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	William Beebe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Charles William Beebe was born in Brooklyn, New York.
		He was curator of ornithology for the New York Zoological Society from 1899 to 1952.
		The New York Zoological Society Simla Research Station was directed by Dr. Jocelyn Crane after Dr. Beebe's death and later donated to the Trust.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Beebe (503 words)

	History of the Wildlife Conservation Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The charter empowered the Society to create a zoo in order to encourage the knowledge of zoology, promote research in zoology and related subjects, and furnish education and recreation to the general public.
		In the New York Zoological Society's first annual report, issued in 1897, the Society re-stated its purposes as public education, research in zoology, and the preservation of wildlife.
		Among the founders of the Society were Andrew H. Green, best known as the father of greater New York City, and Henry Fairfield Osborn, Columbia University professor and curator of the American Museum of Natural History.
	www.nyaquarium.com /nyaabout/281758/281839 (1020 words)

	CTTC - Radiated tortoise, Geochelone radiata by John L. Behler and John Iaderosa
		The New York Zoological Society (NYZS) has maintained a herd of Madagascan radiated tortoises (Geochelone radiata) at its Wildlife Survival Center on St. Catherine's Island, Georgia, since 1979.
		New growth is presumed to be higher in protein and lower in fiber than surrounding mature growth.
		It is a very popular display species in zoological parks and it has prospered from zoo and private breeding programs.
	www.tortoise.org /archives/radiata.html (1687 words)

	William Niles
		He was born in Waterford, New York and was the beneficiary of a privileged education: attending prep school in Norwalk, Connecticut; Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire; receiving A.B. and A.M. degrees from Dartmouth College in 1883 and 1886, respectively; and a L.L.B. from Albany Law School in 1886.
		This effort cumulated in the 1884 New Parks Act and the city’s 1988-90 purchase of lands for Van Cortlandt, Claremont, Crotona, Bronx, St. Mary’s and Pelham Bay Parks and the Mosholu, Pelham, and Crotona Parkways.
		He was a prominent member of several civic and social organizations including president of the Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences and the Bronx Board of Trade; vice-president of the Citizens Union and the Tree Planting Association; member of the City Planning Commission, New York Botanical Gardens Board, and New York Zoological Society Board.
	www.rpts.tamu.edu /Pugsley/Niles.htm (939 words)

	AIP International Catalog of Sources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Beebe and the DTR were responsible for the discovery and description of over 800 new species of fish, insects, mollusks, and animals; cataloging and preserving specimens; publications and exhibits; and the collection of live specimens for the NYZS.
		The papers came directly (1989) from Jocelyn Crane Griffin who was William Beebe's research assistant and former assistant director (1952-1962) and director (1963-1966) of the New York Zoological Society.
		MONOGRAPH OF THE PHEASANTS (London: under the auspices of the New York Zoological Society by Witherby and Co., 1918-1922), ZACA VENTURE (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1938).
	www.aip.org /history/catalog/1182.html (627 words)

	Hornaday, Beebe, Crandall, and More: Archives at the New York Zoological Society (1992)
		Hornaday's records date from 1895 to 1926, accumulated during his tenure as director and general curator of the New York Zoological Park.His records preserve a detailed picture of the Society's operations and the world of zoos, wildlife preservation, and the wild animal trade during the first quarter of this century.
		Besides the records of the New York Zoological Park, the archives include the records of the New York Aquarium and Osborn Laboratories of Marine Science, Wildlife Conservation International, and its precursor, the Department of Tropical Research directed by William Beebe.
		During my first two or three years at the Zoological Society, I was preoccupied with arranging and describing the archives, many of which I had moved from their unlikely sanctuary in the Monkey House basement.
	www.westnet.com /~sjohnson/aazpa.htm (2599 words)

	Magazines : Magazine Subscriptions :Wildlife Conservation
		Wildlife Conservation Magazine is the official publication of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), founded in 1895 as the New York Zoological Society.
		Headquartered at New York City's Bronx Zoo, the WCS works to save wildlife and wild lands throughout the world.
		Throughout its rich history, the Society has remained an integral part of New York City's cultural life and a leader in teaching biology and science in both the U.S. and worldwide.
	www.magazinecity.net /2513-6.html (112 words)

	Job Opportunities - Wildlife Conservation Society
		Applications are invited for the position of Director of the Forestry and Conservation Program who will develop and lead a new WCS program applying forestry perspectives and initiatives to the conservation of wildlife and wildlands.
		The position is based at WCS headquarters in New York City, and includes significant travel.
		Wildlife Conservation Society The Wildlife Conservation Society (formerly the New York Zoological Society and its conservation division, Wildlife Conservation Society - International) has been dedicated to preserving the earth's wildlife and ecosystems since its establishment in 1895.
	www.forestforum.org.uk /jobs/wildlifejob2001.htm (556 words)

	Biography of William Beebe
		Osborn was the New York Zoological Society's first president, thus a very influential man. Columbia University accepted Will as a special student/Junior.
		Kuser told the Zoological Society that he wanted William Beebe to head the expedition and for him to publish his findings into a world-class Monograph.
		The front page of the New York Times read "Naturalist Was Cruel." The day after the divorce, Mary married Robert L. Niles, an architect and photographer.
	members.aol.com /chines6930/mw1/bio.htm (2709 words)

	Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA)
		New creations in plant life; an authoritative account of the life and work of...
		The structure of economic plants The Macmillan Co., New York : 1938.
		New observations on the natural history of bees Printed for J. Anderson ; Edinburgh : 1806.
	chla.library.cornell.edu /c/chla/browse/h.html (3570 words)

	Wildlife Conservation Society - Statistics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the New York publication of the National Parks and Conservation Association, it was pointed out the harmonious wolf reintroduction in Abruzzo Park bodes well for a similar success in the Adirondacks.
		The Wildlife Conservation Society has taken a big interest in wolf reintroduction, a feature article in one of the recent issues of their monthly flagship magazine being an example of this interest.
		The Wildlife Conservation Society name represents a change of emphasis for the Bronx Zoo from focus on the zoological matters to one of environmental/wildlife preservation.
	www.prfamerica.org /Stats-WildlifeConservationSociety.html (371 words)

	Overview of Belizean History
		Ten years after the discovery of the New World, Admiral D. Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus), on his fourth voyage to the area in 1502, was in the area of St Georges Caye (Punta Caxinas, the name given it by Columbus) off Belize City.
		Since the beginnings of European exploration of the New World, many ships were lost on a fairly frequent basis due to the inherent problems of navigating in poorly understood waters.
		Many ridiculous hypothesis were started to account for its origin, and among others it was conjectured to be the solidified foam of the sea, a rungoid growth in the ocean similar to the fungi which form on trees, the excreta of sea-birds, andc.
	ambergriscaye.com /fieldguide/history2.html (7867 words)

	RU Press Videos
		Thomas Struhsaker, New York Zoological Society and The Rockefeller University, and Alison Richard, Queens Elizabeth College, London University.
		Thomas Struhsaker, New York Zoological Society and The Rockefeller University
		Hugo Van Lawick: photography; Peter Marler, New York Zoological Society and The Rockefeller University: research and sound recording; Jane Van Lawick-Goodall, Cambridge University and The National Geographical Society: research.
	www.rockefeller.edu /rupress/films.html (358 words)

	Post New Doc: Coral Biology & Ecology]
		In New York City, WCS operates the Bronx Z= oo, the New York Aquarium, the Osborn Laboratories of Marine Sciences, an= d the Central Park, Prospect Park, and Queens Wildlife Centers.
		Aquacul= ture Technology (new technologies for advancing capabilities for culturin= g and studying aquatic species and habitats).
		WCS has a long history of field-based research and conservation in the ma= rine environment, including projects in Belize and Kenya on corals and re= ef management and the effects of fishing on reef ecosystems, and many pro= jects on marine mammals particularly in Argentina and Peru related to gro= wing conflicts with local fisheries.
	ces.iisc.ernet.in /hpg/envis/doc98html/jbcor87.html (578 words)

	Ed Rogers Rare & Out of Print Books - Rare Paleontology Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		As a member of the New York Academy of Science's survey of the natural history of Porto Rico; Anthony spent several months in 1916 studying the living and fossil mammal remains of the island.
		Emlong, Douglas; A New Archaic Cetacean from the Oligocene of Northwest Oregon.
		from the Neogene of Eastern Slovakia and a New Subfamily of the Viverridae.
	www.geology-books.com /paleoak.html (9679 words)

	Saving Wildlife Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild lands through careful science, international conservation, education, and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks.
		These activities change attitudes toward nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in sustainable interaction on both a local and a global scale.
		As the public health community gears up to fend off the latest threat to the wellbeing of wildlife, livestock, and humans around the globe, the World Health Organization has turned to health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society to help develop a new vaccine for human pandemic avian influenza.
	www.wcs.org (310 words)

	Bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Dampier's Voyages: Consisting of a New Voyage Round the World, a Supplement to the Voyage Round the World, Two Voyages to Campeachy, a Discourse of Winds, a Voyage to New Holland, and a Vindication, in answer to the Chimerical Relation of William Funnell.
		Mount Vernon, New York: Privately printed by William Edwin Rudge for the author.
		To which are added, The Natural History of those Parts, by a Fellow of the Royal Society: and Davis's Expedition to the Gold Mines, in 1702.
	www.galapagos.to /BOOKS.HTM (4421 words)

	Weidlinger: Zoos & Aquariums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		New landscaping for sculpture, fountains, interactive water exhibits.
		Peer Review for new aquarium theater adjacent to existing buildings, supported on piles, some on land and some over the ocean.
		Antisymmetrical cable-stayed timber pedestrian bridge that spans highway and forms entrance to new wildlife park exhibit area.
	www.wai.com /Structures/Projects/projp-zoos-aquariums.html (358 words)

	VITAE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The latter included the experimental implementation of freeze marking and implantation of subcutaneous identification microchips.
		National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. Participated in research on the reproductive behavior of Eld's deer (
		A comparison of herpetofauna detection capture techniques in southern New Mexico.
	home.comcast.net /~cefprice/slothbear/Vitae_latest_Bookman.htm (1415 words)

	CLASSIC DIVING BOOKS - Author William Beebe
		The Tenth Expedition of the Department of Tropical Research of the New York Zoological Society was made possible by generous contributions from members of the Society.
		Its work was carried on in the Bay of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where we studied the coral reefs and the fishes.
		The author was director of the Department of Tropical Research at the New York Zoological Society.
	classicdivebooks.customer.netspace.net.au /oeclassics-a-beebe.html (352 words)

	IT's a Zoo at New York's Wildlife Conservation Society - Computerworld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		IT's a Zoo at New York's Wildlife Conservation Society - Computerworld
		Organization: The New York Zoological Society, also known as the Wildlife Conservation Society (www.wcs.org), is a nonprofit organization encompassing five New York City parks: the Bronx Zoo, the Central Park Wildlife Center, the New York Aquarium at Coney Island, the Queens Wildlife Center and the Prospect Park Wildlife Center in Brooklyn.
		The society also conducts international education programs and is involved in more than 300 conservation projects in 53 countries.
	www.computerworld.com /printthis/2001/0,4814,60845,00.html (545 words)

	Local 1501, NY Zoological Society
		Attendant Guards, Menagerie Keepers, Motor Vehicle Operators, Zoological Park and Aquarium Maintainers and Ticket Agents.
		This is just a brief description of who we are and how we help make this city run.
		The Wildlife Conservation Society: New York Aquarium, Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Queens Zoo and Prospect Park Zoo.
	www.dc37.net /about/locals/local1501.html (85 words)

	ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO GOLD CONSERVATION MEDAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This research should be of significant nature and should have been publicized sufficiently to have had a major impact in furthering the cause of conservation.
		The first gold-filled conservation medals bearing the image of the elephant seal were struck during the Zoological Society of San Diego`s golden anniversary celebration.
		Kurt Benirschke Founder of CRES, president of the Zoological Society of San Diego, professor emeritus in pathology at UCSD.
	library.sandiegozoo.org /awards.html (814 words)

	The Arcturus adventure; an account of the New York Zoological Society's first oceanographic expedition - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Arcturus adventure; an account of the New York Zoological Society's first oceanographic expedition - shop.tech-archive.net Product Guide
		Book / The Arcturus adventure; an account of the New York Zoological Society's first oceanographic expedition
		The Arcturus adventure; an account of the New York Zoological Society's first oceanographic expedition
	shop.tech-archive.net /prod/asinsearch_B00005VFGV (76 words)

	New York Zoological Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Here are some links to the Wildlife Conservation Society's Web Site.
		They have a chat room and mission statement and history of the WCS, the Bronx Zoo and the New York Zoological Society.
		The New York Zoological Society was founded in 1895.
	members.aol.com /chines6930/mw1/nyzs.htm (60 words)

	Chrono-Biographical Sketch: (Henry) Fairfield Osborn, Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Fairfield Osborn was well into a successful business career when he began to involve himself in the affairs of the New York Zoological Society in the early 1920s.
		By 1940 Osborn was its president, and over the next nearly thirty years he both raised the visibility of the NYZS's primary ongoing project, the Bronx Zoo, and as an individual emerged as one of the planet's leading conservationists.
		--dies at New York City, on 16 September 1969.
	www.wku.edu /~smithch/chronob/OSBO1887.htm (264 words)

	Find in a Library: Bulletin - New York Zoological Society.
		Find in a Library: Bulletin - New York Zoological Society.
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	www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/c689a9cb89e2ce06.html (39 words)

	Ota Benga: The man who was put on display in the zoo! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		(7) Hornaday's enthusiasm for his new exhibit was reflected in an article he wrote for the zoological society's bulletin, which began as follows:
		According to one author, part of the concern was because the 'men of the cloth feared…that the Benga exhibition might be used to prove the Darwinian theory of evolution'.
		William Bridges, Gathering of Animals: An Unconventional History of the New York Zoological Society, Harper and Row, New York, 1974.
	www.onehumanrace.com /docs/ota_benga.asp (1619 words)

	Amazon.com -zShops: Guide Book Of The New York Zoological Park: William Bridges, Editor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Amazon.com -zShops: Guide Book Of The New York Zoological Park: William Bridges, Editor
		Description: NY: New York Zoological Society 1951 “ A curator's guide to the animal life of the whole world.
		NY: New York Zoological Society 1951 “ A curator's guide to the animal life of the whole world.
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