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New Study Shows the Benefit of Genetic Rescue Through Mixing Mice from Different Populations to Create Genetically Healthier Population
With the help from the San Diego Zoo's polar bears—and some amazing technology—we're learning a lot about the great ice bear.
Technology is making a powerful difference in the world of conservation, and our teams are at the forefront.
An unusual set of twins is duplicating hope for Przewalski's horses.
The Animal Biobanking for Conservation Specialist Group is organizing a worldwide effort to collect, bank, and share genetic resources.
SAN DIEGO (Oct. 11, 2023) – San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has been recognized for its expertise in wildlife biobanking, and has partnered with the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the world’s largest conservation organization—the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)—to form the new Center for Species Survival: Biodiversity Banking. The new center is the first ever to have a strategy focus rather than a taxonomic one.
SAN DIEGO (Sept. 7, 2023) – The world’s second successfully cloned Przewalski’s horse is thriving at his home at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The foal, born Feb. 17, 2023, and his surrogate mother, a domestic quarter horse, were recently moved from his birthplace at ViaGen Pets & Equine cloning facility in Texas so he can learn the language of being a wild horse from his own species.
The second-ever Przewalski's horse clone has arrived to his new home at the Safari Park.
In the face of increasing biodiversity loss, biobanks like ours play an essential role in conservation.