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

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Found in 998 Collections and/or Records:

Waterbucks, 1959

 Item — Container: Unit 4, Shelf: B

Wattled bellbird, 1948

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

Close-up reversal footage of the wattled bellbird in the wild.

Dates: 1948

WCI: An Evolution of a Commitment to Conservation, 1987

 Item — Container: Unit 4, Shelf: E
Identifier: 104469
Scope and Contents Film about NYZS's history of field conservation, through the development of its Wildlife Conservation International division. Among those featured are William Hornaday, William Beebe, Fairfield Osborn, William Conway, George Schaller, Tom Struhsaker, Patricia Moehlman, Onesmo Moiyoi, David Western, Claudio Campagna, Warren Brockelman, Dale Lewis, Stuart Strahl, Alan Rabinowitz, Roger and Katherine Payne, Emil Dolensek, Dee Boersma, Rodney Jackson, Amy Vedder, Charles Munn. "Director and...
Dates: 1987

Western diamondback rattlesnake, 1955

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

The majority of this reel's footage is the actual behind-the-scenes photographic setup and studio equipment used on the set. There is less than 30 seconds of footage of snakes strikiing.

Dates: 1955

Western diamondback rattlesnake, 1956

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

"High-speed photography of strike"--Original can label. Extremely dark footage of snake striking, poorly exposed, with just the silhouette of a snake in the image frame.

Dates: 1956

[Whales and penguins], 1971

 Item — Container: Unit 4, Shelf: C
Scope and Contents

Compilation reel of whales and penguins.

Dates: 1971

Whales and Whaleman, 1947

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

Film showcasing a whaling ship and its sailors hunting whales in the Indian Ocean.

Dates: 1947

Whales, reel 01, 1971

 Item — Container: Unit 7, Shelf: D
Identifier: 104740
Scope and Contents

Unedited footage of a group of penguins on a beach taken by Roger Payne.

Dates: 1971

Whales, reel 02, 1971

 Item — Container: Unit 1, Shelf: F
Identifier: 103642
Scope and Contents

Unedited whale footage taken by Roger Payne. Underwater footage of whales, with close-ups of their face and flippers.

Dates: 1971

Whales, reel 03, 1971

 Item — Container: Unit 1, Shelf: F
Identifier: 103625
Scope and Contents

Unedited whale footage taken by Roger Payne. "Some very good underwater shots near tail of reel"--Note in original can.

Dates: 1971

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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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