The Great Plains Science Program is a long-term research project from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
July 29, 2025 Study: New DNA Tool Identifies Animals by Their Droppings Research
‚Hoppy‘ Amphibian Awareness Week! All week long, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute will be sharing stories about amazing amphibians and the scientists working to save them from extinction.
Using DNA barcoding, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute scientist Jessica
Always free of charge, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is one of Washington D.C.’s, and the Smithsonian’s, most popular tourist destinations, with more than 2 million visitors from all over the world each year. The Zoo instills a lifelong commitment to conservation through engaging experiences with animals and the people working to save them.
So, it comes as no surprise that he wound up working with the root of all life: DNA
Scientists have established assurance colonies of amphibians at risk of extinction across Panama, and are working to reduce the impact of amphibian chytrid fungus so they may one day be reintroduced to the wild.
DNA barcoding applied to ex situ tropical amphibian conservation programme reveals
Smithsonian scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish and Wildlife Department, are embarking on a five-year swift fox reintroduction project to restore swift foxes to tribal lands and to help reestablish connectivity between disjointed swift fox populations.
Scientists will also collect DNA samples from swift fox scat, which they can use
individual as well as identify individuals in a population (wild) based on the cells (DNA
Small Mammal House keepers have confirmed the sexes of our 4-month-old pygmy slow loris babies. It’s a boy…and a girl!
2024 Our Pygmy Slow Loris Babies Have Names After months of suspense (and a DNA
Always free of charge, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is one of Washington D.C.’s, and the Smithsonian’s, most popular tourist destinations, with more than 2 million visitors from all over the world each year. The Zoo instills a lifelong commitment to conservation through engaging experiences with animals and the people working to save them.
veterinary exam Sept. 19, Zoo veterinarians obtained a swab from his cheek for DNA
Smithsonian scientists study infectious diseases and their impacts on wildlife, including malaria, invasive chytrid fungus, tick-borne pathogens and more.
Odocoileus virginianus) Simultaneous identification of host, ectoparasite and pathogen DNA
From the moment his hearty squeal heralded his arrival, giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji became one of the most beloved bears on the planet. Celebrate with the Smithsonian’s National Zoo as we look back at how this curious cub and his adorable antics have inspired the conservationist in all of us.
Veterinarians took a quick swab of the cub’s cheek for DNA analysis.
