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Working with wildlife as a registered veterinary technician is a one-of-a-kind job.
Scientists have found the answer as to why mountain yellow-legged frogs are disappearing.
Many animals are just as enthusiastic about sitting in the sun and soaking up some rays, and they exhibit some unique behaviors while they’re doing it.
What’s the buzz about pollinators? Here’s a look at how mighty these tiny species are.
Leap Day only happens once every four years. Explore which extraordinary wildlife leap, jump, spring, and everything in between.
SAN DIEGO (Nov. 30, 2023) – Scientists at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance have achieved a major milestone in saving wildlife species: With a blue-eyed black lemur’s cells recently added to its Wildlife Biodiversity Bank’s Frozen Zoo®, the nonprofit conservation organization’s unique collection of genetic material now contains 11,00o individual cell lines from more than 1,250 species and subspecies—some critically endangered. No other biobank in the world has a comparable number of living cell lines, with the potential to reverse losses of genetic diversity and contribute to population sustainability for endangered and threatened wildlife species.
Biodiversity banking is a critical component of conservation, and the need for it is more urgent than ever.
SAN DIEGO (Oct. 11, 2023) – San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has been recognized for its expertise in wildlife biobanking, and has partnered with the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the world’s largest conservation organization—the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)—to form the new Center for Species Survival: Biodiversity Banking. The new center is the first ever to have a strategy focus rather than a taxonomic one.
Challenges are lurking in the watery world of black caimans—and their reptilian relatives.