There's More than Meets the Eye 

Plants that bloom in the dark

Illegal orchid trafficking is causing a global decline. Learn what you can do to help.

What’s the buzz about pollinators? Here’s a look at how mighty these tiny species are.

SAN DIEGO (Dec. 19, 2023) – For more than a decade, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s entomology team has collaborated with Australia’s Melbourne Zoo to maintain populations of the critically endangered Lord Howe Island stick insect. For the first time in North America, visitors to the San Diego Zoo will have the opportunity to see these rare, nocturnal insects in a specialized habitat at the Zoo’s Wildlife Explorers Basecamp.

When it comes to a healthy ecosystem, biodiversity is key.

One of the world's oldest and rarest trees, the Wollemi pine was once believed to be extinct.