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Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute

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  • Two large elephants walk in a zoo enclosure near some water.

    Asian Elephant Is Pregnant at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

    $23 Million Campaign Launches To Increase Asian Elephant Conservation Impact
    • November 24, 2025
    • National Zoo & SCBI
    • Research News
  • A light display in various colors showing a panda under an arch with flowers.

    ZooLights Returns Nov. 21 to Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

    Open Select Evenings Nov. 21 Through Jan. 3; $9 Tickets Required
    • November 17, 2025
    • National Zoo & SCBI
    • Public Programs
  • Prairie Dog Unsung Hero of the Grasslands

    Smallest Herbivores Create the Biggest Impact for Grassland Forage

    Prairie Dogs and Grasshoppers Do More Than Their Larger Herbivore Counterparts To Keep Soil and Plant Nutrients Cycling
    • September 10, 2025
    • National Zoo & SCBI
    • Research News
  • Graphic with black background, picture of an animal and large white, blocky text

    Two Ticketed Halloween Celebrations at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

    For Families: Boo at the Zoo Oct. 17, 18 and 19 | For Adults 21+: Night of the Living Zoo Oct. 24 and 25
    • August 28, 2025
    • National Zoo & SCBI
    • Public Programs
  • Tropical rainforest with palm trees and an overcast sky.

    Study Reveals Carbon Markets Undervalue Shade-Grown Coffee Farms

    Existing Shade Trees on Coffee Farms Store More Carbon Than Tree-Planting Projects Can Sequester
    • August 19, 2025
    • National Zoo & SCBI
    • Research News
  • Frog that has succumbed to chytrid disease.

    Scientists Use Climate Data To Map, Predict Amphibian Chytrid Disease

    New Modeling Method Could Hold Key To Restoring Panamanian Frog Populations
    • August 14, 2025
    • National Zoo & SCBI
    • Research News
  • A small fox runs through a wheat-colored field of grass.

    New DNA Analysis Allows Scientists To Identify Specific Animals by Their Feces

    Technique Offers New Non-Invasive Way To Monitor Wildlife
    • July 30, 2025
    • National Zoo & SCBI
    • Research News
  • Badger-inator

    Predator Alerts Bring Together Prairie Dogs and Grassland Birds

    Eavesdropping on Prairie Dog Alarm Calls May Increase Curlews’ Survival
    • June 12, 2025
    • National Zoo & SCBI
    • Research News
  • Black-Footed Ferrets Born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

    Kits Can Be Viewed on the Live Black-Footed Ferret Webcam
    • June 2, 2025
    • National Zoo & SCBI
  • A tan and black spotted leopard lounges across a bare tree limb in a desert setting.

    Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute To Welcome Critically Endangered Arabian Leopards in a Major Conservation Cooperative Agreement With Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla

    • May 13, 2025
    • National Zoo & SCBI
  • Red brick building with large windows, spires and manicured landscaping in front.

    Bezos Earth Fund Gives $2 Million Grant To Launch Groundbreaking Amphibian Conservation Project Across Latin America

    • April 2, 2025
    • Tropical Research Institute
    • National Zoo & SCBI
    • Research News
  • A brown and black bird with a long, thin beak flies in a clear blue sky.

    Discovery of Hidden Groups Within Migratory Shorebird Could Aid Conservation

    Tracking Data Revealed Three Groups of Long-Billed Curlew, Each With Unique Migration Patterns and Conservation Needs
    • April 2, 2025
    • National Zoo & SCBI
    • Research News
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