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Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.)

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Found in 998 Collections and/or Records:

The Blind Fishes of La Cueva Chica: The Story an Aquarium Expedition, 1943

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: G
Identifier: 104351
Scope and Contents A travelogue featuring New York Aquarium researchers traveling to Mexico to study rare blind fish. "The Blind fishes of La Cueva Chica: the story of a New York Aquarium Expedition. Photographed by Sam Dunton and William Bridges. In 1936 a new kind of blind cavefish was reported in Mexico. Little was known about it aside from the fact that it lived inside a warm water cave. We set out to learn what we could as the natural occurrence of an eyeless condition is always of considerable scientific...
Dates: 1943

The Blue Sheep of Shey Gompa, 1975

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: G
Identifier: 104229
Scope and Contents

Film featuring George's Schaller's wildlife survey of the Shey Gompa area in Dolpo District, Nepal. Peter Matthiessen contributed to the film and appears on camera in several scenes.

Dates: 1975

The California Gray Whale, 1966

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: F
Identifier: 104204
Scope and Contents

Film about grey whale populations off the coast of California. "Individuals and institutions thanked for their contribution to the film: Dr. Theodore J. Walker Scripps Institute of Oceanography and Ivan Tors, film producer"--Film credits.

Dates: 1966

The Cavalcade of Insects: A Preview of 1941, 1941

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: E
Identifier: 104323E
Scope and Contents

Macro-photography footage of insects in exhibits and in a research facility. "Under the curatorship of Dr. Raymond L. Ditmars a new comprehensive insect exhibit will be inaugurated at the Bronx Zoo in 1941"--Film credits.

Dates: 1941

The Defenses of Reptiles, 1955

 Item — Container: Unit 4, Shelf: E
Identifier: 104479
Scope and Contents

Film featuring reptiles, showcasing footage of a slow-motion shot of a rattlesnake strike. "Illustrations of the various ways reptiles seek to survive in an often-hostile world"--Film credits.

Dates: 1955

The Elephant Seals of Guadalupe Island, 1926

 Item — Container: Unit 4, Shelf: E
Scope and Contents Film with intertitles narrating a boat expedition to Guadalupe Island, Mexico in search for an elephant seal for the San Diego Zoo. "The Seal Elephants of Guadalupe Island. Photographed by Robert L. Barkley. Filmed through the courtesy of the U.S. Navel Reserve. Forward: an expedition was made to Guadalupe Island, Mexico in search for an elephant seal for the San Diego Zoo. The expedition was led by Lt. E.W. Dort U.S.N.R. and Dr. Harry Wegeforth president of the S.D. Zoological Society in...
Dates: 1926

The Flight of a Drone Fly, 1955

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: C
Scope and Contents

High-speed macro-photographic study of a drone fly filmed at 3,000 frames per second. Directed by Henry M. Lester." Supervised by Dr. C.H. Curran The American Museum of Natural History. The Sperry Gyroscope Co. Inc. Study of drone fly wing action"--Film credits.

Dates: 1955

The Flying White Whales: The Story of Two Expeditions to Bristol Bay, Alaska, 1961

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: E
Identifier: 104322
Scope and Contents "The Flying White Whales. The story of two expeditions to Bristol Bay, Alaska with the cooperation of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Photography by Carleton Ray. Additional scenes in Canada and New York by Sam Dunton"--Film credits. "From August 5 to 27 [1961] Dr. Ray led an expedition to Bristol Bay where a male and two female Belugas were captured and subsequently transported to New York non-stop on a special plane. Accompanying this expedition were Seward Johnson, a member of...
Dates: 1961

The Galapagos Today, 1962

 Item
Identifier: 104359A
Summary

Travelogue documenting the NYZS Reptiles Curator's visit to the Galapagos Islands to study iguanas and tortoises. "The Zoological Society has sent five expeditions to the islands made famous by Charles Darwin. Taking part in the fifth expedition to study marine iguanas and giant tortoises is Hernon Dowling - Curator of Reptiles, Robert S. Chase Jr., Rene Honegger, David S. Boyer"--Film credits.

Dates: 1962

The House of Man: Our Changing Environment, 1964

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: D
Scope and Contents

"A discussion of the rampant waste of natural resources in cities, woodlands, and farmlands, and of the pollution of rivers and the air. Compares the 'progress' achieved through wasteful methods and through intelligent conservation techniques. Shows how man's intelligence can be channeled to plan for progress wisely"--Worldcat.

Dates: 1964

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Archival Object 959
Collection 39
 
Subject
Wildlife conservation 17
Zoos -- Administration 14
Zoo animals 11
Public aquariums 8
Aquarists 6
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Public aquariums -- Design and construction 6
Aquarium animals 5
Aquatic animals 5
Zoo directors 5
Zoo exhibits 5
Zoos -- Employees 5
Marine laboratories 4
Scientific expeditions 4
Wildlife conservation -- Law and legislation 4
Wildlife research 4
Animal dealers 3
Herpetology 3
Marine biologists 3
Wildlife conservation -- Fieldwork 3
Wildlife management 3
Zoo veterinarians 3
Zoo visitors 3
Birds -- Conservation 2
Endangered species 2
Herpetologists 2
Ichthyologists 2
Marine ecology 2
New York Zoological Society -- History 2
Public aquariums -- Administration 2
Scientific expeditions -- Trinidad and Tobago 2
Wildlife art 2
Wildlife conservation -- Africa 2
Wildlife conservationists 2
Zoos -- Design and construction 2
Zoos -- Administration 2
Zoos -- Educational aspects 2
American bison 1
Aquarium visitors 1
Bathysphere 1
Birds -- New York State -- Bronx County 1
Birds of paradise (Birds) 1
Electrophorus (Fish) 1
Endangered species -- Law and legislation -- United States 1
Giant panda 1
Mammalogists 1
Mammalogy 1
Mammals -- Research 1
Marine natural products 1
Motion picture film collections 1
Museum exhibits 1
National parks and reserves 1
New York Zoological Park -- History 1
Ornithologists 1
Primates -- Africa 1
Protected areas 1
Public aquariums -- Educational aspects 1
Public aquariums -- Employees 1
Reptiles 1
Rodents -- Canada 1
Scientific expeditions -- Bermuda Islands 1
Scientific expeditions -- Costa Rica 1
Scientific expeditions -- Guyana 1
Scientific expeditions -- Labrador (N.L.) 1
Scientific expeditions -- Papua New Guinea 1
Scientific expeditions--Asia 1
Snakebites 1
Snakes 1
Veterinary medicine 1
Veterinary medicine -- Research 1
Whale sounds 1
Whales 1
Wild animal collecting 1
Wildlife conservation -- Madagascar 1
Wildlife conservation -- Sudan 1
Wildlife management -- Madagascar 1
Xiphophorus 1
Zoological specimens -- Collection and preservation 1
Zoos 1
Zoos -- Administration -- Economic aspects 1
Zoos -- Public relations 1
Zoos -- Publicity 1
Zoos in motion pictures 1
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