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Dr. Jessica L. Deichmann is a researcher with the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s Center for Conservation and Sustainability and the Working Land and Seascapes initiative. Her work addresses questions of species and ecosystem resilience in the face of anthropogenic change, with the goal of fostering healthy and productive landscapes and seascapes for the benefit of nature and people.
Projects Image: Biodiversity in the Peruvian Amazon

The hawk-headed parrot is a colorful bird found in South American rainforests. When frightened, it can raise its neck feathers, forming a fan around its head.
into two subspecies, the accipitrinus north of the Amazon

Joe Kolowski is a graduate and professional training manager for the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, based at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s campus in Front Royal, Virginia. In his role, Kolowski works with a range of SCBI and external partners to develop, coordinate and evaluate training programs for graduate students and professionals.
reducing fragmentation impacts of oil pipelines in the Amazon

Extreme weather conditions, like those expected with this year’s powerful El Niño have strong effects on a charismatic Amazonian bird species, the wire-tailed manakin (Pipra filicauda).
During El Niño events the Amazon is dry, with less

The Amazonia Exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is buzzing with a current from a brand-new Electric Fishes Demonstration Lab, opening Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. The multisensory lab is home to a 5-foot-long electric eel, capable of generating up to 800 volts of electricity, four black ghost knifefish, more than a dozen bluntnose knifefish and three elephant-nose knifefish.
will also learn about other electric fishes in the Amazon

CCS works in regions of high biodiversity to promote knowledge and develop best practices for the integration of conservation and development. The Center has worked on programs around the world, with ongoing research in Canada, Peru and Gabon.
Image: Biodiversity in the Peruvian Amazon Through

Alfonso Alonso is the acting head of the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s Center for Conservation and Sustainability. As a conservation biologist, he is passionate about finding how species of plants and animals are distributed in different ecosystems. For the last 25 years, Alonso has developed monitoring programs to minimize impacts on biodiversity during oil and gas projects. For this, he assembles teams of researchers with specialties in different animal and plant groups.
Image: Biodiversity in the Peruvian Amazon Through

Researchers are monitoring the impacts of human activities on biodiversity in the tropical forests of northern Peru.
Conservation & Development Biodiversity in the Peruvian Amazon

Fun Facts About Amazon Milk Frogs February 03, 2017

From reptiles and amphibians to fish, birds and mammals, meet the animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
coronata Bird House Yellow-spotted Amazon