bill. Chairman of the Board David Schiff’s “Misuse of
the World’s Water Supply Puts Future at Risk” appeared in
July in the Chicago Sun Times.
Renowned actress and WCS Trustee Glenn Close discussed
her personal experiences with wildlife in Africa and supported
the critical need for the passage of the Great Cats and Rare
Canids legislation in “We Can’t Afford to Write Off Stars of
the Wild,” which was published in Roll Call, the newspaper of
Capitol Hill.
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This year, the Marketing Department conducted an extensive
search and selected a new advertising agency, Deutsch, Inc., to
assist WCS in maximizing its attendance-driving strategies. An
animated TV campaign supported by print, radio, and online
ads was launched in the spring to entice visitors to the Bronx
Zoo’s “Great Return: Sea Lion Homecoming and Astor Court
Renaissance.” This campaign represented a significant strategic
departure from prior creative and media strategies.
Capitalizing on the popularity of trading cards with young
people, “Wild Cards” were developed as part of an in-park
marketing strategy to encourage repeat visitation. The program
created three cards—sea lion, tiger, and python—that featured
fun facts about the cover animal and a discount offer for future
targeted attendance-driving events.
The Private Events department had a record-breaking year,
generating more than $1 million in gross revenue. Events in-
cluded two major outings for Citigroup, a Valley Health Sys-
tems employee recognition day, a Goldman Sachs company-
family picnic, weddings, and bar/bat mitzvahs.
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 The Corporate Partnerships Department launched three
new alliances: ZenSoy, UBS, and Royal Caribbean Internation-
al. Each partner has been actively engaged in environmentally
responsible activities, such as organic farming, carbon emis-
sions reduction, and onboard oceanographic research labs. The
department is exploring with Royal Caribbean opportunities
on their ships, which include TV programming, children’s edu-
cational workshops, and distribution of Wildlife Conservation
magazine.
The newly implemented Group Sales programs, aimed at
driving attendance, grew significantly. Tactics included on-line
ticketing for participating corporations, which during the year
increased from about 100 corporations to just over 1,000. The
Below: WCS Chairman Emeritus David Schiff and New
York City Councilmember Domenic M. Recchia, Jr. at the
New York Aquariumʼs 50th anniversary celebration.
62 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
number of company outings, catered and non-catered, also
rose significantly as a result of an aggressive outbound market-
ing strategy. More growth is expected, as Group Sales expands
its outreach to local, national, and international travel and
tourism groups.
Prominent among the public events held at the five WCS
wildlife parks this year, “The Great Return” linked the Bronx
Zoo’s popular sea lion exhibit with the historical and cultural sig-
nificance of the Astor Court restoration. The thematic approach
linked our communications and marketing strategies for our
public audiences and varied media outlets throughout the spring.
The month of June incorporated many promotional vehicles and
paid advertising and allowed for momentum to build, with spe-
cific public event programming centered on Astor Court.
Also in June, a press event kicked off the summerlong cel-
ebration of the 50th anniversary of the New York Aquarium at
Coney Island.
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In 2002, WCS and the National Geographic
Society (NGS) formed a landmark, five-year
media and conservation partnership that has
been invaluable in highlighting WCS staff and
programs across all of NGS’s media platforms.
Premiering in May 2007, The Last Eden was
the third film from NGS about WCS’s role in the
creation of a national parks system in Gabon.
Narrated by WCS Trustee Glenn Close, this
latest film featured the work of WCS-Gabon staff
and the International Field Veterinary Program.
The Last Eden was also broadcast on BBC in
England, Canal + in France, and NHK in Japan
and will play on international Air Gabon flights
to and from Libreville. Production continued in
Argentina and Chile for the NGS Special Tierra
del Fuego: Island at the End of the World, to pre-
miere on PBS in 2008. And production began
on a two-hour NG Channel special The Human
Footprint.

The October 2006 issue of National Geographic magazine spotlighted WCS International Field
Vet William Karesh and the deadly Ebola virus. The January 2007 issue of National Geo-
graphic Adventure profiled George Schaller’s 50 years of service to the natural world. Schaller
was awarded the magazine’s first Lifetime Achievement Award at the “Adventurer of the Year”
celebration.

In March 2007, an article by WCS Senior Conservationist Mike Fay in National Geographic
magazine about the plight of elephants in Chad’s Zakouma National Park directed readers to the
WCS website and brought in more than $100,000 to protect this endangered herd. In addition,
WCS was one of four conservation organizations selected to share a percentage of the gross
domestic box office revenue from the NG Feature Films and Paramount Classics film Arctic Tale.

Five stories about WCS staff and field sites were broadcast on the NGS/PBS series Wild
Chronicles, and six WCS staff were interviewed for National Geographic “World Talk” on XM
Satellite Radio and National Geographic Weekend on NPR.

Online, WCS received its own category of film clips on the broadband channel NGC Wild and
was featured in more than 15 new stories on nationalgeographic.com

WCS and the National Geographic Society recently announced renewal of this important
partnership, increased funding for Global Conservation programs, and committed to produce
high-profile media with a strong conservation message.

ANNUAL REPORT 2007 63

 FinancialÊ,i«œÀÌ
The Wildlife Conservation Society ended Fiscal Year 2007
in a strong financial position. Operating revenue and sup-
port exceeded expenditures by $1.8 million—the fourth
year in a row of operating surpluses. This positive result
was achieved through strong private contributions and
government grant support and as well as sustained visi-
tor and related earned revenue at our wildlife parks. To-
tal WCS assets reached $883.8 million, as investment
funds and donor commitments increased substantially.
Operating revenue and support posted an aggregate 13
percent increase to a new high of $186.3 million. Private con-
tributions, federal, state, and other non-governmental grants
grew an impressive 18 percent to $73.6 million. Federal grant
support for the Global Conservation program through the
United States Agency for International Development, the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, and other agencies is at a record level.
Attendance at the zoos and aquarium broke the four million-
visitor mark again this year. Audience-driven revenues—
income from gate and exhibit admissions and from visitor
services (food, merchandising, and parking)—totaled $48.7
million, a 10 percent increase and another record high. Rev-
enues from the membership program provided $9.6 million
for operations, growing 15 percent from the previous year. The
City of New York provided $27.7 million for park operations
through the Department of Cultural Affairs and the Depart-
ment of Parks and Recreation. Investment income for opera-
2007 Operating Revenue
$186.3 Million
Other Income
Memberships
Gifts and Grants
Federal Agencies
3%
5%
9%
31%
Investment
Income
11%
11%
15%
Visitor
Services 15%
City of New York
Gate and Exhibit Admissions
64 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
tions totaled $20.1 million, a rise of $2.7 million or 15 percent,
thanks to strong investment returns over the past several years.
Operating expenditures totaled $184.6 million. Pro-
gram services expenditures and on-site visitor related costs
were $156.2 million, an increase of nearly 13 percent.
This growth was driven by a 23 percent increase in expen-
ditures for Global Conservation, which totaled $62 mil-
lion. Expenditures in Living Institutions—the Bronx
Zoo, the New York Aquarium, and the City Zoos—were
$79.5 million, 6 percent higher than the prior year.
WCS is a labor-intensive organization and continues
to absorb increases in staff costs, most notably higher re-
quired pension contributions and other retiree benefits
and health insurance costs. Non-personnel expenses rose as
well, driven by spending on repairs and maintenance in our
parks and higher prices for goods and services. Administra-
tive and support services, including fundraising and mem-
bership, grew modestly and totaled $23.5 million. Support
services make up a lean 13 percent of the expense base.
In FY2002, WCS began to set aside a portion of unre-
stricted income in a facilities renewal fund to support with
recurring revenues a portion of the infrastructure, equip-
ment, and technology needs of our aging facilities. In
2007, $4.9 million was earmarked for these purposes.
Capital expenditures totaled $29 million, as WCS con-
tinues to make progress on its capital construction program,
2007 Operating Expenses and Plant Renewal Funding
$184.6 Million
Plant Renewal
Fundraising and Funding (3%)
Membership
Living Institutions
Visitor Services
3%
4%
9%
Management
and General
7%
Other 43%
Programs (1%) 1%
33%
Global
Programs
which provides exhibit improvements, visitor amenities, and
supporting facilities infrastructure. On the Bronx Zoo cam-
pus, construction commenced on the José E. Serrano Center
for Global Conservation, which is the first phase of the C.V.
Starr Science Campus. This new 43,000-square-foot facil-
ity will house the Global Conservation program and much
needed conference and meeting facilities. The building was
designed to demonstrate both WCS’s leadership in conser-
vation and commitment to sustainable practices through
the incorporation of “green” architectural design and en-
vironmentally responsible operations. Restoration of the
historic Lion House and Astor Court continued, financed
by a combination of New York City and WCS funds.
Design work proceeded for improvements to the New
York Aquarium’s Main Hall and planned new shark ex-
hibit, as well as on new big cat exhibits slated for con-
struction at the three City Zoos—Central Park, Pros-
pect Park, and Queens. And to support its activities
around the world, WCS continued to make investments
in telecommunications and information systems.
WCS has a strong balance sheet, with total assets of $884 mil-
lion at the end of FY2007. Investment assets and donor pledges
of future support increased substantially. Pledges and federal
grant receivables exceeded $97 million, increasing 51 percent
from the previous year. Investment assets
rose by $74 million to a market value of
Growth in Expenditures for Global Conservation Activities
$536 million, including the WCS endow-
$80,000
ment, which reached $469 million at the
end of the fiscal year. The growth in total in-
70,000
vestment assets is driven by positive invest-
ment return, new gifts to endowment, and
60,000
the receipt of more private funds support-
ing WCS programs and capital projects.
50,000
These funds are invested in a well-diversi-
In 1,000s
the same time, WCS has strengthened its financial footing by
balancing operating and capital budgets and making substan-
tial improvements to the physical plant. Our partnership with
New York City is one of our most important and enduring as-
sets, and it has been an important contributor to this success.
WCS’s financial outlook is both exciting and challeng-
ing. Over the next several years, the organization will be clos-
ing out an ambitious capital construction program totaling
$326 million. WCS will have restored the historic heart of
the Bronx Zoo—Astor Court and the Lion House—adding
exhibits and visitor amenities; created the Center for Global
Conservation, a new and permanent home for our global pro-
grams; and dealt with pressing deferred maintenance needs.
All of these efforts, in combination with enhanced market-
ing and an improved guest services operation, should bol-
ster zoo and aquarium attendance and core revenues.
Since FY2000, WCS’s global conservation program has
nearly quadrupled in size—from $17 million then to $62
million in 2007. This growth has been supported by private
contributions and federal grants. As WCS looks ahead, renew-
ing and increasing support for Global Conservation pro-
grams presents our most crucial fundraising challenge. The
Gateways to Conservation Campaign supports these initia-
tives, and WCS looks forward to its continued success.

fied portfolio and produced a total return 40,000

of 17.1 percent for the fiscal year, beating
returns in major investment indexes. 30,000
Fiscal Year 2007 was a very success-
ful one for the Wildlife Conservation 20,000

Society. The wildlife parks, Global Con-

servation activities, and Education pro- 10,000

grams continue to enjoy critical success

0
and record levels of donor support. At 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

ANNUAL REPORT 2007 65

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REVENUE 2007 THOUSANDS 2006

Contributed $43,353 $42,682
Membership dues 9,684 8,253
Investment income 20,120 17,450
City of New York 27,746 26,831
New York State 3,476 2,413
Federal agencies 17,332 11,630
Non governmental organization grants 9,425 5,381
Gate and exhibit admissions 28,284 25,202
Visitor services 20,467 19,290
Education programs 1,478 1,734
Sponsorship, licensing, and royalties 3,621 2,473
Other 1,337 2,176
Total Revenue $186,323 $165,515

EXPENDITURES
Program Services
Bronx Zoo 50,006 47,735
New York Aquarium 13,352 11,829
City Zoos 16,162 15,253
Global Programs 62,007 50,271
Wildlife Conservation Magazine 1,106 1,169
Lower Bronx River Habitat Conservation 1,164 545
Total program services $143,797 $126,802

Visitor Services 12,401 11,801

Supporting Services
Management and general 16,554 16,268
Membership 2,449 2,503
Fundraising 4,470 4,545
Total supporting services $23,473 $23,316

PLANT RENEWAL FUNDING 4,900 2,700

TOTAL EXPENSES AND PLANT RENEWAL FUNDING $184,571 $164,619

Excess of Revenues Over

Expenses and Plant Renewal Funding $1,752 $896

A copy of the audited financial statement is available upon request.

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ASSETS 2007 THOUSANDS 2006

Cash and cash equivalents 21,990 17,250
Accounts receivable 2,431 2,943
Receivable from the City of New York 7,084 4,739
Receivable from the State of New York 6,516 3,824
Receivable from Federal sources 40,064 35,430
Grants and pledges receivable 57,117 28,600
Inventories 1,396 1,430
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges 5,841 6,968
Investments 536,525 462,776
Amounts held in trust by others 2,072 1,984
Funds held by Bond Trustee 13,362 28,327
Property and equipment 189,373 174,473
Total Assets $883,771 $768,744

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Accounts payable and accrued expenses 26,419 18,483
Annuity liability 2,741 2,719
Bonds payable 66,704 66,745
Post retirement benefit obligation 33,443 38,013
Total Liabilities $129,307 $125,960

Net Assets
Unrestricted:
Designated for long-term investment 224,999 168,623
Investment in property and equipment 136,994 136,055
Total unrestricted 361,993 304,678

Temporarily restricted 186,785 132,847

Permanently restricted 205,686 205,259

Total net assets $754,464 $642,784

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $883,771 $768,744

A copy of the audited financial statement is available upon request.

ANNUAL REPORT 2007 67

Wildlife ConservationÊSAFARI!

Katharina Otto-Bernstein and Nathan

Bernstein, Darlene and Brian Heidtke, Allison
and Leonard Stern, Ann and Andrew Tisch,
Ann and Thomas Unterberg, and Priscilla
and Ward Woods co-chaired WCSʼs annual
spring gala—Wildlife Conservation SAFARI!
Madagascar—which was held on May 17 at
Central Park Zoo. Guests enjoyed cocktails
around the sea lion pool before dining
in two Madagascar-themed tents—Spiny
Deserts and Tsingy Cliffs. Christieʼs Inc.
auctioneer Richard Brierley presented this
yearʼs successful silent auction, featuring two
Malagasy crocodiles.

68 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY

Opposite page, clockwise from top left: WCS Trustee and Gala
Co-Chair Andrew Tisch, WCS President and CEO Steve Sanderson,
and Gala Co-Chair Ann Tisch; Ashley Schiff, WCS Chairman Emeritus
David T. Schiff, and Lisa Schiff; Jane Alexander and WCS Trustee
and Gala Co-Chair Ann Unterberg; WCS Trustee and Gala Co-Chair
Allison Stern and Gala Co-Chair Leonard Stern.
This page, clockwise from top left: Gordon Pattee, WCS Trustee
Dailey Pattee, WCS Trustee Howard Phipps, Jr., and Mary Phipps;
WCS Trustee Barbara Zucker and Donald Zucker; WCS Trustee Anita
Keefe and Luke McCarthy; Deborah Norville and WCS Trustee and
Gala Co-Chair Katharina Otto-Bernstein; Ambassador of Madagascar
to the U.N. Zina Andrianarivelo-Razafy, Elise Andrianarivelo-Razafy,
and WCS Chair of the Board and Gala Co-Chair Ward W. Woods.

ANNUAL REPORT 2007 69

An Evening at theÊ
i˜ÌÀ>Ê*>ÀŽÊ<œœ

An Evening at the Central Park Zoo was co-chaired

by WCS Junior Committee members Christopher
Manice, Mary Dailey Pattee, and Diana Townsend-
Butterworth. This lively Madagascar-themed event was
held on May 17. The Conservation Council welcomed
more than 1,000 guests who were found sampling the
exotic fare, dancing to music provided by DJ Tom Finn
in the Masoala tent, and enjoying cocktails by the sea
lion pool.
Clockwise from top left: Sylvana Soto-Ward
and Luisana Mendoza; Christie Schiff and Jack
Fennebresque; Devon Rodonets, Emily Broeman, and
Ashley Knowlton; Anya Assante, Olga Eva Baczynska,
Charlotte Bocly, Philip Gaucher, Darcy Jones, and
Alixe Laughlin.

70 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY

 Explorers’Ê*>ÀÌÞ

The Explorersʼ Party, held on May 23 at Central Park Zoo, was

co-chaired by Faith Coolidge and Juliette Janssens, who welcomed
Uma Thurman as Honorary Chair. More than 250 families joined
the festivities. Many thanks to the Grandparents Committee—Louise
and Edgar Cullman, Lucy and Mike Danziger, Lisa and David
Schiff, and Judy and Michael Steinhardt—who underwrote this
important event to support WCSʼs education programs.
Clockwise from top left: Explorersʼ Party Co-Chair Juliette
Janssens, Explorersʼ Party Honorary Chair Uma Thurman, and
Explorersʼ Party Co-Chair Faith Coolidge; Jessica Lowrey-Habib,
Whitney Gaeta, Crosby Gaeta, Maggie Habib, Piper Habib;
Kelly and Maddie Mallon; Grandparents Committee Member
Lucy Danziger, Grandparents Committee Member Edgar Cullman,
Sameena Danziger, Uma Thurman, Jim Breheny, WCS Life Trustee
and Grandparents Committee Member Louise Cullman, Sheena
Danziger, and Sunaina Danziger.

ANNUAL REPORT 2007 71

Dinner by theÊ-i>

At Dinner by the Sea, held on September

20 at the Water Club in New York City,
Paramount Classics received the 2007
Conservation Award for releasing Arctic
Tale, an epic wildlife adventure that explores
the vast world of the Great North. The
Wildlife Conservation Society is one of four
groups receiving a percentage of the filmʼs
lifetime domestic box office revenue. Two-
hundred guests attended the benefit for the
New York Aquarium, and enjoyed cocktails,
dinner, and a silent auction.
Clockwise from top left: Darlene Heidtke,
WCS Chair of the Board Ward W. Woods,
WCS Trustee Coty Sidnam, WCS Trustee and
Dinner by the Sea Committee Chair Brian
Heidtke, and WCS President and CEO Steve
Sanderson; Dinner by the Sea Committee
Member Terry Mitchell and Terri Spencer
Mitchell; WCS Senior Vice President of
Public Affairs John Calvelli, Lindsay Frank
accepting honorary award for Paramount
Classics, Steve Sanderson, WCS Senior Vice
President and General Director of Living
Institutions Robert Cook, WCS Curator of
Aquatic Health Sciences and Living Systems
Kate McClave; Vivian and Stanley Picheny.

72 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY

 ConservationÊ*>ÌÀœ˜Ã

Conservation Patrons provide vital support for the Wildlife

Conservation Societyʼs work to save wildlife and wild places
around the world. In recognition of annual gifts of $1,500
or more, Conservation Patrons enjoy exclusive access to our
facilities and programs, expert-led tours of our zoos and
aquarium, and special events with our curators, scientists,
and program specialists. This year, the Conservation Patrons
Program hosted four special events: An African Morning,
highlighting the Bronx Zooʼs African Wild Dogs and Congo
Gorilla Forest exhibits; Penguins, Polar Bears and Pinnipeds, at
the Central Park Zoo; WCS at Work: Karukinka and Beyond,
which focused on our conservation work in Tierra del Fuego and
Patagonia; and Sea Lions Rock!, celebrating our beloved sea
lionsʼ return to the Bronx Zooʼs newly-renovated Astor Court.
Above: WCS field scientists Graham Harris, Barbara
Saavedra, and Marcella Uhart—the featured speakers at WCS
at Work: Karukinka and Beyond—along with WCS President and
CEO Steve Sanderson. Right: Conservation Patrons Susan and
Horace Crary, Jr. and family listen to a keeper chat during An
African Morning at the Bronx Zoo.

ANNUAL REPORT 2007 73

Annual iï˜}

In March 2006, WCS launched a new

annual stakeholders meeting at Rockefeller
University with “Gateways to Conservation
2006: Global Strategy Session.” Through this
new public meeting, WCS aims to engage its
audience in the most pressing conservation-
related issues of the day, from global
conservation to science education in New
York City.
WCS continued this model with “Gateways
to Conservation 2007: The Future of
Conservation.” Discussions centered on
issues from global wildlife health surveillance
to the impact of climate change on wildlife
conservation, and from the connection
between zoo collections and the wild to
scenarios of conservation in the future.
WCS will continue to engage the public in
these critically important issues. Planning is
already well under way for “Gateways to
Conservation 2008: The State of the Wild,”
to be held in April 2008.
Ultimately, the goal of the WCS annual
meeting is to create a strategic dialogue with
our public, which will lead to envisioning
a future in which humans and wildlife live
together sustainably.
Pictured (top to bottom): Bob Cook, Joan
Oestreich, Coty Sidnam, Emma Pucci; David
Schiff, Isabella Rosselini, Ward Woods; Steve
Sanderson, Liz Bennett, Glenn Close, John
Robinson.

74 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY

 WCSʘÃ̈ÌÕÌi

The Wildlife Conservation Society Institute is the WCS think tank for conservation strategies. This
Th
year, the Futures Group scenario planning exercise explored how social, climate, and technological
changes could impact the WCS mission in the next 20 years. WCS staff and consultants from Bio-
era, a private research and advisory firm, developed six scenarios for possible WCS responses to
potential global situations. These were presented to staff and trustees at the April 2007 Gateways
to Conservation event and are published online, at www.wcs.org/sw-our_mission/164912.
The American Bison Society (ABS), a cross-institutional project, continues to support the
ecological restoration of bison from Alaska to Chihuahua, Mexico, and to build momentum through
a growing network of public and private stakeholders. This year, ABS worked on several projects
with a broad range of partners to resolve constraints to bison restoration and laid the groundwork for restoration
site identification and public awareness campaigns.
The Institute identifies challenges to conservation and coordinates a WCS response. Protected areas and human
livelihoods is such an issue, and the Institute held the second workshop on this subject with 20 international
experts. Proceedings of the first workshop, Protected Areas and Human Displacement: A Conservation
Perspective, are available at www.wcs.org/wcspubs/science.
This year, the WCS Public Research and Evaluation Program analyzed the human dimensions of conservation
work. The group studied why people visit zoos, evaluated the effectiveness of the educational Jaguars Forever
program, and worked closely with WCS Public Affairs and Education.

ANNUAL REPORT 2007 75


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/",- Jonathan L. Cohen Anita and Harry* Keefe
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M. Cullman Mr.* and Mrs. Frank Y. Larkin
With deep appreciation, the Wildlife Conservation Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lipton
Mrs. Charles A. Dana, Jr.
Society acknowledges the extraordinary support of the
Mr.* and Mrs.* John Elliott, Jr. William B. Lloyd
following donors. The cumulative total contributed by
Mr. and Mrs. Gary C. Fink Edith McBean
each of these individuals, foundations, and corporations
William E. Flaherty Ambrose Monell
has significantly strengthened our efforts to save wildlife
Valerie Gates Gordon and Betty Moore
and wild places. We are enormously grateful for their
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley L. Goldberg Drs. Martin Nash and
enlightened and inspiring generosity. Jack Hennigan
Enid A. Haupt*
The Nichols Family
-/Ê, -Ê Mr. and Mrs. Frederick John R. Hearst, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon B. Pattee
W. Beinecke Darlene and Brian Heidtke
Mrs. Milton Petrie
($1 MILLION Eleanor Briggs Estate of Jack R. Howard
AND ABOVE) The Perkin Family
Guy Cary* The Irwin Family
Josie and Julian Robertson
INDIVIDUALS C. Diane Christensen Betty Wold Johnson and
Laurance S. Rockefeller*
and Jean Pierret Douglas F. Bushnell
Mr. and Mrs. Rand V. Araskog Susan and Jack Rudin
Daphne and Thomas Kaplan
Mrs. Vincent Astor* Liz Claiborne* and Art Ortenberg and the Lillian Jean Katherine T. Ruttenberg
George F. Baker III* Mr. and Mrs. J. Michael Cline Kaplan Foundation The Schiff Family
Virginia and Warren Schwerin
Caroline N. Sidnam
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Steinhardt
Allison and Leonard Stern
Dr. Judith P. Sulzberger
Pamela M. Thye
The Families of Laurence A.
and Preston R. Tisch
Joan O. L. Tweedy
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Unterberg
Sue Erpf Van de Bovenkamp
Robert W. Wilson
Estate of Martha Daly Wolfson
Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods
Barbara and Donald Zucker
Six anonymous donors

FOUNDATIONS
Blue Moon Fund
The Bodman Foundation
The Christensen Fund
Liz Claiborne/Art Ortenberg
Foundation
Conservation International
Conservation International-Critical
Ecosystem Partnership Fund
The Cleveland H. Dodge
Foundation, Inc.
The Doris Duke Charitable
Foundation
Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
Charles Hayden Foundation
William Randolph
Hearst Foundation

Left: WCS Life Trustee

Joan Tweedy and WCS
Trustee Brad Goldberg

76 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY

The Heckscher Foundation
for Children
Homeland Foundation,
Inc./E. Lisk Wyckoff, Jr.
Robert Wood Johnson Jr.
Charitable Trust
The John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation
Gordon and Betty Moore
Foundation
National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation
National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation and ExxonMobil
Save The Tiger Fund
National Geographic Society
Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation
Edward John Noble
Foundation, Inc.
The David and Lucile
Packard Foundation
Panthera, supported by J. Michael
and Pamela Cline and the
Family of Thomas S. Kaplan
Pattee Charitable Lead Trust
The Howard Phipps Foundation
The Jay Pritzker Foundation
The Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc.
Robertson Foundation
Derald H. Ruttenberg Foundation
The Starr Foundation
CORPORATIONS
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Consolidated Edison Company
of New York, Inc.
Goldman Sachs Charitable Fund
Shell Exploration &
Production Company
The Walt Disney Company
Foundation


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($250,000 TO $999,000)
INDIVIDUALS
Mr.* and Mrs. Russell B. Aitken
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Anderson
Estate of Ruth C. Arps
Jason* and Susannah Berger
Harry Bettis
Laurie F. Michaels and
David Bonderman
Harvey and Heidi Bookman
Coleman P. Burke
Gilbert Butler
Stanley and Pamela Chais
Katherine L. and Peter R. Dolan
Mr. and Mrs. C. Sims Farr
Candice and John Frawley
Elizabeth Freed/The
Freed Foundation
Dr.* and Mrs. Henry Clay Frick II
Edwin F. Gamble
Charitable Lead Trust
Mrs. Roswell Gilpatric*
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goelet
Paul A. Gould
Kathy and Alan Greenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander S. Haig
Judith Hamilton
Estate of Erwin Herzog
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Kean, Jr.
Elyssa Kellerman
Monica M. Krick
Estate of Dr. Ezra Kulko
Dana and Lawrence Linden
Teresa E. and Robert D. Lindsay
Susan Lyall
Estate of Marie E. Markus
Mr. and Mrs. Roman Martinez IV
Estate of Ann Luana Martinez
Ida Rossi di Montelera
Mr. and Mrs. George K. Moss
Carl A. Navarre
Katharina Otto-Bernstein
Wendy and Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
Jonathan Rinehart
Guy G. Rutherfurd
Agnes Scholl Credit Shelter Trust
Walter and Jeanne Sedgwick
Mr. and Mrs. Binkley C. Shorts
Mary John Siphron
Estate of Everett S. Steinmetz
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene V. Thaw
Daniel K. Thorne
Hans P. Utsch
Jonathan P. Vannini
Mr. and Mrs. Alan N. Weeden
Estate of Edwin L. Weyer
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
The Summit Foundation
Estate of Martha Daly Wolfson
Four anonymous donors
FOUNDATIONS
21st Century Tiger
Alexander Abraham Foundation
The Barker Welfare Foundation
The Theodore H. Barth
Foundation, Inc.
The Bay and Paul Foundations
Booth Ferris Foundation
The Howard G. Buffett Foundation
Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary
Griggs Burke Foundation
The Louis Calder Foundation
Conservation International-
Global Conservation Fund
Laura Moore Cunningham
Foundation
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Flora Family Foundation
The Ford Foundation
Regina Bauer Frankenberg
Foundation
The Helen Clay Frick Foundation
Francis Goelet Charitable Trust
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
The Marc Haas Foundation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Jeniam Foundation
The Jeffery Trust
Kerzner Marine Foundation
Lady Kinnoull’s Trusts
F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc.
Leon Lowenstein Foundation, Inc.
The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.
Margot Marsh Biodiversity
Foundation
McBean Family Foundation
Richard King Mellon Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
William T. Morris Foundation, Inc.
Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc.
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
The New York Community Trust
The New York Community
Trust-Nancy G. and C.
Richard MacGrath Fund
Oak Foundation USA
The Overbrook Foundation
The Pew Charitable Trusts
The Pew Fellows Program in
Marine Conservation
The Picower Foundation
The Roe Foundation, Inc.
May and Samuel Rudin
Family Foundation, Inc.
Sally and Julius Smolen
Foundation, Inc.
The Sperry Fund
Surdna Foundation
Eugene V. and Clare E.
Thaw Charitable Trust
The Tinker Foundation, Inc.
Trust For Mutual Understanding
Turner Foundation, Inc.
Wallace Global Fund
Wilburforce Foundation
Norman and Rosita Winston
Foundation, Inc.
World Wildlife Fund
Zoo Zürich
Two anonymous donors
CORPORATIONS
BP International
Citigroup Foundation
Liz Claiborne Foundation
Ernst & Young LLP
Independence Community
Foundation
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Mitsubishi Corporation
Foundation for the Americas
Morgan Stanley
The New York Times
Company Foundation
The Pfizer Foundation
Rockefeller Group
International, Inc.
The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

1
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The Wildlife Conservation
Society thanks the
following donors for their
generous contributions
made between July 1,
2006 and June 30, 2007.
These gifts provided vital
funding for the programs
and activities—in New
York City, across the
United States, and around
the world—that support
our mission to save
wildlife and wild places.
$100,000 AND ABOVE
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
W. Beinecke
Blue Moon Fund
Laurie F. Michaels and
David Bonderman
Harvey and Heidi Bookman
Eleanor Briggs
The Howard G. Buffett
Foundation
Butler Conservation Foundation
C. Diane Christensen
and Jean Pierret
Liz Claiborne/Art Ortenberg
Foundation
J. Michael and Pamela Cline
Jonathan L. Cohen
Conservation International
Conservation International-Critical
Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Conservation International-
Global Conservation Fund
Estate of Norma E. Cossey
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M. Cullman
Lucy C. Danziger
Sarah K. de Coizart Article
TENTH Perpetual
Charitable Trust
The Doris Duke Charitable
Foundation
Earth Share/Environmental
Federation of America
Estate of Eleanor T. Elliott
William E. Flaherty
*deceased
ANNUAL REPORT 2007 77
Dr.* and Mrs. Henry Clay Frick II
Melinda B. Frost
Valerie Gates
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goelet
Francis Goelet Charitable Trust
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
Judith Hamilton
John R. Hearst, Jr.
Darlene and Brian Heidtke
Homeland Foundation,
Inc./E. Lisk Wyckoff, Jr.
The Irwin Family
Daphne and Thomas Kaplan
and the Lillian Jean
Kaplan Foundation
Elyssa Kellerman
Kerzner Marine Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Mallah
Estate of Marie E. Markus
Edith McBean
Wendy P. McCaw Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R. McGrath
The Ambrose Monell Foundation
Gordon and Betty Moore
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. George K. Moss
National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation
National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation and ExxonMobile
Save The Tiger Fund
National Geographic Society
The New York Community Trust
The New York Community
Trust-Nancy G. and C.
Richard MacGrath Fund
Katharina Otto-Bernstein
The David and Lucile
Packard Foundation
The Howard Phipps Foundation
The Jay Pritzker Foundation
Josie and Julian Robertson
Susan and Jack Rudin
Katherine T. Ruttenberg/
The Ruttenberg Family
Roger and Vicki Sant/The
Summit Foundation
The Schiff Family
Walter and Jeanne Sedgwick
Caroline N. Sidnam
The Starr Foundation
Estate of Everett S. Steinmetz
Allison and Leonard Stern
Dr. Judith P. Sulzberger
Pamela M. Thye
The Families of Laurence
A. & Preston R. Tisch
Andrew H. and Ann R.
Tisch Foundation
Wilburforce Foundation
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Robert W. Wilson
Ken Wollenberg* and
Barbara Lee Ebs
Estate of Martha Daly Wolfson
Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods
World Wildlife Fund
Zoo Zürich
Barbara and Donald
Zucker Foundation
Two anonymous donors
$25,000 TO $99,999
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Nancy Abraham and Arnold Moss
Ellen Adams and Jonathan Sheer
American Museum of Natural
History, Center for Biodiversity
and Conservation
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Elinor Patterson Baker Trust
John Banovich
The Bay and Paul Foundations
Cynthia and Ronald Beck
Susanna Berger
Bobolink Foundation
Ron and Susan Briggs
The Bromley Charitable Trust
The Bullitt Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Coleman P. Burke
Chais Family Foundation
The Chicago Zoological Society
Glenn Close
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Association, Inc.
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for Applied Biodiversity Science
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Coypu Foundation
Katherine L. and Peter R. Dolan
Harold and Esther Edgerton
Family Foundation
The Eppley Foundation
For Research
Judith and David Epstein
Armand G. Erpf Fund
Flora Family Foundation
The Fludzinski Foundation
Jane Fraser Fulcher
The Freed Foundation, Inc.
Charles Fritz III
Edwin F. Gamble
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Alexandra Gardiner Goelet
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Science and Environmental
Research, Inc.
Indianapolis Zoological Society, Inc.
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The Jeniam Foundation
Betty Wold Johnson and
Douglas F. Bushnell
Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Jones II
Henry P. Kendall Foundation
Bert G. Kerstetter
Monica M. Krick
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Mr. and Mrs. James M. Large, Jr.
Mark Laxer and Sara Lourie
Bokara Legendre
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William B. Lloyd
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Manocherian
Margot Marsh Biodiversity
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Zara McDonald
John D. Mitchell
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Susan Lyall
Grace Lyu Volckhausen
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Christopher H. Manice
Mr. and Mrs. Roman Martinez IV
Diahn and Tom McGrath
Ronay and Richard Menschel
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Millard
Mary and Sam Miller
Mrs. Stanley R. Miller
Gillian and Sylvester Miniter
Richard and Marcia Mishaan
Hee-Jung and John Moon
The Moore Charitable Foundation
Heidi Muschick and
Barry DiBernardo
Valia and Metin Negrin
New York Stock Exchange
Foundation, Inc.
New York Yankees
Heidi Nitze
Drs. Ralph and Jadviga
da Costa Nuñez
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nye
D. Barry O’Connor
Lisa and Ciaran O’Kelly
Patricia and Jeffrey Patterson
Jessie and Thomas Paul
Robin and Matthew E. Perkins
Carroll Petrie
Yesim and Dusty Philip
Joanne and Paul B. Prager
Kimberly and Jean Putzer
Lewis Rabinowitz
Denise Rich
Robeco USA, Inc.
Elizabeth and Bradley Robins
Linda Gosden Robinson and
James D. Robinson III
David Rockefeller
Isabella Rossellini
Dr. Jeffrey A. Sachs
Carla Sacks and John Morris
Danielle Sapse and
Anne-Marie Sapse
Drew and Karenna Schiff
Mort Schrader
Heidi Schuster
Kristen Siebecker and
Alex Robinson
Ann L. and Herbert J. Siegel
Philanthropic Fund
Alan B. Slifka Foundation, Inc.
Andrea Stern
Raymond M. Steuert
Dana Hammond Stubgen
and Dr. Patrick Stubgen
Dr. Judith P. Sulzberger
Matt and Joan Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Thomas
Barbara and Donald Tober
Mary Margaret and John Trousdale
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The G. Unger Vetleson Foundation
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Mr. and Mrs. John J. Veronis
Mr. and Mrs. Gianluigi Vittadini
Erica von Studnitz
Bruce and Claude Wasserstein
Sharon Wee and Tracy Fu
Laurie and David I. Weiner
Harriett and Ronald Weintraub
Karl Wellner and Deborah Norville
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Winegar
Rogih Yazgi
Natasha and Dirk Ziff
Zurich American
Insurance Company
Three anonymous donors
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The Pfizer Foundation
Shell Exploration &
Production Company
The Tiffany & Co. Foundation
Tyco International
Unocal Foundation
$25,000 TO $49,999
Liz Claiborne Inc.
Credit Suisse
The Walt Disney Company
Independence Community
Foundation
JPMorgan Chase
Morgan Stanley
SeaWorld & Busch Gardens
Conservation Fund
Sovereign Bank
$10,000 TO $24,999
Altria Group, Inc.
American Express Company
Anson Energy Corporation
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
AXA Foundation, Inc.
The Bank of New York
Bloomberg
Italian Wine Merchants
Colgate-Palmolive Company
IZZE Beverage Company
Ernst & Young, LLP
The Guardian Life
Insurance Company
The H.W. Wilson Foundation
HSBC Bank USA
ING
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.
Merrill Lynch & Co.
MetLife
Moody’s Foundation
Benjamin Moore & Co.
New England Biolabs Foundation
New York Power Authority
Pzena Investment
Management, LLC
The Rockefeller Group, Inc.
Stop & Stor Charitable Fund Barbara’s Bakery, Inc.
Vestar Capital Partners Birthdaybakers Partymakers
W. P. Carey & Co. Bottlenotes
Wilder Property Companies, Inc.
Bradford Renaissance
$1,000 TO $2,999 Brooklyn Brewery
American International Group Build-A-Bear Workshop®
Amgen Foundation Castle Brands, Inc.
Good Tree LLC Champion Stamp Co., Inc.
Kings Plaza Shopping
Center and Marina Classic Harbor Line
Lowepro Faith and Peter Coolidge
Moritz Cadillac, Inc. Crayon, Inc.
Newman’s Own, Inc. Deno’s Wonder Wheel
Newmark & Company Donnellascloset.com
Real Estate, Inc.
Draycott Hotel
Reserve Management Corporation
Eos Airlines
San Juan Hand Therapy
Schroder Investment Management The Fishman Organization
North America Inc. FIZZ
St. Augustine Alligator Farm Inc. Folkmanis
Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn Forest City Ratner Companies
Veterinary Oncology and
Hematology Center, LLC Fox Entertainment Group
One anonymous donor Gervais Arts
Glorious Food

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Jacadi
Astroland Amusement Park
JetBlue Airways
Baby Planet
Bank of America
K & M International
Café Imports
KeySpan Energy
Care2.com
Kid O
Consolidated Edison Company
London Zoo
of New York, Inc.
Mad Imports
Coors Brewing Co.
Manhattan Theatre Club
Delta Air Lines
Denos WonderWheel Mapping the World by Heart
Eaglemont Press
MCC Theater
Fisher-Price
Medical Imaging
Fuji Photo Film USA, Inc. of Manhattan
Hess Corporation
Northern Focus Optical, Inc.
Jeep On The Line Productions LTD
Manhattan Beer Distributors
PepsiCo, Inc.
" ",- Time Warner, Inc.
Montefiore Medical Center
Placid Boatworks
The New York Daily News
Toshiba America Foundation Putumayo World Music
$50,000 AND ABOVE PepsiCo, Inc.
BP International $6,000 TO $9,999 Pepsi-Cola Bottling Ralph Lauren
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Fidelity Investment Corporation of New York, Inc. Riverhouse
Cargill, Inc. McGraw-Hill Companies Royal Caribbean International Sharp Electronics Corporation
Citi TIAA-CREF Snapple Beverages
Skin TheraP
Consolidated Edison Company Universe Kogaku America SONY Pictures
of New York, Inc. So Cozy Haircare
Starbucks
For Children
Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund $3,000 TO $5,999 UBS
Enduro India Sovereign Bank
Berry & Berry Wendy’s International
Exxon Mobil Foundation The Bloomingdale’s Fund of Yellow Book Sweet Zoe Scents
Goldman, Sachs & Co. the Federated Department ZenSoy Victoria Hansen
Stores Foundation
Mitsubishi Corporation Rachel and Janet Vinyard
Foundation for the Americas Chevron Research and
The New York Times
Company Foundation
Nordstrom
Technology Company /-‡ ‡  Vivolo
Happy Hollow Corporation American Girl Wyland
Henry Schein, Inc. Astroland Amusement Park Zoocchini
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The Wildlife Conservation Society is pleased to Janet and Fred Hitschler Marilyn O’Brien
recognize the members of the Wildlife Heritage Circle, Carroll Ann Hodges Mr. and Mrs. David Obedzinski
who have demonstrated their commitment to our mission Augusta Hook Doris Ohlsen
by including WCS in their estate plans or establishing Margaret Rose Hope Austin Okie
life income gifts. We are grateful for their contributions, Robin Huffman Theresa and Leonard Ornstein
William Hughes PKD Trust
which will provide important future support for our
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar E. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Palkovitz
efforts to save wildlife and wild places.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jacobs Antoinette Panico
Cav. Dr. Irma B. Jaffe Jacqueline Pearlman
Norma J. Abele Annette DeLuca Sonya Jensen Terry Pelster
Ethel Adler Robert and Rosemarie Dieda Joan and Edward Kaplan Stacey Peters
Edwina P. Ahenkora Heather-Mary Dixon Mr. and Mrs. John E. Karlin Martha Pezrow
Dorothy L. Asendorf Andre and Molly Donikian Yvonne P. Kenny Lauren Pollack
Betty Jane Baer Christopher Durso Lisette Kirchner Jane Cox Ponty
Betty L. Barry Barbara Dzubak Edith Kopecky Mrs. Simon Poyta
Rhoda Lee Bauch Marie June Eger and Nicholas and Linda Kordes
Mary Jane Osborne Robert M. Preissner
Beverly Bender Simah Kraus
Dr. Joan Eliasoph Lauretta Prestera
Mrs. Hilda A. Bender Neil W. Kurtz
William T. Farrar Phil and Irene Pullen
Annette Benedict Henry Lefer
Joan L. Faust Robert Ramir
Helen Benjamin Grace Leight
Irmgard Bennett Bonnie Fisher
Suzi Leonard
Joan Benson Taryn and Howard Fisher
Dr. Richard W. Levy
Lucy Wilson Benson Robert and Judith Foester
Lucy D. Lieberfeld
Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Benson Connie C. Frazier
Michael Lindley
Susanna Berger Christopher and Desly
Kathleen Lingo
Movius Fryer
Ann Berkman Harvey Litwin
Gail Gabrelian
Gisela and Daniel Berkson William B. Lloyd
Margaret Garland
Priscilla Blakemore Catherine Lomuscio
Lois Gartlir
Louis H. Blumengarten Dorcas MacClintock
Evadne Gerrard
Harvey and Heidi Bookman Andrew J. Main
Nadine and Scott Goetz
Margaret A. Borgstrand Patricia Malkin
Doris Golderos
Richard H. Bose Mr. and Mrs. James P. Marion, Jr.
Fred Good
Maggie and Walt Boyer Elizabeth S. Mark
Barbara Graham
Ron and Susan Briggs Mr. and Mrs. George J. Marra
Margaret and Floyd Grave
Randy Brook Edith McBean
Carolyn Greene
Marlene Bryda Linda McCauley
Sharon Grelsamer
Drs. Cynthia and Robert Burns Megan M. McCormick
Thomas M. Griffing
Walter and Sylvia Button Mr. and Mrs. David Herron Meese
Dr. James F. Grillo
Joseph A. Calderone Charles W. Merrels
Katharine Gross
Michael Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Miller
Cynthia E. Gubernick
William H. Canfield Stella Miller
Tatjana E. Gusoff
Dr. Irene Cannon-Geary James F. Minter and
Margaret L. Hagen David J. Schnabel
Peggy Catalane
Leo Carl Halpern Max Money
Caroline and Dominick Celli
Linda Hammond Richard Montgomery
Dorothy Babcock Chapin
Mary Harkness Dan and Shirley Moreines
C. Diane Christensen
and Jean Pierret Nancy Kay Harris Anne Marie Morris
Marie Ciaiola Linda D. and Albert M. Hartig Amy J. Munich
Ann Cioffi Gregory F. Hauser Drs. Martin A. Nash and
Emily Clifton Peg Heath Jack Hennigan
Jonathan L. Cohen Raisa Hebra Murray L. Nathan
Louise G. Collins Drs. David and Deirdre Hensen Claire K. Necker
Dr. and Mrs. William G. Conway Dr. Joseph Q. Heplar Larry Ness
Margery Cornwell Eleanor Herman Mrs. Dorothy Newshan
Rhonda Coulston Amy Hersh Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nives
Dr. Susan Cropper Joan Hesterberg Ronald Nullet
Mrs. Edgar M. Cullman
Robert Cusick
Right: Claudio Campagna directs the WCS Sea and
Mrs. Charles A. Dana, Jr.
Joy Darlington Sky program to protect biodiversity in the southwest-
Countess Emilie de ern Atlantic. He has studied southern elephant seals in
Rohan-Chandor
Margaret Della Cioppa Patagonia since the late 1970s.

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Kathleen Ritch Marilyn G. Schroeder Marie Streno Teresa L. Vincent
Anthony Rohr Patricia Scimeca Phyllis Strickler John and Victoria Walker
Ann Rosche Dot Selinger and Michael Moskovis Patricia Stryker Marjory S. Walters
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Rose Holly Shafer Dave Stutey Fanny E. Warburg
Lynn Rosenfeld Barry A. Shapiro Susanne Suba-Bloch Mary E. Warters
Barbara Rosenthal Norma Gudin Shaw Audrey J. Sutton Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Warwick
Jacqueline Rossi Binkley and Paula Shorts Karen J. Swope Marshall Weinberg
Linda Rothstein Sheila Siderman and Jerry Palin John J. Symansky Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Weiss
Norma E. Rugg Fred Siemer Peggy J. Taleho Miriam Weissblum
Dorothy K. Rupp Sharon Kim Siegfriedt and Fran Thomas and Harry Friedman Joel Weisvogel
Loretta Russo Fredric A. Silberman David B. and Muriel B. Tischler Lucille Werlinich
Steven E. Sanderson Kenneth L. Smith and Mercele Trudeaux Christine Westerhoff
James E. Scarff Lucia Christopher John H. Tyler, Ph.D. Adrienne P. Wickersham
Peter Schaffer Greta Smith Lorraine Umek Mr. and Mrs. Phillip M. Winegar
Joan Scheier Elissa Sommer Jean van Buuren Betty Winkler
Karin and Patrick Schiavone Ferne Spieler Dr. Hansa van Hove Ward W. Woods, Jr.
Christine Schiavone-McKeon Adrienne Statfeld Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Elizabeth M. Zapp
Joanne Schiller Marilyn Steele Vasillopulos Monica E. Zullo
Rena Schilsky C. Streno Charles O. Vellone Thirty anonymous donors

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Blair Metrailler Ellen Niven and Tristram Deery COUNCIL
DINNER BY THE SEA Alix Peck Vanessa and Jeremy O’Friel Judith Hamilton, Co-Chair
Sarah Pendergast Suzanne and Craig Packer Christopher Hockett, Co-Chair
COMMITTEE
Elizabeth Pyne Betsy and Rob Pitts John D. Goldman, Honorary Chair
Brian J. Heidtke, Chair
Ron Adee Lauren Sbordone Mimi and Lorin Reisner Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bastoni
Marina Belessis-Casoria Georgina Schaeffer Amy and Hartley Rogers Michael W. Bealmear
Bruce Bender Teddy Schiff Charlotte and Ottavio Serena Jayaram Bhat
Dominic A. Capolongo Montserrat Serra-Janner Katherine and Dhiren Shah Ron and Susan Briggs
Trudy Dolley David Slaven Mary Alice and M. David Sherrill Mary S. Boardman
Peter Emerson Margot Streeter Nancy and John Sipp Mr. and Mrs. William N.
Diane Fishman Jud Traphagen Kathleen and Andrew Thomas Bucklin III
Jerry Fishman Taylor Traut Mary Margaret and John Trousdale Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burgess
Sid Gold R. Scott Zenko Kathryn and Bill Tyree C. Diane Christensen
John R. Hearst, Jr. Margie and William Ughetta, Jr. Madeleine and Jerry Cohen
Amy Klein EXPLORERSʼ PARTY Alexis and John Waller Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Dow
Terence J. Mitchell COMMITTEE Liz and Steve Weinstein Stephanie A. Evans
Joshua L. Muss Faith Coolidge, Co-Chair Alison and Dan Weiskopf Astrid Flood
Howard Phipps, Jr. Juliette Janssens, Co-Chair Elizabeth and Philip B. Linda E. Gladstone
Charles Russell Lorie and Paul Adams Weymouth III Mrs. William H. Hamm III
David T. Schiff, ex officio Christina and Anthony Addison Charlotte and John Wickham Dr. and Mrs. Alan Harley
Peter G. Schiff Jackie and Jean Francois Astier Suzy Wolden and Jon Horowitz Kathryn W. Holmes
Victor E. Vientos Rhonda and Robbie Banker Adina and Woody Young Charles Knowles
Ward W. Woods Barbara and Jude Barbera Annette and John Younger Monica M. Krick
Mary and John Bettis William B. McClatchy
Celeste and P. Cornelis Boele
CONSERVATION
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COUNCIL Pamela and Scott Bowman Patricia McGinnis
Devon and Peter Briger
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Christopher Manice, Co-Chair Jeff Morgan
Mary Dailey Pattee, Co-Chair Noreen and Ken Buckfire Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas D. Osborne
Diana Townsend- Peri and David Clark, Jr. NEW ENGLAND Anne L. Pattee
Butterworth, Co-Chair Ann and Geoffrey Coley COUNCIL George D. Phipps
John Achenbach Faith and Peter Coolidge Caroline H. Hall, Co-Chair Richard W. Ross
Cristina Alger Elena and John Coumantaros Jodie D. Stevenson, Co-Chair Walter C. Sedgwick
Halsey Anderson Ide and David Dangoor Jean-Marc Berteaux Lance Shoemaker and
Lindsey Andrews Andrea de Cholnoky and Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Brown James Williams
Anne and George F. Baker IV Scott C. Wilson Alexandra F. Edwards Laurie M. Smith and
Elizabeth Belfer Karen and Marc de Saint Phalle Elizabeth T. Gray Stephen C. Pratt
Melissa Berkelhammer Liete and Mark Eichorn Mrs. Benjamin A. Groves Dr. Marjorie Smith
Gabriela Bockhaus Chrissie and Tolomy Erpf Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Hallowell Beverly Spector
Stephanie E. K. Borynack Kristen and Stephen Fealy Elizabeth and Dan Harrigan
Lisa Bottomley Libby and Terry Fitzgerald Brad and Beth Hildt SOUTHERN
Camilla K. Bradley Lala and Porter Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hoch CONNECTICUT COUNCIL
Charles R. Carson, Jr. Cozy and Joseph Friedman Ronnie Kanarek Heather Jervis, Co-Chair
Nicholas Cox Linda and Charles Garnett Jennifer West Lodge Lucinda B. Watson, Co-Chair
Benjamin C. de Menil Blakely and Trey Griggs Sandra L. Manzella and Tom and Kathy Ewald
Cassin Donn Alex Wolf Hamblett and Richard Karoff Mr.and Mrs. Carl S. Forsythe III
Carolina Dorson Mark Hamblett
Mr. and Mrs. E. Lee Perry Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Getz
W. Malcolm Dorson Paige and Tripp Hardy
Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley Reeve Mrs. Jean-Paul Gimon
Christine Elia Ann and John Heidenreich
Mr. and Mrs. J. Carry Rich Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey G. Jervis
Molly B. Fahner Jackie and Keith Hennessey
Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Rome Ruth Grace Jervis
Fernanda K. Gilligan Ritchey and David Howe
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Scott Wayne Jervis III
Colin Haynes Greenspon Sharon and William Jacob
Binkley C. Shorts D. Barry O’Connor
Merrill Hanley Juliette and Mark Janssens
John G. Stevenson Carmiña and Ralph Roth
Nicole Hanley Amanda and Glad Jones
Walter G. Thompson Mrs. Deborah P. Sterling
Victoria Hansen Dayssi and Paul Kanavos
Natalie W. Williams John M.P. Thatcher, III*
Amanda Hearst Sandy and Jim Katzman
Beth and Clarke Keough Frederic Winthrop, Jr. John M.P. Thatcher, IV
Gillian Hearst-Shaw
Lydia Hearst-Shaw Serena and William Lese
Elisabeth Kieselstein-Cord Tamara and Josh Leuchtenburg
Stacey and Keith Locker
Right: Malagasy environmentalist and recording artist
Lauren Leigh Kisner
Gillian Koenig Leslie and Thomas Maheras Sarovy writes, sings, and teaches songs about the
Harrison LeFrak Joy and Charles McLendon, Jr.
Valerie and Stuart Mogul
environment to village youngsters in the rainforests of
Helena C. Martinez
Alexander Mears Hee-Jung and John Moon Masoala and Makira, both WCS field sites.

*deceased
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/ Pathology Dex Ott, Director, Design David Powell, Assistant
Steven E. Sanderson, President D McAloose, Department Head Management Curator, Hoofstock
and Chief Executive Officer Carlos E. Rodriguez, Julie White, Walter Deichmann, Creative Rebecca Chapnick, Office Manager
Gail Sheldon, Chief of Staff Associate Pathologists Director, Exhibits Marietta Kalk, Claudia Wilson,
Alfred Ngbokoli, Laboratory Shane LeClair, Senior Collection Managers
Project Designer
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Daniel Friedman, Histotechnician
Kent H. Redford, Vice
President and Director
Eva Fearn, Assistant Director
John Fraser, Director, Public
Research and Evaluation Program
Margaret Kinnaird, Senior
Conservation Ecologist
Jessica Sickler, Research Associate
Catherine Grippo,
Program Assistant
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LIVING INSTITUTIONS
ADMINISTRATION
Robert A. Cook, Senior Vice
President and General Director
James J. Breheny, Vice President
and Director, Bronx Zoo
John A. Gwynne, Vice President
and Chief Creative Officer
Denise McClean, Assistant
Director, Administration
of City Zoos
Marion Merlino,
Executive Assistant
Michelle Midea, Beverly
Moss, Secretaries
Project Development
Thea Feldman, Creative Writer
Bronx Zoo Library
Steve Johnson, Manager
Robert Olley, Information
Services Librarian
WILDLIFE HEALTH SCIENCES
Paul Calle, Acting Director,
Zoological Health Programs
Joanne Valletta, Office Manager
Susan Cardillo, Lisa Eidlin,
Hospital Supervisors
Deborah F. Harris, Pathology &
Clinical Records Secretary
Clinical Care
Paul Calle, Stephanie B.
James, Bonnie Raphael,
Senior Veterinarians
Robert Moore, Associate
Clinical Veterinarian
Heidi Zurawka, WCS
Clinical Resident
Tim Georoff, WCS/Cornell
Clinical Resident
Pamela Manning Torres, Veterinary
Technician Supervisor
Karen Ingerman, Justin X.
Nowowiejski, Donna Stringer,
Veterinary Technicians
Dolores Sanginito,
Clinical Secretary
90 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
Nanette Gran, E. Stephen Melley,
Patricia Walsh, Pathology
Technician
Melissa Czajikowski, WCS/
Cornell Resident
Field Veterinary Program
William Karesh, Director and
Chief of Party of GAINS
Angela Yang, Program Manager
Colin Woodward, Technician/
Logistics Coordinator
Helen Lee, Program Coordinator
Erika Alandia, Erik Eulert,
Community Outreach
Veterinarians
Africa: Ken Cameron, Alain
Ondzie, Field Veterinarians;
Michael D. Kock, Associate Field
Veterinarian; Patricia E. Reed,
Assistant Field Veterinarian;
Baudelaire Zorine Nkouantsi,
Wildlife Health Specialist; Issa
Bedjabaga, Lab Technician
Asia: Martin Gilbert, Assistant Field
Veterinarian, Stephane Ostrowksi,
Ecosystem Health Manager
Latin America: Carolina Marull,
Wildlife Health Fellow; Rodolfo
Nallar Gutierrez, Marcela M.
Uhart, Field Veterinarians
Scott Newman, Wildlife
Health Advisor, UN FAO
Steven Osofsky, Senior Policy
Advisor, Wildlife Health
Damien Joly, Senior Science
Advisor, Epidemiology
GAINS: Kristine Smith, Field
Veterinarian; Barbara Perez-
Reid, Program Assistant; Eric
Hively, GIS/Data Coordinator;
Miklos Takacs, Website
Coordinator; Jessica Grillo,
Program Manager; Darin Collins,
Asia Field Veterinarian; Robert
Thomson, Asia Bird Specialist
EXHIBITION DESIGN AND
GRAPHIC ARTS (EGAD)
John Gwynne, Vice President
and Chief Creative Officer
Susan Chin, Director,
Planning and Design
Eileen Cruz-Minnis, Assistant
Director, EGAD Administration
Rumit Mehta, Program
Administrator
Patricia White, Executive Assistant
Anne Rice, Project Assistant
Denise Delgado,
Department Assistant
Matilda Mora, Office Clerk
Architecture, Exhibit
Design Production
Bryan Robidas, Supervisor
Glenn Fergason, Michael Gormaley,
Brian Morrissey, Project Managers
Sara Tsiropinas, Junior
Architectural Designer
Tonya Edwards, Jennifer Lee,
Senior Landscape Designers
Exhibit Production
Gary Smith, Assistant Director
Matthew Aarvold,
Assistant Supervisor
Derek Haffar, Senior
Exhibit Specialist
Lauren Anker, Christian John
Dallett, Brian Donnelly,
Carolyn Fuchs, Katherine
McLeod, Deborah Simon,
Exhibit Specialists
Ruth Marshall, Exhibit Sculptor
Interpretive Programs
Sonal Bhatt, Assistant Director
Jessica Bicknell, Exhibit Developer
Sarah Werner, Media Coordinator
& Exhibit Developer
Graphic Design
and Production
Sarah Hezel, Assistant Director
Zipora Fried, Kimio Honda,
Sharon Kramer Loew, Creative
Directors, Graphics
Richard Orlosky, Senior
Graphic Designer
Nancy Fischer, Vanah Harris, Adi
Mendler, Joshua Weitzman,
Graphic Designers
Andrae Cezair, Sue Cha,
Jennifer Dolland, Junior
Graphic Designers
Paul Heyer, Manager,
Exhibit Production
Nelson Then, Manager,
Graphic Production and
Computer Systems
Kim Wagner, Production
Coordinator
Christopher Maune, Supervisor,
Graphic Production
George Oberhofer, William
Rios, Graphic Specialists
Global Design
Katherine Lemcke, Project
Coordinator
BRONX ZOO
James J. Breheny, Vice
President and Director
Linda Wied, Executive Assistant
Bronx Zoo Animal Programs
Patrick R. Thomas, General Curator
Mammalogy
Colleen McCann, Curator, Primates
Brenda Kramer, Nicole Rella,
Jason Rowe, Assistant Supervisors
Robert Terracuso, Kris Theis,
Primary Wild Animal Keepers
Ralph Aversa, Michelle Blatz,
Kitty Dolan, Gilbert Gordian,
Jr., Loraine Hershonik, Vanessa
Jones, Florence Klecha, Kathleen
MacLaughlin, Douglas Mase,
Joan McCabe-Parodi, Jeffrey
Munson, Karen Napolitano,
Phillip Reiser, Gerard Stark,
Jose Vasquez, Martin Zybura,
Senior Wild Animal Keepers
Avril Armstrong, Adele Barone,
Anthony Buffill, Wendy Canino,
Lacy Clifford, Katherine
D’Andrea, Emily Davidson,
Dawn Davis, Robert Dempsey,
Brian DiGirolamo, Juliet Elkins,
David Fernandez, Carlos Flores,
Joel Forgione, Mary Gentile,
Amy Golden, Mary Gremler,
Daphne Guzman, Carol
Henger, Danielle Hessel, Lauren
Hinson, Cindy Maur, Joanne
McGillycuddy, Kate McMahon,
Michelle Medina, Elizabeth
Metzger, Elizabeth Mills, Katie
Mokkosian, Brandon Moore,
Douglas Morea, Keri Nugent,
Rebecca Pearce, Jonathan Perez,
Noel Perriello, Hope Pinckney,
Brian Putman, Nancy Rogers,
Amy Ryan, Chris Salemi, Sabrina
Squillari, Monika Stroeber,
Anneke van Renesse, Heather
Tassler, Nate Thompson, Patricia-
Ann Vierling, Cathy Vitale, Kelly
Wallis, Mike Wrubel, Rebecca
Zenowich, Wild Animal Keepers
Matthew Vara, Supervising
Park Maintainer
James Musano, Park Maintainer
Ornithology
Christine Sheppard, Curator
Nancy Clum, Assistant Curator
Mary Evans, Departmental
Assistant
Marcia Arland, Collection Manager
Mark Hofling, Mary Iorizzo,
Assistant Supervisors
Chad Seewagen,
Ornithology Intern
Patricia Cooper, Gigi Giacomara,
Nancy Gonzalez, Susan Leiter,
Alana O’Sullivan, Yvetta Pokorny,
Jeremy Sanders, Emily Stevinson,
Brian Tierney, Paul Zabarauskas,
Senior Wild Animal Keepers
Alisa Behar, Kristi Bruce, Jeannine
Correa, Margaret Deeney, Myra
Dremeaux, James, Gottleib,
Shanna Hall, Tasha Hook,
Michael Houlihan, Ken Huth,
 Tim Mohl, Trina Puglia, Juan
Romero, Ramsay Thom, Debra
Wolfe, Beth Wetherhold,
Wild Animal Keepers
Herpetology
Jennifer Pramuk, Curator
Gail Bonsignore,
Supervising Secretary
William Holmstrom,
Collection Manager
Paul Kmiotek, Senior
Wild Animal Keeper
Joseph Abene, Alyssa Borek,
Brandon Casey, Melissa Mohring,
Wild Animal Keepers
Special Animal Exhibits:
Childrenʼs Zoo, Butterfly
Garden, Animal Rides,
Tractable Animals
Craig Gibbs, Curatorial
Science Fellow
John Scarola, Operations Supervisor
Ruth Iannuzzi, Diana
Tancredi, Supervisors
Diana Belich, James Dauterman,
Stephanie Derkasch, Shakira
Paula, Assistant Supervisors
Mary Bynon, Margaret Deeny,
Melanie Lumba, Jennifer Oi,
Jennifer Pramuk was named Curator of Herpetology
at the Bronx Zoo. Her specialty is amphibians, particu-
larly Latin American frogs.
Patricia Ortiz, Kim Smith, Luke
Torres, Wild Animal Keepers
Animal Management Services
Nilda Ferrer, Curator and Registrar
Helen Basic, Anne Rockmore,
Animal Records Specialists
Mariluz Vazquez, Data and
Technical Support Assistant
Carmen Guzman, Animal
Shipping Coordinator
Pest Control
Anthony Boodoo, Manager,
Pest Control
Azaad Gaffar, Pest Control
Assistant Manager
Sergio Rivera, Joseph White,
Pest Control Applicator
Animal Commissary
Joseph Briller, Manager
Moruf Egbo, Michael Marano,
Senior Wild Animal Keepers
Alfredo Hernandez, Michael
Cruz, Wild Animal Keepers
John Andrew King,
Park Maintainer
Quincy Banks, Guillermo
Guzzman, Assistant
Park Maintainers
Bronx Zoo Security
Edward Cooney, Manager, Security
Raynor Mattson, Assistant Manager
Jeff Grahn, Kennedy
Samuels, Supervisors
Luis Barreto, Steven Carr, Steven
Pippa, Gregory Upshaw, James
Williams, Park Maintainers
Haseeb Baksh, Jimmy Barreto,
Ivonne Collazo, Weston
Hill, Barbara Laureano, Noel
Martinez, Ceaser Montenegro,
Bernardo Nelson, Jesus Padilla,
Maribel Perez, Robert Rosario,
Donald Thompson, Alexandre
Vazquez, Ralph Zamboli,
Assistant Park Maintainers
Construction
Kenneth Hutchinson, Director
Jon Dohlin, Paul Skarbowski,
Project Managers
Nora Ramos, Operations
Administrator
Operations
John Duke, Assistant Director
Michael Santomaso, Manager
Laurel Toscano, Administrative
Assistant, Operations Shops
Parmanand Kesraj, Anthony
Laino, Thomas Reilly, Louis
Scandole, Michael Scott, Sanjev
Seodas, Marconi St. Hill, Robert
Stillwell, Nathaniel Torres,
Supervising Park Maintainers
Walter Almodovar, James Byrne,
Benedetto Cardillo, Francis
Cushin, Joseph Corry, Lawrence
D’Erasmo, Robert Gonzalez,
Alfred Hart, John Illenye,
Gregory Kalmanowitz, Jose
Martinez, Ramon Mendoza,
Alison Modeste, Tarique
Mohammed, Winston Newton,
Nicholas Perrone, Nelson
Prado, Robert Santarelli,
Renzo Scarazzini, Edward
Scholler, Nathaniel Torres,
Carlos Year, Park Maintainers
Maintenance
Frank Suarino, Assistant Director
Winston Williams, Manager
Wayne Harris, Park Foreman
Johnnie Ferreira, Supervising
Park Attendant
Anthony Corvino, Supervising
Park Maintainers
Raquel Camacho,
Administrative Assistant
Juan Semidei, Jr., John Tralongo,
Zoo Park Maintainers
Rafael Adorno, Joel,
Annuziato, William Castro,
Jr., Orlando Figueroa,
Gabriel Gomez, Santos Gonzalez,
Othniel Gulley, Mary Martin,
Jose Raul Rivera, Michael
Sbarbori, Justin Smith,
Assistant Park Maintainers
Maria Maldonado,
Senior Attendant
John Bruno, Jr., Migdalia Cordero,
Maria Estrada, Roberto Figueroa,
Jose A. Garcia, Jeanette Goines,
Gilbert Green, Porfirio Gutierrez,
ANNUAL REPORT 2007 91
 Keith Harris, Demond Jones,
Sonia Kalmanowitz, Louis
Landi, Carmen Montalvo,
Manuel Moura, Mildonia
Nunez, Jose Palacios, Gerard
Palinkas, Raymond Quaglia,
Niurka Ramos, Maria Ramos,
Marta Rivera, Victor Rodriguez,
Pedro Velez, Eduardo Vidal,
Raymond Zelenka, Attendants
Manuel Garcia, Supervising
Motor Vehicle Operator
George Izquierdo, Luigi
Marricco, Ralph Maston,
Motor Vehicle Operators
Cogeneration
Michael Henry, Manager,
Electric Services
Alfred Jensen, Supervisor
Mark Anderson, Dave Bailey,
Farouk Baksh, Hervan Brown,
Roopnarine Maharaj, Edwin
Otero, Keith Reynolds,
Park Maintainers
Horticulture
Ray Oladapo-Johnson, Curator
Wayne Bourdette, Manager
Gregory Smith, Supervisor
James Coelho, Stuart Goldstein,
Robert Herkommer, David Hyde,
Juan Albert Peralta, Gardeners
James Burns, Paul Fialkovic,
Anthony Quaglia, David
92 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
Rosenthal, Park Maintainers
Kevin Bermeo, Ivonne Lopez, Lloyd
Pearson, Premchad Ramgoriah,
Assistant Park Maintainers
NEW YORK AQUARIUM
Cynthia Reich, Deputy Director
Joan Shovlin, Rebecca Williams,
Project Assistants
Animal Programs
David DeNardo, General
Curator and Director of
Animal Operations
Paul Sieswerda, Aquarium Curator
Paul Loiselle, Curator,
Freshwater Fishes
Martha Hiatt, Supervisor,
Behavioral Husbandry
Guenter Skammel, Senior Trainer
Janeen Gleason, Kristin
Gragnano, Joanne Sottile,
Nick Visscher, Trainers
Michael Morgano, Hans
Walters, Supervisors
JoAnne Basinger, Frank
Greco, Leslie Leffler, Wayne
Stempler, Senior Keepers
Nicole Ethier, Stephanie Mitchell,
Paul Moylett, Lora Murphy,
Nicole Pisciotta, Sal Puglia,
Ellen Spencer, Jessica Trantham,
Thomas Wippenbeck, Keepers
Catherine McClave,
Laboratory Manager
Pamela Haynes, Melissa Petersen,
Laboratory Technicians
Patricia Toledo, Assistant
Laboratory Technician
Mary Messing, Administrative
Assistant, Librarian
Dick Blankfein, Dive Safety
Officer, Volunteer Dive
Program; Animal Husbandry
Volunteer Coordinator
Operations and Maintenance
Dennis Ethier, Director,
Operations, Facilities, and
Exhibit Fabrication
Melvin Pettit, Manager, Facilities
John Moore, Kenneth Prichett,
Ralph Ramos, William Sheehan,
David Sheurich, Michael Tine,
Supervising Park Maintainers
Michael Budney, Richard Bullen,
Richard DiStefano, Raul
Domenech, John Dougherty,
Alfred Escalera, Michael
Facciolo, Winstrol Hosein,
Timothy Magee, Fitz-Albert
Reynolds, Tony Vargas, Woodrow
Weir, Park Maintainers
Patti Blydenburgh, Joyce
Below: Assistant Park Maintainer Premchand Ramgoria
and Gardener David Hyde help install new plantings
for the June opening of the Bronx Zooʼs Astor Court.
Cangley, Supervisors,
Buildings and Grounds
Robert Caraballo, Frances Cantone,
Derrick Coleman, José Gonzalez,
Jarod Hagan, Peter Inesti, Tonya
Johnson, Ed Lebron, Henry
Lighty, Alicia Shannon, Stanley
Wasserman, Attendants
Janis Robinson,
Administrative Assistant
Tonya Thomas, Clerk
Security
Sal DeFeo, Security Manager
Joseph Knowles III,
Assistant Manager
Carlos Martinez, Supervisor
Samuel Black, Owen Mayhew,
Kenton Spence, Park Maintainers
Michael Antonelli, Diana Barreto,
Richard Jarus, Louis Parker,
Michael Wallace, Hector Weir,
Assistant Park Maintainers
Admissions and Parking
Joseph Minieri, Manager
Joeanne Dudley, Supervisor
Florence Goldberg, Ticket Agent
Science Programs
Diana Reiss, Senior Research
Scientist, Marine Mammal
Research Program
CENTRAL PARK ZOO
Luz M. Diaz, Administrative
Assistant
Beverly Moss, Secretary
Noemi Medina, Receptionist
Animal Programs
Jeffrey Sailer, Curator
Yula Kapetanakos, Assistant Curator
Bruce Foster, Collection Manager
Anthony Brownie, Supervisor
Charles Braun, Heather
Gordon, Robert Gramzay,
Kristine Keating, Senior
Wild Animal Keepers
Celia Ackerman, Michelle Acosta,
Richard Camilli, Priyangani De
Soyza, Tumeca Gittens, Alexander
Humphreys, Luis Jimenez,
Raymond Maguire, Melissa
Mason, Amaury Quiñones,
John Roderick, Gretchen
Stoddard, Wild Animal Keepers
David Autry, Life Support
Systems Technician
Bernadine Leahy, Senior
Veterinary Technician
Operations and Maintenance
Bob Gavlik, Director, City
Zoos Operations
Igor Labutov, Manager
Mong Lee, Assistant Manager,
City Zoos Systems Specialist
Edwina Jackson, Secretary
Michael Nedd, Marlon Ragbir,
Supervising Park Maintainers
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Assistant Park Maintainers
Sonia Colon, Joanna Kittler,
Sookiah Maharaj, Celvis Rock,
Ticket Agents/Cashiers
PROSPECT PARK ZOO
Patricia Cole, Assistant
Director/Curator
Betty Allen, Senior Secretary
Animal Programs
Dominick Dorsa, Supervisor
Nicole Shelmidine,
Assistant Supervisor
Katie Boyce, Jennifer Skelley,
Leslie Steele, Frances Verna,
Senior Wild Animal Keepers
Gwen Cruz, Crystal Dimiceli,
Victoria DiPaolo, Hulya Israfil,
Astra Kalodukas, Dennis
Maroulas, Atu Marshall, Fran
Moghab, Denielle Muoio,
Wild Animal Keepers
Karen Wone, Veterinary Technician
Operations and Maintenance
Bob Gavlik, Director, City
Zoos Operations
Tom McGrath, Manager
Stephen O’Shea, Assistant Manager
Evelyn Alexander, Secretary
Oscar Ceron, Reginald
McKenzie, Norbett Wescott,
Park Maintainers
Wayne Peters, Supervising
Attendant
Selwyn Ramnaidu, Chaitram
Singh, Assistant Park Maintainers
Elizabeth Chotalal, Luis Cruz,
Stacey Cummings, Donell
Gatling, Eisha Johnson,
Ernesto Ortiz, Attendants
Barbara Fung, Ira Goldman,
Susan Makower, David Morales,
Samaly Pastor, James Putnam-
Efthimiou, Mark Quadrozzi, Erin
Rosebrock, Thomas Seals, Andrea
White, Wild Animal Keepers
Nina Palmer-Sweeney,
Veterinary Technician
Operations and Maintenance
Bob Gavlik, Director, City
Zoos Operations
Jeffrey Blatz, Assistant Manager
Rafael Genao, Bo Yang Tian,
Eugene Texeira, Park Maintainer
Orlando Colon, Assistant
Park Maintainer
Carol White, Supervising Attendant
Krishna Dookran, Myriam
Martinez, Johanny Salcedo,
Carlos Valentin, Attendants
Horticulture
Todd J. Comstock, Manager
John McBride, Assistant
Horticulturist
Security and Admissions
Vince Capobianco, Manager
Jose Rosado, Assistant Manager
Paul Gerasimczyk, Supervisor
Paul Fairall, Giovanni Franco,
Leonard Golino, Anthony Mark,
Garfield McEachron, Carlton
Nelson, Rafael Nieves, William
Rosado, Dhandeo Shankar, Allan
Taylor, Assistant Park Maintainers
Tina Anderson, Joanne Crespo,
Angustella Zeko, Ticket Agents
Leslie Schneider, Coordinator,
Friends of the Zoo
Ilyssa Gillman, Manager, Program
Development and Instruction
Ronald Griffith, Senior Instructor
Kathryn Atkins, Secondary
Instructor
Francesca Cristofaro, Ami Dobelle,
Katie Doherty, Gabrielle
Kushner, Christopher MacKay,
Elementary Instructors
Erin Prada, Distance
Learning Instructor
Kathleen LaMattina, Education
Programs Liaison
Cayra Carroll, Divisional
Administrative Assistant
Patricia Berry, Administrative
Assistant
Yvonne Morgan, Program Registrar
Jeanine Silversmith, Project
Advisor, Teens for Planet Earth
Judith Unis, Project Coordinator,
Teens for Planet Earth
Ann Robinson, Program
Coordinator, SPARKS
across America
NEW YORK AQUARIUM
EDUCATION
Merryl Kafka, Curator
Lisa Mielke, Assistant Curator
Robert Cummings,
Senior Instructor
Kimberly Acevedo,
Volunteer Coordinator
Melissa Carp, Corey
Neiderhauser, Instructors
Desiree DeToy, Coordinator,
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Arkady Gutman, Alistair
Johnson, Alvin Sookoo, Jose
Torres, Park Maintainers
Wayne Martin, Supervising
Attendant
Santa Alequin, Joshua Doval,
Crystal Kinlaw, Audrey
McAllister, Nixon Nedd,
Nimia Ortiz, Geraldo Peralta,
Tyrone Pinkney, Lakisha Terry,
Karnen Veerapen, Attendants
Horticulture
Todd J. Comstock, Manager,
City Zoos Horticulture
Ingrida Knets, Assistant
Horticulturist
Security and Admissions
Stephen Carey, Manager
Frank Cangiarella, John Geist,
Assistant Managers
Fitzroy Neufville, Park Maintainer
John Bohan, Felito Cuevas, Carlton
Davidson, Alberto Gonzalez,
John Joseph, Marilyn Maldonado,
Frederic k Miller, Nestor Morera,
Jaime Pagan, Everton Pearson,
Rob Sutherland, Christopher
Todd, Ramanen Veerapen,
Maria Zampella, Secretary
Horticulture
Todd J. Comstock, Manager
Security and Admissions
Ken Norris, Manager
Joanne Carrillo, Supervisor
Wilbert Barton, Lemmuel
Brummell, Milton Cameron,
Harold Davis, Paul DeJesus,
Rogelio Dickens, Michael
Fazzino, Vincent Ferguson,
Patrick Osagie, Romualdo
Vasquez, Milton Williams,
Assistant Park Maintainers
Lola Chung, Jennifer Soto,
Suheilee Vasquez, Ticket Agents
QUEENS ZOO
Scott Silver, Assistant
Director/Curator
Animal Programs
Paulette Soto, Administrative
Assistant
Donna-Mae Graffam, Supervisor
Mark Hall, Assistant Supervisor
Marcy Farley, Marcos Garcia,
Dana Vasquez, Raul Vasquez,
Senior Wild Animal Keepers
Heath Bruscato, Kelly Carman,
Sara Hobel, Vice President
BRONX ZOO EDUCATION
Donald C. Lisowy, Curator
Mary DeRosa, Manager,
Support Services
M. Kathryn Langworthy, Divisional
Manager, Administration
General Audience and School
Group Programs, Graduate
Internships, Teacher Training,
and Curriculum Development
Thomas Naiman, Director,
Curriculum Development and
International Education Programs
Jennell Ives, Assistant Director,
National Programs
Sydell Schein, Manager,
Program Services
Lee Livney, Manager,
Federal Grants & Distance
Learning Program
Ana Laborde, Nalini Mohan,
International Teacher Trainers/
Curriculum Specialists
Tom Frankie, Nancy
Schwartz, Shellye Valauskas,
Teacher Trainers
Polly Catanzaro, Reservationist
CENTRAL PARK ZOO
EDUCATION
Robert Sikora, Curator
Jonathan Ellers, Senior Instructor,
Theater Coordinator
Nicole Greevy, Bonnie Bromberg,
Performing Instructors,
Onsite Coordinators; Alison
Saltz, Performing Instructor,
Offsite Coordinator
Jane Donnelly, Volunteer
Coordinator
Julia Jelassi, Secretary and Registrar
PROSPECT PARK ZOO
EDUCATION
Karen Tingley, Curator
Audrey Lucas, Community
Outreach Coordinator
QUEENS ZOO EDUCATION
Thomas Hurtubise, Curator
Monica Negron, Secretary
and Registrar
Jessica Lissow, Community
Outreach Coordinator
ANNUAL REPORT 2007 93
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John Robinson, Executive Vice
President for Conservation and
Science, Joan O. L. Tweedy
Chair in Conservation Strategy
Josh Ginsberg, Vice President,
Conservation Operations
Matthew Hatchwell,
European Coordinator
Senior Conservationists:
William Conway, Maurice
Hornocker, Bill Weber
Additional Staff: Sandra
Comte, Kate Mastro, Todd
Olson, Amy Pokempner
Program Development:
Susan Tressler, Associate
Director, Rachel Vinyard
Foundations of Success: Richard
Margoluis, Nick Salafsky,
Directors; Marcia Brown,
Janice Davis, Caroline Stem,
Vinaya Swaminathan
Species Survival Commission,
IUCN: Holly Dublin, Chair
LIVING LANDSCAPES
Eric Sanderson, David
Wilkie, Directors
Jane Carter Ingram, Leticia
Orti, Assistant Directors
Additional Staff: Tim Bean,
Scott Bergen, Gosia Bryja,
Karl Didier, Jessica Forrest,
Karen Minkowski, Erika
Reuter, Samantha Strindberg
SCIENCE AND
EXPLORATION
George Schaller, Vice President,
Ella Milbank Foshay Chair
in Wildlife Conservation
Alan Rabinowitz,
Executive Director
Additional Staff: Ricardo Boulhosa,
Kathleen Conforti, Michael Fay,
Bart Harmsen, Andrea Heydlauff,
Luke Hunter, Leonardo Maffei,
Katherine Marieb, Tim O’Brien,
John Polisar, Scott Silver, John
Thorbjarnarson, Nicole Williams
CONSERVATION POLICY
Linda Krueger, Director
Ray Victurine, Associate
Director, Finance
Elizabeth Bennett, Director,
Hunting & Wildlife Trade;
Additional Staff: Scott Roberton,
Vietnam, Lauren Terwilliger
Bushmeat Crisis Task Force:
Heather Eves, Director, Natalie
Bailey, Assistant Director
TRAINING AND
CAPACITY-BUILDING
Will Banham, Associate Director
Additional Staff: Romina Capelli,
Lynn Duda, Kate Mastro
AFRICA
James Deutsch, Director
Graeme Patterson, Kirstin
Siex, Assistant Directors
94 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
Raharitsimba Heritiana,
Cartagena, Christina Connolly,
Fiona Maisels, David Moyer, Guy
Picton-Phillips, Monica Wrobel
Cameroon
Jackson Betty Amouko, Marc
Billong, Albert Ekinde, Bernard
Fosso, Roger Fotso, Marie Odile
Kabeyene, Adimana Kilanga,
Cynthia Lai, Hyacinth Mboh,
Anthony Nchanji Chifu, Comfort
Ndah Ndom, Mbalnoudji
Ngodjo Ndodjim, Aaron
Nicholas, David Nzouango,
Jean Bosco Pouomegne
Central Africa Republic
Andrea Turkalo
Republic of Congo
Shane Abeare, Jim Beck, Connie
Clark, Bryan Curran, Paul
Elkan, Sarah Elkan, Joy Ferrante,
Norbert Gami, Mark Gately,
Richard Malonga, Nazaire
Massamba, Germaine Mavah,
Vincent Medjibe, Jerome
Mokoko, David Morgan,
Genevieve Ondongo Ndinga,
Colby Prevost, John Poulsen,
Hugo Rainey, Crickette Sanz,
Emma Stokes, Paul Telfer, Hilde
Van Leeuwe, Moise Zoniaba
Democratic Republic
Of Congo
Fidele Amsini, Ellen Brown,
Leonard Chihenguza, Floribert
Bujo Dhego, John Hart,
Benjamin Ntumba Kaciela,
Emmanuel Kayumba, Deo
Kujirakwinja, Guy Mbayma,
Jean-Remy Makana, Jacob
Madidi, Boni Nyembo, Raymond
Paluku, Baraka Othep, Robert
Mwinyihali, Richard Tshombe
Gabon
Kate Abernethy, Bruno Baert,
Romain Calaque, Nerissa
Chao, Eric Chehoski, Josie
Demmer, Julian Easton, Angela
Formia, Georges de Gersigny,
Kath Jeffrey, Louise Hurst,
Olly Hymas, Tomo Nishihara,
Isabelle Orbell, Nigel Orbell,
Rich Parnell, Malcolm Starkey,
Ruth Starkey, Matt Steil, Paul
Telfer, Jean-Pierre van de Weghe,
Lee White, Alden Whittaker
Ivory Coast
Akoi Kouadio
Kenya
Stephanie Dolrenry, Steven
Ekwanga, Laurence Frank,
Leela Hazzah, Anthony ole
Kasanga, Seamus Maclennan,
Alayne Mathieson, James ole
Putanoi, Rosie Woodroffe
Madagascar
Lantoniaina Andriamampianina,
Aristide Andrianarimisa,
Rahary Olga Andriantsoa,
Nicolas Blondel, Norolalaina
China
Christopher Holmes, Jean
Jacques Jaozandry, James
MacKinnon, Cesaire
Ramilison, Andriambololona
Nirina Randimby, Luccianie
Raonison, Vanessa Aliniaina
Rasoamampianina, Nirina
Oliva Rasoamandimby,
Andriamandimbisoa
Razafimpahanana
Nigeria
Jonas Attah, Andrew Dunn,
Inaoyom Imong, Paul Mbia,
Ernest Mkpe, Michael
Moki, Louis Nkonyu,
John Oates, Mark Otu
Rwanda
Nsengiyunva Barakabuye,
Rubayita Claude, Mulindahabi
Felix, Ian Munanura, Sentama
Vedaste, Hakizimana Vincent
Tanzania
Peter Coppolillo, Nuhu Daniel,
Tim Davenport, Daniela de
Luca, Sarah Durant, Charles
Foley, Lara Foley, Sylvanus
Kimiti, Ersato Lameck, Sophy
Machaga, Bakari Mbano, Noah
Mpunga, Ayubu Msago, Linus
Munishi, Haruna Sauko, Festo
Semanini, Sammuel Sikombe
Uganda
Sam Ayebare, Scovia Kobusingye,
Alastair McNeilage, Simon
Nampindo, Grace Nangendo,
William Olupot, Isaiah
Owiunji, Andrew J Plumptre
Zambia
Whyteson Daka, Dale Lewis,
Makando Kabila, Mike
Matokwani, Malambo
Moonga, Handsen Mseteka,
Ruth Nabuyanda, Charles
Ngoma, John Nyirenda,James
Phiri, Bennett Siachoone,
Nemiah Tembo
ASIA
Colin Poole, Director
Peter Clyne, Peter Zahler,
Assistant Directors
Additional Staff: Nawang Eden,
Rose King, Lisa Yook
Afghanistan
Inayat Ali, Alex Dehgan, Peter
Bowles, Zabihullah Ejlasi,
Inayatullah Farahmand,
Shafiq Fedayee, Stephane
Ostrowski, Haqiq Rahmani,
Qais Sahar, Kara Stevens
Cambodia
Hong Chamnan, Song
Chansocheat, Tom Clements,
Tom Evans, Ashish John, Nhem
Sok Heng, Long Kheng, Pet
Phaktra, Khiev Rithy Phoin,
Edward Pollard, Heng Sambath,
Tao Sarath, Tan Setha, Men
Soriyun, Heng Sovannara, Martin
Tyson, Sun Visal, Joe Walston
Yan Xie, Langhua Du, Youcai
Du, Youmei Du, Aili Kang,
Eve Li, Lishu Li, Shengbiao
Li, Donna Xiao, Zirong Li,
Wei Wang, Xiang Zhou
India
Ullas Karanth, Arjun Gopalaswamy,
Jagkish Krishnaswamy, Ajith
Kumar, Samba Kumar
Indonesia
Harry Alexander, Noviar Andayani,
Aslan, Nick Brickle, Bonie
Dewantara, Edison, David
Gaveau, Donny Gunaryadi, Iwan
Hunowu, Leswarawati, Dwi
Nugroho, Meyner Nusalawo,
Frida Mindasari Saanin, Stephen
Siwu, John Tasirin, Hariyo
Wibisono, Prianto Wibowo
Lao PDR
Chris Hallam, Troy Hansel,
Michael Hedemark, Arlyne
Johnson, Jim Johnston, Alex
McWilliam, Souvany Oumany,
Bounthavi Phommachanh,
Akchousanh Rasphone,
Santi Saypanya, Phonevanh
Sinthammavong, Kelly
Spence, Renae Stenhouse,
Soumalie Sygnavong, Soulisak
Vannalath, Duangphet
Vannavong, Venevongphet
Malaysia
Shiek Leng Boon, Cynthia
Chin, Melvin Gumal, Jason
Hon, Norhayani Jalaweh, John
Mathai, Michael Meredith,
Wegess Midok, Nural Azura
Mohd Naim, Sylvia Ng,
Kelawing Jok Ngau, Joshua
Pandong, June Rubis, Jephte
Sompud, Nurulhuda Zakaria
Mongolia
Amanda Fine, Losolmaa Jambal,
Ochirkhuyag Lkhamjav,
Odonchimeg Nyamtseren,
Chimedtseren Oldokh,
Kirk Olson, Bolortsetseg
Sanjaa, Agizul Sosor, Susann
Townsend, Ann Winters
Myanmar
Daw Bibiana Chit, Will
Duckworth, Daw San San Htay,
U Saw Htun, U Win Ko Ko, U
Kyaw Thinn Latt, U Than Myint,
Daw Khin Myo Myo, Daw Myint
Myint Oo, U Saw Htoo Tha Po,
U Htun Shaung, Daw Myint
Thida, U Zaw Win, U Than Zaw
Pakistan
Mayoor Khan
Papua New Guinea
Frank Clarke, Banak Gamui,
Paul Igag, Jephat Kol, Anna
Koki, Leo Legra, Andrew Mack,
Miriam Supuma, Debra Wright
Russia
John Goodrich, Natalia Karp,
Senior Veterinarian Bonnie Raphael, field scientist
Rosie Woodroffe, and General Curator Patrick Thomas
administer canine distemper vaccine to a wild dog.
Nikolai Kazakov, Alexei Kostyria,
Trond Lovdal, Vladimir
Melnikov, Dale Miquelle,
John Paczkowski, Tanya
Perova, Nikolai Reebin, Ivan
Serodkin, Svetlana Soutryina
Thailand
Lamthai Arsanork, Thongbai
Charoendong, Manat Inchum,
Pornkamol Jomburom, Nont
Keawwan, Petch Manopawitr,
Panomporn Patithus, Puntipa
Pattanakaew, Anak Pattanavibool,
Yossawadee Rakpongpan,
Jiraporn Teampanpong,
Mayuree Umponjan,
Kwanchai Waitanyakarn
Regional
Etienne Delattre, Simon Hedges,
Antony Lynam, Madhu Rao
LATIN AMERICA
AND CARIBBEAN
Avecita Chicchón, Director
Anton Seimon, Mariana
Varese, Assistant Directors
Additional Staff: Romina Capelli,
Zachery Feris, Alexandra Rojas
Argentina
Felicity Arengo, Ricardo Baldi,
Dee Boersma, Maria José Bolgeri,
José Ignacio Bonaccorso, Claudio
Campagna, Silvia Chalukian,
Valeria Falabella, Esteban Frere,
Martin Funes, Ana Carla Galli,
Patricia Gandini, Alejandro
Gonzalez, Graham Harris,
Patricia Harris, Luis Jacome,
Santiago Krapovickas, Juan
Masello, Patricia Marconi,
Rob McGill, Andrés Novaro,
Flavio Quintana, Adrian
Schiavini, Alejandro Vila, Susan
Walker, Pablo Yorio, Carolina
Zambruno, Victoria Zavattieri
Brazil
Ana Rita Alves, Martha Argel,
Ricardo Boulhosa, Sandra
Cavalcanti, Valéria Guimarães,
Alexine Keuroghlian, Fernanda
Marques, Claudia Pereira de
Deus, Helder Queiroz, Fabio
Rohe, Eduardo Venticinque
Bolivia
Alejandro Arambiza, Guido Ayala,
Rosario Arispe, Oscar Castillo,
Erika Cuéllar, Rosa Leny Cuéllar,
Eric Eulert, Leticia Faldín,
Amanda García, Ingrid Gironda,
Kantuta Lara, Oscar Loayza,
Alfonso Llobet, Leo Maffei,
Guido Miranda, Rossy Montaño,
Rodolfo Nallar, Andrew Noss,
Lilian Painter, Michael Painter,
Omar Rocha, Linda Rosas,
Damián Rumiz, Elvira Salinas,
Teddy Siles, Robert Wallace
Chile
Rodolfo Alarcón, Cristóbal Briceño,
Mauricio Chacón, Luis Escalona,
Paola Etchegaray, Javier Gómez,
Roberto Medina, Custodio
Millán, Claudio Moraga,
Anthony Muñoz, Ricardo Muza,
Bárbara Saavedra, Juan Sotomayor
Colombia
Darío Correa, Carolina
Gómez, Gustavo Kattan,
Carolina Murcia, Vladimir
Rojas, Carlos Valderrama
Ecuador
Adriana Burbano, Mauricio
Castillo, Gloria Figueiredo,
Erika Olmedo, Esteban
Suárez, Victor Utreras,
Mesoamerica
Mario Boza, Archie Carr III,
Eduardo Carrillo, Bayron
Castellanos, Peter Feinsinger,
Rony García, Rosario Guerra,
Roan McNab, Bruce Miller,
Carolyn Miller, América
Rodríguez, Victor Hugo
Ramos, Julieta Carrión De
Samudio, Rafael Samudio
Peru
Miguel Antunez, Richard Bodmer,
Roxana Pezo, Pablo Puertas
Venezuela
Isaac Goldstein, Félix Daza,
Carolina Bertsch
MARINE
Cheri Recchia, Director
Liz Lauck, Assistant Director
Additional Staff: Barbara
Newman, Sarah Pacyna
Global/Regional
Andrew Baker, Salvatore Cerchio,
Tim Collins, Charlotte de
Fontaubert, Daniel Erickson,
Rachel Graham, Tim
McClanahan, Nyawira Muthiga,
Howard Rosenbaum, Brian Smith
Bangladesh
Benazir Ahmed, M. Abdullah
Abu Diyan, Elisabeth Anne
Fahrni Mansur, Rubaiyat
Mansur Mowgli
Belize
Charles Acosta, Suzanne Arnold,
Jose Cab, Archie Carr III, Martha
Casimiro, Dan Castellanos, Philip
Castillo, Cordelia Che, Robin
ANNUAL REPORT 2007 95
 Coleman, Annick Cros, Janet
Gibson, Roy Herrera, Sergio
Hoare, Rita Leslie, Randolph
Nunez, Apolonio Olivas, Roy
Polonio, Rozinell Rodriquez,
Enric Sala, Edward Solomon,
Robert Steneck, Fagan Villanueva,
Benjamin Wainwright, Danny
Wesby, Sandra Zelaya
Fiji
Akanisi Caginitoba, Sirilo
Dulunaqio, Alice Heffernan, Kini
Kotomailautoka, Wayne Houng
Lee, Waisea Naisilisili, Alexander
Patrick, Ingrid Quaqua, Etika
Rupeni, Betani Salusalu, Loraini
Sivo, Alipate Tavainaqara, Moala
Tokataa, Thomas Richard Tui,
Kathy Walls, Naushad Yakub
Indonesia
Rizya Ardiwijaya, Stuart Campbell,
Yudi Herdiana, Yulianto
Irfan, Tasrif Kartawijaya, Susy
Mawarwati, Ahmad Mukminin,
Sinta Pardede, Rian Prasetia,
Ripanto, Fakhrizal Setiawan
Kenya
Caroline Abunge, Mebrahtu
Ateweberhan, Josh Cinner,
Christina Hicks, Joan Kawaka,
Kitema, Joseph Maina, James
Mariara, Patrick Mutisya,
Moses Mwambogo, Johnstone
Omkoto, Andrew Wamukoto
Madagascar
Setra Andriamanaitra, Norbert
Andrianarivelo, Gaston Dera,
Raoul Olivier Jaonazandry,
Jean Makoa, José Maro,
Raharilala Mathieu, Francisco
Ramananjatovo, Eva Lovaniaina
Ramino, Herilala Randriamahazo,
Bemahafaly Randriamanantsoa,
Rivo Josue Randriantsaha,
Simeon Daple, Fraser Hartley,
Maunoa Karo, Roselyn
Koi, John Tagai Kuange,
Rachael Lahari, Tau Morove,
Helen Perks, John Vegala
NORTH AMERICA
Jodi Hilty, Assistant Director
Additional Staff: Shirley Atkinson,
Kevin Gorman, Shannon Roberts,
Darren Long, Melissa Richey
Greater Yellowstone
Ecosystem
Rob Ament, Jon Beckmann, Joel
Berger, Kim Berger, Brent Brock,
Jeff Burrell, Cecily Costello,
Molly Cross, Bebe Crouse, Craig
Groves, Kris Inman, Bob Inman,
Chris Jenkins, Louise Lasley,
Darren Long, Tony McCue,
Mark Packila, Meghan Quinn,
Jesse Newby, Melissa Richey,
Shannon Roberts, Toni Ruth,
Andra Toivola, Leigh Work
Pacific West and Alaska
Kerry Farris, Joe Liebezeit, Sean
Matthews, Katy Wang, Steve Zack
Adirondacks
Angie Cook, Michale Glennon,
Jerry Jenkins, Leslie Karasin,
Heidi Kretser, Amy Sauer,
Nina Schoch, Zoë Smith
Metropolitan
Conservation Alliance
Michael Klemens, Danielle
Labruna, Kevin Ryan, Amy Sauer
Canada
Biz Agnew, Jenni McDermid,
Justina Ray, Don Reid, John
Weaver, Gillian Woolmer
Dispersed Research
Bill McShea, Adrian Treves
Albert Corvino, Director, Restricted
Fund and Government Grants
Lori Bueti, Executive Secretary
Talia Ann Aliberti, Payroll Manager
Joan Jones, Accounts
Payable Manager
Howard Forbes, Manager,
Cashroom, Guest
Services Accounting
Linda Asbaty, Supervising
Accountant
Jacklyn Bui, Alicia Wyatt,
Senior Accountants
Michael Regan, Accountant
Donna M. Marano, Michelle
Mora, Isobel Onorato, Dolores
Papaleo, Supervisors
Ernesto Banaag, Buenafe
Manongdo, Sonya Meltzer,
Maureen Salvatto, Senior Clerks
Patricia Espinoza, Rose Gilberti,
Jean McNally, Annabelle Olmeda,
Niurka Garcia, Jacqueline
Sgueglia, Clerks
Julienne Hollingworth,
Senior Cashier
Irene Martinez, Vivian
Villa, Cashiers
INTERNATIONAL
SERVICE CENTER
Robert Calamo, Director
Carlos Hornillos-Dalisme,
Peggy O’Shaughnessy,
Assistant Directors
Linda Percy, Africa Finance
Coordination
Lillian Bonilla, Raquel Díaz, Laura
Perozo, Finance Managers
HUMAN RESOURCES
Miriam Benitez, Vice President
Zulma Rivera, Director
Rich Sowinski, Safety Director
Garnet Vaccaro, Assistant
Director of Benefits
Ileana Figueroa, Maureen Garvey,
Administrative Assistants
Restaurants
Niko Radjenovic, Director
Joe Yenalevitch, Assistant
Director, Culinary Services
Lysa Roseborough, Assistant
Director, Bronx Zoo
Angella Modeste, Manager,
Bronx Zoo
John Lipari, Kitchen
Manager, Bronx Zoo
Tarik Castro, Celenia Garcia,
Melanie Otero, Rodney
Rollins, Victorina Sierra,
Supervisors, Bronx Zoo
Brenda Williams, Cache
Rodriquez, Virgin Colon,
Unit Managers, Bronx Zoo
Tony Uricco, Storekeeper,
Bronx Zoo
Ray Jackson, Cook, Bronx Zoo
Jimmy Coleman, Oliver Morton,
ACE Specialists, Bronx Zoo
Angela Christenson, Manager,
NY Aquarium
Chantal Robinson, Supervisor,
NY Aquarium
Rocco Turco, Unit Manager,
NY Aquarium
Cynthia Browne, Assistant Unit
Manager, NY Aquarium
Merchandise
Mike Casella, Director
Rosanne Pignatelli,
Merchandise Manager
Valerie McKee, Assistant
Director, Bronx Zoo
Margaret Murphy,
Manager, Bronx Zoo
Charles Braithwaite, Manager,
Bronx Zoo Warehouse
Denise Guzman, Oneika Lewis,
Supervisors, Bronx Zoo
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President for Administration
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Dalma Crisostomo-Ward,
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Brenda Burbach, Environmental
Compliance Specialist
Gerard Tibbs, Evan
Randolf, Mailroom
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PLANNING
Sarah Gillman, Vice President
Regina Burke, Director
Cecile Koehler, Assistant Director
Kelly Cavanaugh, Maria
Corvino, Managers
Accounting
Robert Calamo, Vice President
and Comptroller
Ronald Ventarola, Assistant
Comptroller
Gwendolyn Cleary,
Chief Accountant
Pamela Watim, International
Zellee Jones, Seasonal Manager
Sandra Gonzalez, David
Meyers Recruiters
Izzy Harris, Assistant Manager
Monique Santiago, Assistant
Sue Vargas, Coordinator
Vanessa Pinkney, Receptionist/
HR Clerk
Rexford Osei, Receptionist
BUSINESS SERVICES
Robert A. Moskovitz,
Vice President
John Chopey, Assistant Director,
Finance & Administration
Randi Winter, Assistant
Director, Guest Programming
& Creative Services
Robert DiCesare, Manager, Systems
Danielle Scire, Manager,
Presentation & Promotion
Dave Della Fave, Manager,
Loss Prevention
Audra Browne, Jacqui Dauphinais,
Patricia Peters, Maria Ortega ACE
Specialists, Bronx Zoo Warehouse
Albert Martinez, Margarita
Miranda, Laura Moret, James
Vazquez, Senior Associates,
Bronx Zoo Warehouse
Carol Johnston, Manager,
Central Park Zoo
Olga Rivera, Supervisor,
Central Park Zoo
Russell Crawley, Manager,
NY Aquarium
Robert Larot, Supervisor,
NY Aquarium
Derrik Clarke, ACE Specialist,
NY Aquarium
Guest Services
Sean McAllister, Director
Phyllis Fritz, Assistant Director,
Bronx Zoo Admissions & Parking
Chris Filomio, Assistant Director,
Bronx Zoo Ride Operations
Joe Minieri, Manager, Bronx
Zoo Admissions & Parking
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Zoo Ride Operations
Chris Papaleo, Manager,
Group Ticketing Services
Stephanie Bailey, Georgia Burke,
Ivelisse Velasquez, Supervisors/
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Nellie Cruz, Supervisor,
Group Ticketing Services
Michelle Silva, Customer Service
Rep, Group Ticketing Services
Joeanne Dudley, Manager, NY
Aquarium Guest Services
Antonio Medina, Supervisor,
NY Aquarium Guest Services
HUMAN HEALTH SERVICES
Janet Brahm, Nurse Manager
Karen Klein, Nurse
PURCHASING
James Morley, Director
Walter Aufseeser, Supervisor
Brenda Diaz, Purchasing Agent
Gina Liranzo-Estrada,
Purchasing Specialist
Melissa Latchman,
Purchasing Clerk
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Michael Mariconda, Director
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Fran Sorge, Telecommunications
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Arul Chellaraj, Senior
System Administrator
Marco Marvucic, Jonathan
Stallone, Network Analyst
Jonathan Palmer, Director,
International Information
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Allegra Hamer, Director,
Systems & Audio-Visual
Joel Papierman, Senior
Information Systems Specialist
Reed Harlan, John Hurel,
Systems Support Specialists
Al Moini, Customer
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Nick Dematteo, Joseph Padilla,
Audio-Visual Services Specialist
Ralph Palumbo, Customer
Support Assistant
Gale Page, Director, Membership
Lauren Rabin, Director, Operations
Tiffany Reiser-Jacobson,
Director, Campaign
Communications and Events
Olivia van Melle Kamp,
Director, National Councils
and Travel Program
Account Executives
Senior Development Officers
Lynette Ardis, Conservation Patrons
Susan Cooper, Information Systems
Laura Elmore, Cherie Wasoff,
Individual Giving
Allison Goldberg, Operations
Kathryn Vann, Foundation
Relations
Development Officers
Sylvia Alexander, Justin Courter,
Ken Shallenberg, Susan Stenquist
Monserrat, Foundation Relations
Chandra Towers Blatt,
Planned Giving
Lisa Bottomley, Michelle
Kahn, Special Events
Stephanie Cook, Major Gifts
Amie Figueiredo, Amy Hersh,
Corporate Relations
Felicia Hamerman, Jordana
Newler, Campaign
Stacey Szewczyk, Stacy Zito,
Individual Giving
Development Associates
Erin Archuleta, Executive Projects
Jessica Castellano,
Conservation Patrons
Rebekah Grote, Operations
Dawn Santin, National Councils
and Travel Program
Pimolwan Savetmalanond, Research
Sofia Swikata, Foundation Relations
Development Assistants
Katherine Cronin, National
Councils and Travel Program
Mary Deyns, Campaign
Communications and Events
Sally Huffstetler, Assistant to
Senior Vice President
Annie Mark, Ann Phelan,
Individual Giving
Nao Ohtsuki, Corporate Relations
Lisa Perfetto, Special Events
Dianna Russell, Mary Ann
Venticinque-Malkin, Operations
Mandy Tshibangu,
Foundation Relations
Aaron Uddin, Conservation Patrons
Supervisors, Site Sales
Eliza Lazo, Kendra Rae Whitmore,
Assistant Supervisors, Site Sales
Dorothy Moura,
Assistant Coordinator,
Membership Services
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Denise Browne, Executive Assistant
Jan Kaderly, Director
Kathi Schaeffer, Manager
Maggie Byrne, Administrative
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New York Aquarium
Public Affairs
Cynthia Reich, Deputy Director
Kate Fitzgerald, Manager
Fran Hackett, Associate
Manager, Communications
Kenyell Smalls, Assistant
Manager, Events
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Community Affairs
Charles Vasser, Director,
Community Affairs
Rosemary DeLuca, Assistant
Director, City & State Affairs
Kelly Keenan Aylward, Assistant
Director, Federal Affairs DC
Kevin Garrelick, Manager,
Government Grants
Marla Krauss, Manager,
NOAA Partnership
Alysha Manas, Government
Affairs Associate
Navoneel Dayanand, Federal
Affairs Officer DC
Michael Salamon, Federal
Affairs Associate DC
Communications
Linda Corcoran, Stephen
Sautner, Assistant Directors
John Delaney, Scott
Smith, Managers
Kate McIntyre, Manager, CPZ
Alison Reiser, Associate
Manager, Bronx Zoo
Barbara Russo Associate
Manager, CPZ
Stephen Fairchild, Senior
Producer, Television & Media
Natalie Cash, Senior Producer,
Media Partnerships
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Jesse Ewing, Vice President
Margaret Price, Assistant Director,
Lillian Valentin, Manager, CPZ
Alicia Sells, Associate Manager CPZ
Group Sales
Sandra Matthews, Manager
Timothy Kirk, Cynthia
Villanueva, Erik Weinberg,
Media Production Center
Karen Spiak, Creative Director
Julie Maher, Manager.
Photographic Services
Joshua Bousel, Manager,
Online Services
Jose Serrano, Associate
Manager Online Services
Luke Groskin, Associate
Manager Video Services
Suzanne Bolduc, Associate
Manager Photo Collection
Joshua Krause, Art Director
Marisa Hodges, Graphic Designer
Wildlife Conservation
Magazine
Deborah Behler, Editor-in-Chief
Nancy Simmons, Senior Editor
Jennifer Shalant, Web Writer
Carol Burke, Editorial/
Circulation Manager
Melissa Mahony, Copy Editor
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Evelyn J. Junge, Deputy
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Elizabeth Donovan, Alexa
Holmes, Danièle Pascal-
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Marketing Operations
Rhonda Lewis-Warren,
Assistant Director, New
Business and Acquisitions
Joseph Kern, Manager,
Membership Site Sales
Laura Lauria, Assistant Manager,
Membership Programs
Kate Yun, Assistant Manager,
New Business and Acquisitions
Cynthia Gonzalez, Venus Ramos,
Gina Talarico, Assistant Manager
Diana Warren, Account Manager
Event Marketing
Rachel Libretti, Director
Anthony Petrone, Associate
Manager, Public Events
Mary Beth Gaffney, Associate
Manager Corporate
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estimate for Andean bear using
camera-trapping methods. Ursus
18, no. 1: 124-28.
Rumiz, D. I., E. Pardo, C. F.
Eulert, R. Arispe, R. B. Wallace,
H. Gomez, and B. Rios-Uzeda.
2007. New records and a status
assessment of a rare dwarf
brocket deer from the montane
forests of Bolivia. Journal of
Zoology 271, no. 4: 428-36.
Sinha, A., R. S. Kumar, N. Gama,
M. D. Madhusudan, and C.
Mishra. 2006. Distribution
and conservation status of the
Arunachal macaque, Macaca
munzala, in Western Arunachal
Pradesh, Northeastern India.
Primate Conservation 21: 145-48.
Smith, Brian D., Gill Braulik,
Samantha Strindberg, Benazir
Ahmed, and Rubaiyat Mansur.
2006. Abundance of Irrawaddy
dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris)
and Ganges River dolphins
(Platanista gangetica gangetica)
estimated using concurrent
counts made by independent
teams in waterways of the
sundarbans mangrove forest in
Bangladesh. Marine Mammal
Science 22, no. 3: 527-47.
Williams-Guillen, K., C. McCann,
J. C. Martinez Sanchez, and
F. Koontz. 2006. Resource
availability and habitat use by
mantled howling monkeys in a
Nicaraguan coffee plantation:
Can agroforests serve as core
habitat for a forest mammal?
Animal Conservation 9, no. 3:
331-38.
Xie, Y., and S. Wang. 2007.
Conservation status of Chinese
species. Integrative Zoology 2, no.
1: 26-35.
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Bennett, Elizabeth L., Eric
Blencowe, Katrina Brandon,
David Brown, Robert W. Burn,
Guy Cowlishaw, Glyn Davies,
Holly Dublin, John E. Fa, E.
J. Milner-Gulland, John G.
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Fiona M. Underwood, and
David S. Wilkie. 2007. Hunting
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bushmeat harvest, conservation,
and development policy in West
and Central Africa. Conservation
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Campagna, Claudio, Valeria
Falabella, and Mirtha Lewis.
2007. Entanglement of Southern
Elephant seals in squid fishing
gear. Marine Mammal Science 23,
no. 2: 414-18.
Gubbi, S. 2007. Rights of forest
dwellers in India. Oryx 41, no.
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Johnson, A., C. Vongkhamheng,
M. Hedemark, and T.
Saithongdam. 2006. Effects of
human-carnivore conflict on
tiger (Panthera tigris) and prey
populations in Lao PDR. Animal
Conservation 9: 421-30.
Karesh, William B., Robert A.
Cook, Martin Gilbert, and James
Newcomb. 2007. Implications of
wildlife trade on the movement
of avian influenza and other
infectious diseases. Journal of
Wildlife Diseaes 43: S55-S59.
Naughton-Treves, Lisa, Daniel
M. Kammen, and Colin
Chapman. 2007. Burning
biodiversity: Woody biomass use
by commercial and subsistence
groups in western Uganda’s
forests. Biological Conservation
134: 232-41.
Peters, Charles M., Andrew
Henderson, U Myint Maung,
U Saw Lwin, U Tin Maung
Ohn, U Kyaw Lwin, and U Tun
Shaung. 2007. The rattan trade
of Northern Myanmar: Species,
supplies, and sustainability.
Economic Botany 61, no. 1: 3-13.
Sodhi, N., T. Brooks, P. K. Lian,
G. Acciaioli, M. Erb, A. Tan, L.
Curran, P. Brosius, T. M. Lee, J.
Patlis, M. Gumal, and R. Lee.
2006. Biodiversity and human
livelihood crises in the Malay
Archipelago. Conservation Biology
20, no. 6: 1811-13.
Wilkie, D. S., M. Starkey, E. L.
Bennett, K. Abernethy, R. Fotso,
Can taxation contribute to
sustainable management of the
bushmeat trade? Evidence from
Gabon and Cameroon. Journal
of International Wildlife Law and
Policy 9 , no. 4: 335-49.
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Graham, R. T., and C. M. Roberts.
2007. Assessing the size, growth
and structure of a seasonal
population of whale sharks
(Rhincodon typus Smith 1828)
using conventional tagging and
photo identification. Fisheries
Research 84: 71-80.
Pomilla, Cristina, and Howard C.
Rosenbaum. 2006. Estimates
of relatedness in groups of
humpback whales (Megaptera
novaeangliae) on two wintering
grounds of the Southern
Hemisphere. Molecular Ecology
15, no. 9: 2541-55.
Rios-Uzeda, Boris, and Robert
B. Wallace. 2007. Estimating
the size of the Andean Condor
population in the Apolobamba
Mountains of Bolivia. Journal
of Field Ornithology 78, no. 2:
170-175.
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Gilbert, Martin, Richard T.
Watson, Munir Z. Virani, J.
Lindsay Oaks, Shakeel Ahmed,
Muhammad Jamshed Iqbal
Chaudhry, Muhammad Arshad,
Shahid Mahmood, Ahmad Ali,
and Aleem A. Khan. 2007.
Rapid population declines
and mortality clusters in three
Oriental white-backed vulture
Gyps bengalensis colonies in
Pakistan due to diclofenac
poisoning. Oryx 40, no. 04:
388-99.
Goldberg, T. L., T. R. Gillespie,
I. B. Rwego, E. R. Wheeler, E.
L. Estoff, and C. A. Chapman.
2007. Patterns of gastrointestinal
bacterial exchange between
chimpanzees and humans
involved in research and tourism
in western Uganda. Biological
Conservation 135: 511-17.
Walsh, P., T. Breuer, C. Sanz, D.
Morgan, and D. Doran-Sheehy.
2007. Potential for Ebola
transmission between gorilla
and chimpanzee social group.
American Naturalist 169, no. 5:
684-89.
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J. Michael Fay’s unique brand of technolo- Society for Conservation Biology meeting
gy-driven field science, including his “Mega- for graduate student presentations.
transect” and “Megaflyover” explorations,
Erika Cuéllar, with WCS-Latin America,
earned him the 2007 Lindbergh Award from
received the Whitley Fund for Nature 2007
the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Foundation. “Whitley Award,” donated by Sting and
Trudie Styler. Cuéllar will use the funds
George. B. Schaller received the first to train parabiologists for the the guanaco
National Geographic Adventure Lifetime population recovery project in Bolivia and
Achievement Award, and the Lifetime Paraguay.
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Achievement Award of the International
Cláudia Pereira de Deus, from INPA/Insti- Bronx Zoo Central Park Zoo
Wildlife Film Festival.
tuto Piagaçu in Peru, was selected to receive Mammals Mammals
Alan Rabinowitz was elected to the Men’s a two-year Overbrook Conservation Fel- 2,491 animals of 133 663 animals of 22
Journal Hall of Fame as one of the “toughest lowship from the Center for Environmental species 1,430 births species
and most inventive environmental enforcers Research and Conservation (CERC).
and entrepreneurs that you have never heard Birds 3 births
of.” Ed Miller, President of Gas TransBoliviano, 817 animals of 182 Birds
received the CABI “Sombra Grande” award species 306 birds of 66 species
Rabinowitz also was given The Kaplan in recognition of his continued support over 67 hatchings 32 hatchings
Lifetime Achievement Award for Cat Con- ten years of co-administration of Bolivia’s Reptile and Amphibians Reptiles and Amphibians
servation for 2006.
Kaa-Iya Park in the Gran Chaco, and his ef- 1,058 animals of 150 809 of 49 species
K. Ullas Karanth, Director of WCS-India, forts to conserve the Kaa-Iya protected area species Fish
received the 2007 J. Paul Getty Award for and the welfare of the Guaraní people. 441 births and 38 animals of 6 species
Conservation Leadership from the World hatchings Invertebrates
Bayron Castellanos, Executive Director of
Wildlife Fund. The award will be used Fish 10,120 animals of 19
Asociacion Balam and Technical Director
to establish a fellowship program named
of WCS-Guatemala was awarded an Over- 356 animals of 29 species
in Karanth’s honor to support graduate
brook Conservation Fellowship, $20,000 species
students in conservation-related fields at a
over two years to strengthen the activities of Invertebrates Queens Zoo
university of his choice.
the Mirador-Rio Azul Roundtable. 11,375 animals of 26 Mammals
Karanth also received The Earthcare Award species 82 animals of 24
for 2007. It is the Sierra Club’s highest in- WCS-China
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ternational award and honors an individual, Special Animal Exhibits,
organization, or agency making a unique cation & Participatory Conservation Pro- 3 births
gram. The SEE Ecological Award is the first Bronx Zoo Birds
contribution to international environmental
protection and conservation. Former win- ecological and environmental award spon- Mammals 203 animals of 37
ners include Nobel Prize recipient Wangari sored by a civil organization in mainland 230 animals of 38 species
Maathai, former Norway Prime Minister China. Launched by ALXA SEE Ecological species 11 hatchings
Gro Harlem Brundtland, and former Presi- Association, the award was co-sponsored this 16 births Reptiles
dent of Venezuela Andre Perez. year by The Nature Conservancy. Birds 37 animals of 3 species
Sanjay Gubbi, Policy and Outreach WCS-Adirondacks staff were named “Con- 138 animals of 36
Program Manager with WCS-India, was servationists of the Year” by the Adirondack species Prospect Park Zoo
awarded the Maurice Swingland Prize by Council. 18 hatchings Mammals
DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation Reptile and Amphibians 124 animals of 23
Seamus Ehrhard, Intern in Herpetology,
and Ecology) at the University of Kent 187 animals of 36 species
received an Earthwatch grant to observe
Canterbury species 14 births
echidnas and monitor lizards on Kangaroo
Gubbi also won first prize at the 2007 Island, Australia. 5 births Birds
Fish 73 animals of 35
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Bronx Zoo 1,926,954 205 animals of 3 Reptiles and Amphibians
Congo Gorilla Forest 698,904 species 240 animals of 53
Children’s Zoo 366,665 species
Zoo Shuttle 284,335 New York Aquarium 30 births and
Monorail 421,260 Mammals hatchings
Skyfari 451,755 20 animals of 8 species Fish
Butterfly Garden 365,316 1 birth 190 animals of 21
Carousel 415,130 Birds species
New York Aquarium 765,961 13 animals of 1 species Invertebrates
Central Park Zoo 1,012,408 Reptile and Amphibians 2,261 animals of 9
Prospect Park Zoo 233,917 24 animals of 9 species species
Queens Zoo 208,667 Fish
Total WCS Attendance 4,147,907 3,234 animals of 251
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Members 89,945
Wildlife Conservation circulation 102,722 species

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