The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute plays a leading role in the Smithsonian’s global efforts to save wildlife species from extinction and train future generations of conservationists.
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Mary Deinlein is an education specialist at SCBI’s Migratory Bird Center who believes that migratory birds are a powerful vehicle for connecting people of all ages with nature and motivating them to take actions to protect the environment. Deinlein’s work has focused on raising awareness of Neotropical migratory birds and problems that have led to declines in many species of these long-distance travelers. She is the manager of Bridging the Americas/Unidos por las Aves, a cross-cultural, conservation education program in which partnered elementary school classes in the U.S.
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Figuring out the sex of a porcupine can be a difficult task. They aren’t always easy to handle, and when they are young they show no sexual dimorphism.
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Dedicated to understanding, conserving and championing the grand phenomenon of bird migration
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Read on for some of the most frequently asked questions about Bao Bao’s departure.
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Prehensile-tailed porcupines, also called coendous, are one of 12 species of New World porcupines. They are native to South America, where they live in trees and eat fruits.
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Pallas’ cats live in dry, rocky areas throughout Central Asia. They rely on camouflage and their low-slung bodies to hunt and to hide from predators.
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Wolfgang Dittus is a primatologist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Conservation Ecology Center. He is stationed in Sri Lanka where he has studied the behavior and ecology of wild monkeys in the dry forests of Polonnaruwa since 1968. He is also a research professor at the National Institute of Fundamental Studies in Sri Lanka. Dittus‘ research contributes to the knowledge of primate social evolution, public education and conservation. His projects include:
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The National Zoo’s three new female Asian elephants—Kamala (39), Swarna (39) and
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The Zoo’s historic Bird House may be under renovation, but that has not stopped the
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