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Our 10 Favorite Stories of 2015
December 30, 2015
January 28
Elusive Cat
Research published in part by scientists from WCS brought us a peek at the elusive Saharan cheetah. There are thought to be fewer than 250 of the animal left in the desert, making it one of the rarest carnivores on the planet.
April 16
First Photo
In the Republic of Congo, a pair of primatologists captured the first-ever photo of the critically endangered Bouvier's red colobus monkey.
June 11
Epic Journey
Thanks to DNA and photos taken of a female blue whale named "Isabela," scientists gained insights into how the world's largest animal moves in the southeastern Pacific.
July 6
Turtle Rescue
Experts rushed to save thousands of turtles rescued during a warehouse raid in the Philippines—3,800 of them were critically endangered Palawan forest turtles.
August 10
Research Like It's 1899
In the process of updating the status of Manus green tree snails, which are found only on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, WCS biologist Nathan Whitmore turned to a fascinating old research method.
August 13
Stork Surrogates
As part of a special breeding program at the Bronx Zoo, a pair of storks became parents, caring for a chick produced by another adult pair as if it were their own.
August 20
A New Frog Discovered
We got incredible reports and saw stunning photos from the Identidad Madidi expedition throughout the year, including the news of a new species discovery—this big-headed or robber frog (Oreobates sp. nov.).
October 16
Great Scott!
For Back to the Future Day, we reveled in the Marty McFly-like behavior of dolphins off eastern Africa, as witnessed by the WCS Tanzania team.
November 18
Exact Match
Just last month, we learned how WCS experts used a camera trap photo to help Thailand ID a tiger skin as coming from a protected area.
December 10
Cinderella Tiger Has Cubs
An orphaned, starved, frostbitten tiger cub was rescued in Russia in 2012 and later released back into the wild. Late this year, camera trap footage confirmed she now has two cubs of her own.
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