Editing Bronx Zoo (section)

===WCS's Run for the Wild===
In April 2008, the zoo hosted the first Run for the Wild event. The event is a [[5k run]] ({{cvt|5|km|mi}} long) organized by the Wildlife Conservation Society with the goal of raising money and awareness for their conservation programs of endangered species. Each year, there is a set entry fee for participants with varying prices depending on age; child (3–15), adult, and senior (65+). WCS Members get a discounted fee. Along with the entry fee, there is a $35 minimum donation per adult/senior participant. The event offers free prizes for donors, based on donation size, ranging from a Run for the Wild T-shirt to a special animal experience at the zoo. All donations are [[Tax deduction|tax-deductible]]. All participants are also offered free all-day entry to the zoo and its paid exhibits/attractions. The yearly event takes place at the end of April and originally began at 8&nbsp;am for those wishing to actually run, and 8:45 for those who wish to simply walk or jog; the start times were changed to 7&nbsp;am and 7:45&nbsp;am in later years.<ref name=5k/>

The event takes participants through the zoo before opening hours, starting at the Bronx River Parkway Entrance, through the Asian Plaza and African Plains, and ending by the Rockefeller Fountain near Astor Court. The trail also takes runners through the now-closed section of the zoo where the Rare Animal Range once stood. Each year, the event focuses on a specific endangered species or animal group to help raise funds for: 2009's run was for [[gorilla]]s, 2010 focused on [[tiger]]s, 2011 helped raise funds to protect the [[Punta Tombo]] peninsula of [[Argentina]] for [[Magellanic penguin]]s, 2012 focused on [[lion]]s, both 2013 and 2014 focused on [[elephant]]s, 2015 once again was for gorillas, and 2016's run will allow participants to run on behalf of their favorite animal.<ref name="5k">See:
*{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/5522/Presented-by-Con-Edison-The-WCS-Run-for-the-Wild-2012-Run-to-Save-Lions.aspx |title=Presented by Con Edison: The WCS Run for the Wild 2012: Run to Save Lions |access-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306220827/http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/5522/Presented-by-Con-Edison-The-WCS-Run-for-the-Wild-2012-Run-to-Save-Lions.aspx |url-status=live}}
*{{cite web |url=http://abc7ny.com/archive/8019004/ |title=Run for the Wild 2011! |work=ABC7 New York |access-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303014333/http://abc7ny.com/archive/8019004/ |url-status=live}}
*{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/5936/WCS-Announces-the-5th-Annual-WCS-Run-for-the-Wild-at-the-Bronx-Zoo.aspx |title=WCS Announces the 5th Annual WCS Run for the Wild at the Bronx Zoo |access-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306215807/http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/5936/WCS-Announces-the-5th-Annual-WCS-Run-for-the-Wild-at-the-Bronx-Zoo.aspx |url-status=live}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.allsportcentral.com/EventInfo.cfm?EventID=21287 |title=Wildlife Conservation Society/Bronx Zoo Run For The Wild 2009 (2009) - AllSportCentral.com - Registration. Results. Relax. |access-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331124537/http://www.allsportcentral.com/EventInfo.cfm?EventID=21287 |url-status=live}}
*{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/6202/WCSs-Run-for-the-Wild-Takes-Runners-Around-the-World-in-Only-Five-Kilometers.aspx |title=WCS's 'Run for the Wild' Takes Runners Around the World in Only Five Kilometers |access-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306214457/http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/6202/WCSs-Run-for-the-Wild-Takes-Runners-Around-the-World-in-Only-Five-Kilometers.aspx |url-status=live}}
*{{cite web |url=http://abc7ny.com/society/run-for-the-wild-gorillas-at-bronx-zoo/604728/ |title=Run for the Wild Bronx Zoo |work=ABC7 New York |date=April 28, 2015 |access-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303014054/http://abc7ny.com/society/run-for-the-wild-gorillas-at-bronx-zoo/604728/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://bronxzoo.com/run-for-the-wild |title=Run for the Wild – Bronx Zoo |access-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305100603/http://bronxzoo.com/run-for-the-wild |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011, another WCS institute, the [[New York Aquarium]], held its own Run for the Wild event for [[sea turtle]]s in early October. The 5k run began at the aquarium and led down the [[Riegelmann Boardwalk]] on [[Coney Island]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walkjogrun.net/events/running/WCS-Run-for-the-Wild-at-the-New-York-Aquarium/aid-4df14b1d-e483-42cd-8dbc-77a140a134d8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307133642/http://www.walkjogrun.net/events/running/WCS-Run-for-the-Wild-at-the-New-York-Aquarium/aid-4df14b1d-e483-42cd-8dbc-77a140a134d8 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |title=WCS Run for the Wild at the New York Aquarium |work=WalkJogRun.net}}</ref> The aquarium held a second run the following year for [[walrus]]es.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/5659/Second-Annual-WCS-Run-for-the-Wild-in-Brooklyn-is-Dedicated-to-Saving-Walruses-and-Other-Wildlife.aspx |title=Second Annual WCS Run for the Wild in Brooklyn is Dedicated to Saving Walruses and Other Wildlife |access-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306214659/http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/5659/Second-Annual-WCS-Run-for-the-Wild-in-Brooklyn-is-Dedicated-to-Saving-Walruses-and-Other-Wildlife.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> The event has not returned to the aquarium since.