There’s no better activity for a fall day in D.C. than a trip to the Zoo. Crowds are smaller, days are cooler and changing leaves bring a burst of color to the park.
Pounce from Washington D.C. with Asia Trail keepers Kaitlyn Adkins and Jenny Spotten
Get the scoop on the reunion between western lowland gorilla infant Moke and his troop from Becky Malinsky, assistant curator of Primates.
We are not the only ones grateful for the spring-like weather around Washington,
The black pacu is a large, nonaggressive, fruit-eating species of fish found in the upper Amazon River basin.
Pacu have been introduced to United States in rivers from Washington to Florida.
From conserving resources and diverting waste to sustainable design and public engagement, the Zoo strives to make sustainability a core component of our mission to save species.
Sustainable Design Many buildings at the Zoo in Washington, D.C., and at SCBI headquarters
This morning, our giant panda cub received his name: Bei Bei or 贝贝 (BAY-BAY)!
Peng, third-grade students from the Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School assisted
FellowshipsThe Global Health Program hosts fellowships to build longer-term capacity in partner countries and to support postdoctoral-level studies. Fellows are based in the U.S. or at international partner organizations, and are directly mentored by Global Health Program staff on research projects related to wildlife health, conservation and emerging infectious diseases.Fellowships span one to two years with anticipated completion of a research project and preparation of manuscripts for peer-reviewed publications.
Research Fellowships GHP often offers research fellowships based at its offices in Washington
Animal care staff at the National Zoo welcomed a new resident to Elephant Trails May 22—Bozie, a 37-year-old female Asian elephant. She arrived safely and is now in quarantine for approximately 30 days.
accompanied Bozie as she traveled via truck more than 1,100 miles to her new home in Washington
On Sunday, Oct. 3, a 2-week-old male cheetah cub was transferred to Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon, and introduced to his foster cheetah family. Get the full story from cheetah reproductive biologist Adrienne Crosier!
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, to Washington
„I was seven years old when the pandas first came to the Zoo. I remember watching the news and trying to memorize every detail…“
with Tian Tian, Mei Xiang, Xiao Qi Ji and the rest of the pandas that have called Washington
As long as you are in northwest Washington you can probably hear Damai.
