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

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 ...

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 ...

A video is circulating on social media in which a leopard enters the backyard of a house where a child is playing, and a cat confronts the leopard and scares it away, protecting the child. The video ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Critically endangered species need intensive conservation efforts to prevent them from becoming extinct. Access to high-quality reference genomes helps researchers make informed decisions about ...

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.