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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.

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Press Releases

Przewalski's horse Maja
Aug. 16, 2017
Endangered Przewalski’s Horse Dies at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Maja, a 13-year-old Przewalski’s horse, was humanely euthanized at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Aug. 13, for renal failure. 
Aug. 11, 2017
Elderly Red-Fronted Lemur Dies at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo
Primate keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo are mourning the loss of Red Oak, a red-fronted lemur who was humanely euthanized Aug. 9.
A female brown kiwi chick sitting on a gray carpet
Aug. 07, 2017
Endangered Kiwi Chick Hatches at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
An endangered brown kiwi chick kicked her way out of her egg at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, between Saturday, July 29, and Sunday, July 30.
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Animal News

Female scimitar-horned oryx calf
Aug. 18, 2017
Vote to Name Our Two Scimitar-horned Oryx Calves at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Instiute
We’re celebrating the one year anniversary of the reintroduction of scimitar-horned oryx to the wild! As part of the celebration, we’re asking for help naming two of our scimitar-horned oryx calves...
Mei Xiang
Aug. 18, 2017
How Panda Pregnancies Can Be a Months-Long Waiting Game
Beginning Aug. 18, the David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat will be partially closed to keep a quiet area around panda Mei Xiang’s den. Although we are not able to confirm if she is...
a giant panda walks along rocks
Aug. 18, 2017
Partial Panda House Closure
The Giant Panda Habitat will be partially closed to keep a quiet area around female giant panda Mei Xiang’s den. Although keepers are not able to confirm if she is pregnant, Mei Xiang is exhibiting...
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