Just as the world’s zoos breed critically endangered animals in captivity to repopulate the wild, scientists are building a global effort to freeze corals for reef restoration. Mary Hagedorn Coral ...

Payments that enable landowners to rewild ecologically degraded land—in the form of biodiversity credits bought by investors ...

1. Biodiversity and zoo conservation biology -- 2. Protecting species and habitats -- 3. Zoos in focus: public exhibition or conservation -- 4. Keeping animals in captivity -- 5. Viable captive ...

Smithsonian scientists discuss the impact of the first federal law designed to save endangered and imperiled animals from extinction. Mike Bock Kirtland’s warblers were among the first animals to ...

Despair in the face of environmental destruction and the added struggles of funding, poor job security and low pay is causing ...

Conservation biology is the application of science to conserve the earth's imperiled species and ecosystems. The field is growing rapidly and ever increasing in importance in response to the ...

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) received a large donation to help fund the giant panda conservation program. The donation comes as many wait for ...

While headlines focus on bringing back the woolly mammoth, the most significant impact of this research lies in its immediate benefits for endangered elephants and other threatened species alive today ...

Asian elephant calf Linh Mai will make her public debut at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute this Earth Day, April 22. She was born Feb. 2 to mother Nhi Linh and father ...

The Mahaska County Master Gardeners will host a free public presentation on native plants and pollinator conservation April 7 at 7 p.m. at the Mahaska County Extension Office.