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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

Jun. 22, 2017
Scimitar-horned Oryx Humanely Euthanized
The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) humanely euthanized a X-year-old female scimitar-horned oryx, named Jenna, on June 18.
Two newly hatched Bourret’s box turtles sitting on moss
Jun. 21, 2017
Critically Endangered Bourret’s Box Turtles Hatch at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo
Keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Reptile Discovery Center are celebrating a conservation success five years in the making: a pair of Bourret’s box turtle hatchlings.
A black and white camera trap photo of a long-tailed furry animal in a tree
Jun. 20, 2017
Natural Canopy Bridges Maintain Vital Connections for Arboreal Mammals in Fragmented Forests
In the largest-ever canopy-based camera-trapping study, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) scientists and partners found that when a pipeline clearing in Peru severed those highways,...
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Animal News

Female Cuban crocodile nesting
Jun. 16, 2017
Guarding the Nest
It's nesting season. In April, the Reptile Discovery Center's Cuban crocodile Blanche built up a large mound nest. She constructed the nest by kicking up the mulch in the exhibit into a central...
Sea lion
Jun. 14, 2017
Hot Weather Statement
With temperatures soaring, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo continues to take good care of its creatures—human and non-human alike! Here’s what keepers do for the animals in this heat.
Warthog in South Africa
Jun. 02, 2017
The Case of Warthog Disease
In April, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s chief veterinarian joined colleagues in South Africa to investigate an ancient disease that has the potential to collapse the entire ecosystem: bovine...
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