.’s, and the Smithsonian’s, most popular tourist destinations, with more than 2 million
there would be value in preserving samples from all the Earth’s approximately 8.2 million
the operations of the public Zoo in Washington, D.C., which has approximately 1.8 million
the operations of the public Zoo in Washington, D.C., which has approximately 1.8 million
.’s, and the Smithsonian’s, most popular tourist destinations, with more than 2 million
Rubenstein has pledged a second $4.5 million gift to support our giant panda conservation
In June, we’re celebrating World Ocean Month! Learn about some of the amazing aspects of corals and how they shape our world.
fossilized colony of rugose coral, which is believed to have gone extinct more than 250 million
Angela Marriott is a member of the Marriott Family, long-time supporters of Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. With the Marriott Family’s dedication and support, the Zoo has achieved much-needed momentum for its continuing efforts to raise awareness and funding for its work and to maintain its global leadership among zoos.
necessary to bring the Giant Pandas back to the Zoo in 2000 with a gift of $1.6 million
Your collective actions can make a big impact for birds. Find out how you can live more Bird Friendly.
The cause: Cats can make great pets, but more than 100 million feral and pet cats
Black-tailed prairie dogs are one of five species, the others being Utah, Mexican, white-tailed and Gunnison’s prairie dogs. These social rodents are industrious diggers, excavating prairie dog towns, which are U-shaped with chambers connected by tunnels.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, prairie dogs occupied 100 million acres
Smithsonian scientists are examining how wildlife use habitats in remote communities bordering protected areas in Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo), while building a network of village teams to support regional conservation.
Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary is part of a 1.1 million hectare (2.7 million acre
Smithsonian scientists are collaborating with the American Prairie Reserve to protect and restore one of North America’s greatest treasures — the prairie.
Sixty million bison roamed these lands, as well as vast herds of migrating pronghorn
Farah Carrasco-Rueda is a biologist with a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Ecology from the University of Florida. Her research focuses on assessing the impacts of anthropogenic activities on biodiversity, mainly in the Amazon Region. She has carried out research in the Peruvian Amazon evaluating the impacts of human activities, including gas pipeline construction and agricultural activities, on biodiversity and ecological aspects of mammals (including bats, medium-sized and large mammals).
the coordinator of Putumayo Biocultural Corridor — an effort to help conserve 12 million
