Southwestern Gabon’s protected Gamba Complex is home to gorillas, forest elephants and sea turtles; it also contains the country’s largest oil development. Smithsonian scientists and partners are working to protect the region’s forests and biodiversity.
Illegal traps are a danger not only to wildlife but also to people.
Brown pelicans are found along both coasts of North America. Though once threatened by the insecticide DDT, they were one of the first species to recover from the effects and have since been removed from the Endangered Species List.
listed the brown pelican as an endangered species meaning that it was considered in danger
There are only 135 Guam kingfishers in the world, but scientists around the world are working to change that by breeding the species for release in the near future.
Fuetsa and Kahåya — whose names mean strength and freed or rescued from danger, respectively
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Black-tailed prairie dogs are one of five species, the others being Utah, Mexican, white-tailed and Gunnison’s prairie dogs. These social rodents are industrious diggers, excavating prairie dog towns, which are U-shaped with chambers connected by tunnels.
If danger is detected, the "look-out" will warn other colony members by emitting
Get ready for Valentine’s Day by learning how zoo matchmakers use science to “swipe right” for conservation.
that’s fine given the wild population size, but for others it could put them in danger
For four years, the Reptile Discovery Center’s Asian water dragon female lived alone. Then, while examining eggs as part of a study, animal keepers made a shocking discovery—one was fertile! How could a female lay a fertile egg without a mate? They turned to the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) for an answer to the mystery: parthenogenesis.
their defense strategies; these lizards will enter the water and swim away from danger
Ring-tailed lemurs are named for the 13 alternating black and white bands that adorn their tails. Unlike most other lemurs, ringtails spend 40 percent of their time on the ground, moving quadrupedally along the forest floor.
have several different alarm calls to alert members of their group to potential danger
August is Asian Elephant Awareness Month, and we’re celebrating with stories and fun facts about this endearing—and critically endangered—species.
events (such as giving birth and raising calves), they protect each other from danger
Orangutans are the largest arboreal mammals and the most socially solitary of the great apes. All three orangutan species — Bornean, Sumatran and the newly discovered Tapanuli — are critically endangered, primarily due to habitat loss.
primates in the world and Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutans are in imminent danger
