The Global Health Program offers comprehensive training programs that provide opportunities to work in situ and ex situ with world leaders in wildlife health and conservation.
species all over the world face extinction, and many fragile ecosystems are in danger
Smithsonian scientists and partners believe genetic diversity could hold the key to saving amphibians from Ranavirus, a pathogen that is particularly devastating to frogs and toads in the U.S.
around the world are vanishing due to infectious disease, and many species are in danger
From whiskers to flippers and a penchant for fish, seals and sea lions have a lot in common. So how can you tell these pinnipeds apart?
These noisy pinnipeds bark to mark their territory and signal danger.
At around 8 feet tall, the newest resident at the Cheetah Conservation Station towers over her cheetah, red river hog and sitatunga neighbors. Meet Linda, a 4-year-old ostrich who arrived at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in November.
So what happens when an ostrich finds itself in danger?
In celebration of Squirrel Appreciation Day on Jan. 21, here are six facts to get you better acquainted with the Prevost’s squirrel.
excited, and they use loud whistles to locate fellow squirrels or warn them of danger
Nucharin Songsasen is a Research Biologist and the Center Head of the Center for Species Survival. She joined the Smithsonian in 2002 when offered the opportunity to study the reproductive biology of domestic and wild carnivores. Over the years, she built the Global Canid Conservation Program and expanded this conservation and research initiative from a laboratory setting to field conservation in range countries, including Brazil and Thailand.
Projects Image: Carnivores An estimated 25 percent of carnivores are in danger
UPDATE: David Wildt passed away on January 15, 2020. His obituary is available here.
Projects Image: Carnivores An estimated 25 percent of carnivores are in danger
How can you tell if a cheetah is pregnant? Researchers are developing a noninvasive test for felids, which could ensure more healthy, successful births.
Due to the stress and danger of handling many wild carnivore species, we utilize
One of Japan’s „special natural treasures“ is now among the National Zoo’s most valued scientific gems, after a voyage that has united two cultures in an international conservation effort.
Nearly one-third of the world’s more than 6,000 amphibian species are in danger of
Beavers are the largest rodents in North America and one of the few species that significantly change their environment. By building dams, which form slow-moving ponds and reduce erosion, they provide habitat and resources for dozens of other species.
as a rudder in swimming, as a balance prop while working on land and to signal danger
