San Diego Zoo Food, Wine & Brew—San Diego’s wildest and tastiest night out—is back once again at the San Diego Zoo on September 21. Attendees will indulge in offerings from more than 150 of Southern California’s finest restaurants, wineries and breweries, all while contributing to the preservation of wildlife and the planet we all share. 

We’re doing the impossible. Or at least, what was once considered impossible.

With the help from the San Diego Zoo's polar bears—and some amazing technology—we're learning a lot about the great ice bear.

Technology is making a powerful difference in the world of conservation, and our teams are at the forefront.

LA JOLLA, Calif. (Feb. 26, 2024) – Love is in the water for the critically endangered Sunflower Sea Star as a team in California successfully spawned and cross-fertilized gametes from a male and a female, resulting in fertile eggs. This success marks another incredible step forward in an ongoing collaborative effort to save the species from extinction. This advancement took place at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, where their experts were joined by partners from the Aquarium of the Pacific, California Academy of Sciences, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) and Sunflower Star Laboratory. 

An unusual set of twins is duplicating hope for Przewalski's horses.

Understanding the effects of gold mining is crucial to protecting wildlife in the Peruvian Amazon.

SAN DIEGO (Jan. 9, 2024) – To apply cutting-edge technology to the conservation of koalas, San Diego Wildlife Alliance is partnering with Illumina, a leading genomic sequencing technology company, through the Illumina iConserve program to sequence the whole genomes (an individual’s complete set of DNA) of nearly 100 koalas residing in North America over the past 30 years. Whole genome sequencing is integral to learning more about Koala Retrovirus, KoRV – a virus that can insert into the koala genome and is associated with various health issues in koalas including immunosuppression and cancer.

SDZWA and our partners use customized drones to collect killer whale breath and monitor orca health in real time.

The Animal Biobanking for Conservation Specialist Group is organizing a worldwide effort to collect, bank, and share genetic resources.