Smithsonian scientists are part of the Coral Biobank Alliance, a global network of coral experts preserving corals for restoration and research.
Soon, the alliance will have coral collections in the Caribbean, Red Sea, Indian
Yellow-spotted Amazon River turtles are native to the Amazon River basin, where they bask along riverbanks and in the calm waters of big rivers and streams. Only juveniles and males have yellow markings on their heads. Females lose their spots as they grow.
Conservation Efforts The indigenous Yekuana Indians, who eat these turtles and their
Grassland birds—like the Sprague’s pipit, Baird’s sparrow, the mountain plover, chestnut-collared longspur and thick-billed longspur—have experienced massive declines over the last 50 years. According to some estimates, populations of these species have reduced by about 2-4% per year since the 1970s.
place on our primary field sites in Montana on lands belonging to the Fort Belknap Indian
The Great Plains Science Program is a long-term research project from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
At the Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana, members of the Aaniiih and Nakoda
Meerkats are active carnivores that live in burrows in Africa. These social animals live in groups, called mobs, with as many as 30 individuals that keep watch and scare off predators or other meerkats.
Related species listed on the IUCN Red List include the Indian brown mongoose and
Blue-gray and silver-beaked tanagers are colorful birds native to South America. They primarily eat fruit and insects.
Fun Facts The word tanager comes from the Brazilian Tupi Indian word „tangara.“
The critically endangered gharial is easily distinguished from other crocodiles, because of its long, slender snout.
develop a bulbous growth at the tip of their snout, called a „ghara“ after the Indian
From the deepest trenches to the shallowest shores and across five basins, water circulates in one interconnected system: the world ocean. This World Ocean Day, discover how seemingly different animals — sessil coral and soaring seabirds — are connected to each other, to a changing climate and to ocean conservation.
trenches to the shallowest shores and across five basins – the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian
At their field site in north-central Montana, ecologist Andy Boyce and intern Andrew Dreelin are learning more about how black-tailed prairie dogs change the landscape and support the many species that call the prairie home.
By studying prairie dogs at American Prairie Reserve, Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
Goats are versatile, domesticated animals kept for meat, milk and fiber. They are intelligent, social and difficult to herd. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo exhibits Nigerian dwarf goats.
female dwarf goat, to 250 pounds (113.5 kg) and 42 inches (106.7 cm) in height for Indian
