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San Diego Zoo Highlights Elephant Conservation in Africa

The San Diego Zoo is highlighting its Project Elephant Footprint campaign, in partnership with Botswana-based Elephants Without Borders.

Students and Scientists Help Cactus Wren Conservation

San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park Unveils New Learning Tool for Conservation Research of Native Bird

Kangaroo Rats Relocated to New Digs

Biologists Rediscover Endangered Frog Population

Zoo, Museum, State and Federal Agencies Collaborate To Save Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog.

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Low-cost Health Screening for Amphibians in Zoo Collections

Wildlife Disease Laboratories at the San Diego Zoo’s Institute for Conservation Research are pleased to be able to offer low-cost testing for the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Ranaviruses in zoo collections.

San Diego Science Festival Wildly Successful

The San Diego Zoo’s Institute for Conservation Research was excited to be a collaborator in the inaugural San Diego Science Festival.

Tortoise Conservation Coming out of Its Shell

The San Diego Zoo has joined the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in operating the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Polar Bear Partnership

The plight of the polar bear is becoming critical. Climate change is taking a toll on polar bears and their habitat, endangering their long-term survival. We need to share the polar bears’ challenges and educate people on this growing conservation crisis. Here is our first step.

Alarming Amphibian Decline Prompts Health Screening Protocol

Scientists from around the globe work to address issues of amphibian extinction with funding from the Institute of Museum And Library Services.