Earlier this month, our black-footed ferrets slated for breeding centers and wild release departed Smithsonian’s Conservation Biology Institute. This included Black-footed Ferret Webcam stars Potpie and her three kits. Read on to find out where Aster, Aspen and Swifty ended up!
Fish and Wildlife Service’s pre-conditioning program
Smithsonian scientists are studying ecosystems to understand global patterns in forest carbon and to mitigate climtae change.
scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish
Smithsonian scientists and partners are studying how global change impacts forests around the world, and how alterations to these ecosystems may mitigate or exacerbate climate change.
scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish
The endangered African painted dog was once found throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists are studying this species in an effort to save it from extinction.
scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish
Conservationists are establishing healthy amphibian populations in human care, called amphibian arks, for up to 2,000 species likely to go extinct in the next decade.
scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish
Smithsonian scientists are investigating EEHV, a virus that impacts Asian elephants.
scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish
This Valentine’s Day (or any day!) celebrate with your beloved and 2,700 of your closest animal friends at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.
meters) long, arapaima are the largest freshwater fish
Komodo dragons are the largest, heaviest lizards in the world and one of the few with a venomous bite. They rely heavily on their sense of smell, using their forked tongues to sample the air.
dragons eat rodents, chicks, rabbits, and occasionally fish
Nucharin Songsasen is a Research Biologist and the Center Head of the Center for Species Survival. She joined the Smithsonian in 2002 when offered the opportunity to study the reproductive biology of domestic and wild carnivores. Over the years, she built the Global Canid Conservation Program and expanded this conservation and research initiative from a laboratory setting to field conservation in range countries, including Brazil and Thailand.
scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish
Smithsonian scientists are part of the Coral Biobank Alliance, a global network of coral experts preserving corals for restoration and research.
scientists, in collaboration with the Fort Belknap Fish
