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

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Found in 998 Collections and/or Records:

The Mallee Fowl, 1964

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

Film featuring malleefowl in their natural habitat. "Produced by CSIRO Wildlife Survey Section"--Film credits

Dates: 1964

The Mountain Gorilla, 1959

 Item — Container: Unit 4, Shelf: E
Identifier: 104462
Scope and Contents "George Schaller conducted an intensive year-long behavioral study of the mountain gorilla in its natural habitat in central Africa, near the Virunga Mountains. Environment, behavioral characteristics, and social organization are covered in this piece. All gorilla footage shown is silent, with voice-over narration. Behaviors shown include display (chest beating, branch slapping, and plant throwing), juveniles at play, locomotion (knucklewalking, climbing), eating leaves and wild celery, and...
Dates: 1959

The Mountain Gorilla, 1959

 Item — Container: Unit 4, Shelf: E
Identifier: 104459B
Scope and Contents

"The New York Zoological Society The Pennsylvania State University National Science Foundation Presents The Mountain Gorilla. Photographed and written by George B. Schaller. Fieldwork director John T. Emlen JR. Advisor C.R. Carpenter. Produced by Pennsylvania State University. Editing D.P. Duvall. Sound Recording G.H. Hutchison. Narration by C.R. Carpenter"--Film credits.

Dates: 1959

The Mountain Gorilla (Abridged, for the Conservation Foundation), 1959

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: E
Identifier: 104621B
Scope and Contents

A condensed silent version of George Schaller's Mountain Gorilla film made for the Conservation Foundation. "Photographed in the Congo by George B. Schaller during a study sponsored by the New York Zoological Society and the National Science Foundation. Fieldwork director John T. Emlen JR. Advisor C.R. Carpenter"--Film credits.

Dates: 1959

The New York Aquarium: How its Exhibits are Collected and a Camera Tour of Stage One, 1958

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: F
Identifier: 104347
Scope and Contents

Film includes footage of Carleton Ray and others collecting fish and invertebrates for the New York Aquarium; shots of the Aquarium's laboratories and interior tanks; the electric eel exhibit; shots of visitors at exterior tanks; footage of fish and invertebrates swimming in tanks. " Photographed by Carlton Ray and Sam Dunton. Produced with the assistance of Louis Mowbray, the Curator of Bermuda Aquarium"--Film credits.

Dates: 1958

The Noisy Underwater World of the Weddell Seal, circa 1963-1964

 Item — Container: Unit 6, Shelf: C
Identifier: 104534
Scope and Contents Film featuring underwater footage of seals and divers in the Antarctic. "Antarctica is reserved for international scientific investigation. The NYZS gratefully acknowledges the Antarctic Program of the National Scientific Foundation for sponsoring the research which this film is based. A William Claybourne production. Written and Edited by Frank Ledlie Moore. Expedition sponsored by the NY Zoological Society. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Under grants from the Science Foundation....
Dates: circa 1963-1964

The Pond and the City, 1968

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

Film produced by Encyclopedia Britannica comparing pond ecosystems and the modern urban environment.

Dates: 1968

The Prevention and Treatment of Snake Bites, 1955

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: F
Identifier: 104175
Scope and Contents

NYZS film about treating and avoiding snake bites.

Dates: 1955

The Right Whale at Home, 1971

 Item — Container: Unit 2, Shelf: C
Identifier: 103917
Scope and Contents

Film about whales in the oceans off South America.

Dates: 1971

The Sea on Show, 1965

 Item — Container: Unit 3, Shelf: D
Identifier: 104312
Scope and Contents

Highlights from the exhibits at the NY Aquarium, footage of walruses, underwater fauna.

Dates: 1965

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Type
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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