First come cubs, then comes species recovery. Find out how a thriving population in human care benefits wild cheetahs.
Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington
Jane Braswell is a graduate student researcher at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Center for Species Survival. Her research interests involve the impact of animals’ social and ecological environment on their health and welfare. Contributing toward the larger objectives of the Rhythm of Life project, Braswell’s work focuses on validating tools to assess nutritional welfare in maned wolves.
Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington
Justin Calabrese is a quantitative ecologist specializing on the interface between ecological theory, statistics, and empirical data. His work combines theoretical models and field data via custom-designed statistical methods to answer pressing questions in ecology and conservation biology. Calabrese’s core focus at Smithsonian’s Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) is building a modern analytical platform for animal movement analysis, and making these techniques accessible to ecologists and conservation biologists.
Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington
Jordan Coscia is a graduate fellow with Smithsonian’s Virginia Working Landscapes, which promotes the conservation of native biodiversity and sustainable land use through research, education and community engagement. Coscia focuses on native plants, particularly those of the warm-season grasslands of Virginia.
Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington
Iara Lacher is a landscape ecologist and program lead with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Changing Landscapes Initiative. She has an interdisciplinary background in policy and environmental management, which she leverages into applied biodiversity and conservation research on the factors that influence the distribution and diversity of species across landscapes.
Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington
As the Special Assistant for Animal Care for Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Kevin oversees animal care, welfare, medicine, nutrition, and life support programs. Kevin has more than 33 years of experience in the zoo and animal care profession, with an expertise in in population genetics and demography in support of animal management and species conservation.
Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington
Sara Hallager serves as curator of birds with responsibility for the conception, goal-setting, planning, leadership and implementation of avian care on a daily basis, including bird well-being, reproductive programs, conservation programs, exhibition, and interpretive public programs for the Zoo’s bird collection. She has 35 years of experience with avian management and husbandry in a zoological setting.
Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington
From reptiles and amphibians to fish, birds and mammals, meet the animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington
From reptiles and amphibians to fish, birds and mammals, meet the animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington
Ellen is a community ecologist with expertise in entomology. Her research focuses on plants, insects, and species interactions, the glue that holds ecosystems together. In rangeland systems, she studies the effects of mammal communities, grazing regimes, and management on ecological communities. Ellen also researches responses to alternations to biogeochemcial cycles, a hallmark of the Anthropocene.
Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington
