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Newsroom

Phone: 202-633-3055
Email: ZooSCBICommunications@si.edu

Welcome to the newsroom for the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. If you are a reporter and would like to arrange an interview or get more information on the Zoo’s animals and conservation science research, or request photos or video, please contact the communications team to facilitate your request. Before calling to discuss stories on some of the most-covered topics, media are encouraged to look over online resources for details on the Zoo’s giant pandas, Asian elephants, and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.

To be added to the Zoo's press release distribution list, please fill out the contact form on the right side of this page and use the subject line: "add to distribution list."

Press Releases

Batang and Redd (infant)
Sept. 19, 2016
Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Great Ape House Reopens
WHAT:          The Great Ape house will reopen on Tuesday morning.  This will be the first opportunity for the visitors and the media to see the Zoo’s infant Bornean orangutan born to Batang on Sept... read more
aerial view of SCBI campus
Sept. 16, 2016
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute to Host Annual Autumn Conservation Festival
The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Va., will open to the public for its annual Autumn Conservation Festival Oct. 1 and 2. The festival is the only time of year when... read more
Batang and her infant male
Sept. 13, 2016
Orangutan Born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo
For the first time in 25 years, primate staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo are celebrating the birth of a male Bornean orangutan. He was born at 8:52 p.m. Sept. 12. Both 19 years old, female... read more
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Animal News

Przewalski's Horse in Mongolia
Sept. 27, 2016
Where Do Wild Przewalski's Horses Roam?
A conservationist’s work is never done. At least, it doesn’t stop when a species is returned to its native habitat. Instead, scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s (SCBI)... read more
Mares Xolani (L) and Yvonne (R)
Sept. 27, 2016
When is a Hartmann's Mountain Zebra Ready for Motherhood?
For the first time in more than 15 years, zebras are grazing the fields at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Va. In the next year, scientists will work to gain an... read more
Batang and Redd (infant)
Sept. 27, 2016
A Motherhood Learning Curve for Batang
The newest member of our primate family has arrived! Meet Redd, a Bornean orangutan born to mother Batang and father Kyle on Sept. 12. In our latest #OrangutanStory update, keeper Erin Stromberg... read more
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