The Smithsonian National Zoo’s Center for Animal Care Sciences provides science-based husbandry, medical care and population management for the health and well-being of all animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, as well as for animals at other zoos and in the wild.
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Karim Ledesma is the program coordinator of the Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment Program at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Center for Conservation and Sustainability. She coordinates the field surveys of the terrestrial and marine research protocols that are implemented along the gas pipeline and marine terminal of a liquid natural gas plant in Peru.
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Dr. Abra is one of only a handful of road ecologists working in Brazil—a place where the ecological threat of roads is deeper than almost anywhere on the planet. As a biologist, researcher, and entrepreneur, she uses her skills to develop alternative mitigation measures for Brazilian wildlife on highways and railways, aiming to promote biodiversity conservation, increase human safety, and generate technological innovations in Brazil and other tropical countries.
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Ricardo Stanoss, D.V.M, is the director for conservation capacity at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Dr. Stanoss works with a team of scientists and educators in the development and implementation of cutting-edge learning experiences to increase conservation capacity among emerging leaders and conservation practitioners both nationally and internationally.
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What’s better than a dad joke? An animal joke! August 16 is National Tell a Joke Day. So get your laugh tracks ready, because we’ve got a few toadally awesome animal jokes that are sure to leave kids quacking up.
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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.
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The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is home to more than 2,200 animals representing almost 400 different species. Learn more about animals, exhibits, conservation and education at the Zoo!
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Our work broadly focuses on the ecology, evolution and conservation of migratory birds.
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Hana and the cub continue to do well! Keepers are seeing the cub sit up more but it still hasn’t tried to climb onto Hana’s back. Hana leaves the den more frequently and eats small snacks on a daily basis, but she still spends the majority of her time in the den with the cub.
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April 16, 2022, marks the 50th anniversary of the arrival of giant pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing at the Zoo — the start of a decades-long giant panda program. Join us in looking back at 50 years of giant panda joy and conservation through videos, photos and stories.
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