By: Lauren Augustine Happy Reptile Awareness Day!
thin snouts used to catch their main source of food—fish
Jared Stabach is a Research Ecologist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Conservation Ecology Center (CEC) and the terrestrial program lead for the Smithsonian’s Movement of Life Initiative. His research focuses on the factors that affect the abundance, distribution, and movement patterns of large terrestrial mammals, incorporating emerging technologies, such as unmanned aerial systems, GPS tracking collars and high resolution imagery, to better understand and monitor changes occurring across the planet.
scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish
John McEvoy is a postdoctoral fellow at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Conservation Ecology Center. McEvoy’s work revolves around conservation and animal movement behavior, specifically the interplay between environmental, physiological and cognitive factors that shape observed patterns of movement in wide-ranging and nomadic species.
on taxa as diverse as parrots, foxes, waterfowl, fish
As the supervisory veterinary pathologist for the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in both Washington, D.C., and Front Royal, Virginia, Dr. Neel Aziz and his team of veterinary pathologists, pathology technicians, veterinary epidemiologists and molecular scientists oversee the pathology program for more than 2,700 animals representing more than 390 species. By diagnosing animal illnesses, Dr. Aziz and his team provide day-to-day consultations to the clinical programs of the Zoo’s animal health section and SCBI’s department of conservation medicine.
consulted with the department of Agriculture and Fish
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.
scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish
The Global Health Program trains veterinarians at the human-wildlife interface to improve engagement in modern One Health techniques.
scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish
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.
meters) long, arapaima are the largest freshwater fish
Nathan Cooper is a behavioral ecologist and conservation biologist. He studies how migratory birds interact with each other and their environments throughout the annual cycle. His research integrates natural history observations with new technology, quantitative tools, and large-scale field experiments to advance the fundamental understanding of ecology and provide resource managers with the information needed to conserve migratory birds.
Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S.
Smithsonian scientists study reproductive biology to advance conservation science.
scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish
The comprehensive study of an organism’s genome can lead to new discoveries and a better understanding of Earth’s biodiversity.
scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish
