The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (formerly known as the Conservation and Research Center) has been located in Front Royal, Virginia, since its founding in 1975.
Mules and horses were also used for local transportation, and pulled mechanical mowers
Celebrate our Hartmann mountain zebra Yipes turning 1 year old with Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute keepers Tara Buk and Chris Mathews.
When we need to mow the grass or do other routine maintenance, we will shift the
Researchers in Virginia wanted to learn how common field management practices — like mowing, burning or animal grazing — affect birds that stay for the winter. They turned to local farmers and landowners for help.
When possible, so can waiting to mow fields and letting them stay overgrown until
The Eld’s deer, also known as the brow-antlered deer, is an endangered species indigenous to Southeast Asia. The species was discovered in the Manipur Valley of India in 1838 by Lieutenant Percy Eld, a British officer.
commonly encountered in human care, which includes jingling keys, voices, radios, lawn mowers
Spindly legs and thick, red fur have earned them the nickname “foxes on stilts,” but maned wolves are neither fox nor wolf. Today, researchers are monitoring maned wolves‘ heart rates to learn more about these unique and charismatic canids.
Heart rates increased in response to people, restraint, loud noises (like lawn mowers
