Peter Leimgruber is the Director for Conservation and Science of the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI).
and applied research and the development of new and advanced analytical tools and models
Once believed extinct, the black-footed ferret is one of North America’s most endangered mammals, with fewer than 300 individuals living in the wild today. Thanks to reintroduction efforts, small populations now exist across parts of western North America. However, their survival depends on one key species: prairie dogs.
aerial imagery of a prairie dog colony to be evaluated by artificial intelligence models
What happens to a seal who has a toothache? How does an orangutan get a checkup? Wild Medicine invites students to Join our team of veterinarians and other animal health professionals to explore how animals go to the doctor, just like us!
Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns, cause and effect, systems and system models
Smithsonian’s Great Plains Science Program has partnered with Aaniiih and Nakoda Tribes of Fort Belknap Indian Community in northern Montana, in an effort to reintroduce the Nóouhàh-Toka’na, or swift fox. Conservation efforts have brought swift foxes back to 40% of their original range, but a 186-mile (300 kilometer) gap across their range in Montana threatens their survival.
compare with data from source populations, prior reintroduction attempts, and habitat models
What is conservation? Why is it important? Caring About Conservation explores the meaning of „conservation,“ some of the animals Smithsonian scientists are trying to save, and what we can all do to protect wildlife.
, science Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and effect, systems and system models
Without ever laying eyes on a San Joaquin kit fox, scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute know how many of the cute creatures live in California’s Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area.
Genetic population models indicated a conservative population estimate of 90 kit
Smithsonian scientists were the first to successfully use in vitro fertilization in domestic dogs and hope to apply these techniques to save vulnerable species, such as the maned wolf.
The domestic dog and cat as models for understanding the regulation of ovarian follicle
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.
compare the data with source populations, past reintroduction efforts and habitat models
In this Focus on the Future, learn how Juliana Vélez Gómez created wildlife friendly practices that benefited Colombian ranchers, while providing new opportunities for young women in science.
Using joint species distribution models, I identified that the lowland tapir, the
This case study explores how scientists worked with a gas company to monitor, assess and restore biodiversity around a pipeline that crossed the Andes mountains.
guiding principles of the BMAP included: Clear objectives, questions, and conceptual models
