Wild Things is maintained by the staff of the Wildlife Conservation Society Library & Archives. Our posts highlight the rich resources held in the WCS Archives, discuss new projects underway in the Archives, and present an inside look at the history of WCS, which began in 1895 as the New York Zoological Society.

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