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Discover more about this fascinating first for echidnas in North America.
UC San Diego Health surgeons and wildlife health experts at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park team up to perform the world's first reported mastoidectomy on a gorilla
The hospital has cared for more than 50,000 animals while advancing wildlife medicine, conservation, and education
A gorilla C-section, a disease detective story, a bottle-fed bongo, and other highlights from one of the world’s leading wildlife health teams.
25 Years of Veterinary Innovation at the Harter Veterinary Medical Center
Ben Nevitt, DVM, director of veterinary services at the San Diego Zoo, examines how San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s medical procedures have advanced over the decades and expanded to emphasize preventative medicine and advanced diagnostics.
SAN DIEGO (April 11, 2024) – San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has welcomed the 250th California condor to hatch at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The chick’s parents are Xol-Xol (pronounced “hole-hole”)—the first California condor brought into human care under the California Condor Recovery Program in 1982—and Mexwe (pronounced “mex-weh”). More than 40 years since the California condor population dropped to a low of just 22 birds, this milestone is a significant success.
SAN DIEGO (Jan. 19, 2024) – Three baby spider monkeys confiscated at the United States-Mexico border are now safely with the wildlife care specialists at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.