Dein Suchergebnis zum Thema: Salamander

Always free of charge, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is one of Washington D.C.’s, and the Smithsonian’s, most popular tourist destinations, with more than 2 million visitors from all over the world each year. The Zoo instills a lifelong commitment to conservation through engaging experiences with animals and the people working to save them.
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Search Japanese giant salamander

‚Hoppy‘ Amphibian Awareness Week! All week long, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute will be sharing stories about amazing amphibians and the scientists working to save them from extinction.
With prey in its sights, a salamander quickly contracts its muscles, causing the

By Barbara Watkins, Reptile Discovery Center Keeper at the National Zoo
In Japan, the giant salamander is considered a “special national treasure.”

For any readers not quite sure what a hellbender is, it’s a salamander that looks

‚Hoppy‘ Amphibian Awareness Week! All week long, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute will be sharing stories about amazing amphibians and the scientists working to save them from extinction. 
Check out Reptile Discovery Center keeper Matt Neff’s top 6 salamander facts! 

‚Hoppy‘ Amphibian Awareness Week! All week long, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute will be sharing stories about amazing amphibians and the scientists working to save them from extinction. 
Check out Reptile Discovery Center keeper Matt Neff’s top 6 salamander facts!

This Amphibian Week, take a closer look at what makes these species so wonderfully weird and worthy of our attention.
The Smithsonian is part of the Salamander Population & Adaptation Research Collaboration

A team of scientists and keepers is traveling all over the eastern United States this year to study a unique and amazing animal: the hellbender.
The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiesis) is a the largest salamander in North

Smithsonian scientists are working to uncover the earth’s incredible diversity of microorganisms and to understand how they impact plant, animal and ecosystem health.
Amphibian skin microbiomes CCG researchers characterize the skin microbiome of frog and salamander

Brian Gratwicke is a conservation biologist and leads the amphibian conservation programs at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Brian’s focus is building capacity to conserve amphibians in Appalachia and Panama, developing outreach and educational programs and exhibits to build public support for amphibian conservation, and research to develop tools to reintroduce amphibians back into the wild. At SCBI, Brian collaborates with Panamanian conservation biologists and zoo partners to build an ex situ amphibian facility in Panama.
Detecting Rare Salamanders Using Environmental DNA How do you find an elusive salamander