Central Park Archives - The Wildlife Society

Watch: Christian Cooper discusses birding and diversity

July 7, 2020

New York birder Christian Cooper took to PBS’s science series NOVA to discuss the intricate sounds of bird calls, color morphs and the important of diversity in birding. Cooper originally made the news in May …

Census project counts the squirrels in Central Park

June 27, 2019

If you’ve ever wondered how many squirrels inhabit New York’s Central Park, you now have an answer: 2,373. Give or take. National Geographic writes that 300 volunteers took part in the Central Park Squirrel Census …