Wildlife Conservation Society Library and Archives Launches 18-Month Shelby White and Leon Levy Film Collection Initiative – rare footage documenting the histories of zoos, aquariums, and wildlife conservation, will be preserved for future generations

August 2022 – Dating from the 1920s through the 1980s, the unique contents of this collection document the history of the Wildlife Conservation Society, including early activities at its Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium, as well as the progression of its field conservation program over the course of the twentieth century.  Further still, these historical films portray the broader intertwined history of zoos and wildlife conservation efforts.  Some were created as primary research efforts by zoologists and other scientists studying wildlife and their habitats; others were created as educational resources to inform the public about wildlife and conservation.