About this Book

Through photographs, letters, essays and articles, this book tells the history of endangered species conservation and the Wildlife Conservation Society's global role in rescuing animals and their habitats from extinction. The Society, originally called the New York Zoological Society, was founded in the 1890s to establish the famed Bronx Zoo. This book describes how the Society has grown and fought through the years to save endangered species and protect fragile wilderness areas around the world.