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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

giant panda Bao Bao with corn stalk
Sept. 23, 2016
Giant Panda Update: A New Treat
This update was written by Mike Maslanka, head of the Department of Nutrition Science at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. One of the defining and iconic... read more
Batang holds her sleeping infant.
Sept. 15, 2016
Orangutan Mom and Infant Bonding
Batang and her infant are doing well! Keepers report that she is very attentive to his needs, holds him gently and consistently nurses him—all encouraging signs. The primate team provided the pair... read more
Giant Panda Bei Bei
Sept. 7, 2016
Giant Panda Status Upgraded from "Endangered" to "Vulnerable"
Over Labor Day weekend, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released excellent news about its Red List of Threatened Species. It upgraded the giant panda from "endangered" to "... read more
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