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Headline	Author	Published	Section
The New Zoo Thing The Wildlife Conservation Society takes the lead in making zoos sustainable	Ted Smalley Bowen	21 Aug 2003	Main Dish
Is it better to compost elephant dung or tap its energy with a methane generator? Will a ring-tailed lemur feel at home under energy-efficient lights? Sustainability at zoos is a tall order. The Wildlife Conservation Society, which runs New York City's zoos and aquarium, is increasingly turning its attention to these and other environmental quandaries. In addition to man ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, New York, wildlife (all these topics)

Something Wild		05 Feb 2002	Daily Grist

Topics: education, New York, placemaking, wildlife (all these topics)

Cats on Broadway and Crickets in Times Square A review of Wild Nights	Elizabeth Grossman	05 Feb 2002	Arts and Minds
Say "New York City" and wildlife is not the first thing that comes to mind. Yet despite nearly 400 years of fast and furious city life, the Big Apple is home to a world of flora and fauna that goes far beyond sidewalk planters and pampered pets. As the grass pushing up in cracked cement sidewalks reminds us, nature has a tenacious way of claiming the interstices of the urban landscap ...
Topics: New York, wildlife (all these topics)

Here Today, Gone Tomalley What's killing off lobsters in Long Island Sound?	Christine Woodside	20 Jun 2000	Main Dish
Richard A. French, a specialist in animal disease at the University of Connecticut, often comes to work wearing a lobster tie tack he bought at a shellfish conference. He's had lobsters on the brain lately, particularly the mystery of why hundreds of thousands of lobsters have died within the last year in Long Island Sound. In a sea of troubles. Photo: OAR/NURP. In the western end of the ...
Topics: fishing, New York, oceans, wildlife (all these topics)

Stories About: New York AND wildlife