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Central Park Zoo Opens
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NYZS
WCS was founded as "New York Zoological Society" -
Opening of the Bronx Zoo
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WCS 1920s
in an effort to save the Galapagos Tortoise from extinction, Charles Townsend collect different species from Ecuador and transports them to zoos in the U.S., Australia, Bermuda, and Panama. First generation offspring of those tortoises survive today at the Bronx Zoo's World of Reptiles -
WCS 1950s
New York Aquarium opens in Coney Island, moving from original Manhattan location after 16-year hiatus -
WCS 1990s
Under the leadership of President and General Director William Conway, the New York Zoological Society changes it's name to the Wildlife Conservation Society -
WCS 2000s
WCS efforts lead to a creation of first federally-designated U.S. wildlife migration corridor, the Path of the Pronghorn, to protect longest land migration in lower 48 -
120th Anniversary
WCS celebrates their 120th year of wildlife conservation
