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.

100 Years of Sharing Conservation Stories

Former NFL standout and son of pioneering conservationist Dr. Kurt Benirschke takes the helm as the organization’s new board chairman

A new genomic atlas could help save endangered elephants

Critically Endangered Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Biomaterials Cryopreserved to Safeguard Future of the Species

Progress Accompanies Organization’s Monumental Call to Action: Join Collective Initiative to Biobank Every Endangered Species by 2075

A timeline of inspiration, impact, and innovative wildlife conservation

Conservation is dynamic and deeply collaborative. It takes many hands, minds, and disciplines working together to solve some of nature’s most pressing challenges.
 

Dig into a sneak peek of this transformative experience, opening in early 2026. 

Tomas Pickering, Ph.D., a social science researcher with San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, explores sharing ecosystems in our Conservation Hubs.