Press Release Archive

An archive of press releases from Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

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Male cheetah cub being bottle-fed formula.

Animal Care Staff Are Hand-rearing Cheetah Cub at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

September 20, 2021

Great Cats Tested Presumptive Positive For COVID-19 at the Smithsonian's National Zoo

September 17, 2021

Smithsonian and Partners Pioneer Method To Boost Endangered Coral Populations Separated by Vast Distances

September 07, 2021

Giant Panda Xiao Qi Ji Celebrated First Birthday At Smithsonian’s National Zoo

August 21, 2021
Giant pandas Mei Xiang and Xiao Qi Ji eat mom's 23rd birthday cake together.

Media Advisory: Xiao Qi Ji’s First Birthday Celebration

August 16, 2021
Two scimitar-horned oryx calves.

Two Scimitar-Horned Oryx Calves Born as Result of Artificial Insemination at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

August 12, 2021
A keeper wearing a blue apron and blue, latex gloves holds three black-footed ferret kits in their hands. You cannot see the keepers' face. The kits eyes are not fully open yet, one has one eye open.

Black-Footed Ferret Kits Receive Names at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

July 27, 2021
a black-footed ferret kit sits curled up in the gloved hand of a keeper

Public Invited To Name Black-Footed Ferret Kits at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

July 20, 2021
coral reef

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Scientists Find Corals’ Natural “Sunscreen” May Help Them Weather Climate Change

June 09, 2021
Black-footed ferret mom Potpie and her newborn kit on the Black-footed Ferret Cam livestream

Black-Footed Ferrets Are Born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

May 19, 2021

New Model for Infectious Disease Could Better Predict Future Pandemics

May 18, 2021
Photo of a young lion cub crawling over its father's head. The adult looks annoyed.

What’s New at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Giant Panda Viewing Details

May 11, 2021
First photograph of Bornean Rajah scops owl in the wild.

Bornean Rajah Scops Owl Rediscovered After 125 Years

May 03, 2021

Male Lesser Kudu Born at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

April 29, 2021
The Smithsonian's National Zoo reopened on July 24.

Smithsonian To Reopen Seven Museums and the National Zoo in May

April 23, 2021
A lantern fly with a big body and large, patterned wings held in a researcher's hands

Smithsonian Scientists Discover the Key To Mitigating Impact of Artificial Light at Night in Tropical Forests

March 17, 2021
Cheetah Justin (nicknamed "Gat") lays in the grass at the Cheetah Conservation Station.

Male Cheetah Dies at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

March 08, 2021

Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and Friends of the National Zoo Dissolve Formal Partnership

February 04, 2021

Mysteries of Common Nighthawk Migration Unlocked Using GPS Tracking

February 03, 2021

Snow Day: Smithsonian's National Zoo

February 01, 2021
Dama gazelle Adara at the Cheetah Conservation Station.

Elderly Dama Gazelle Dies at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

December 11, 2020
Two giant pandas, a female named Mei Xiang and a male named Tian Tian, sit side by side in the snow eating bamboo

Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Extends Giant Panda Agreement

December 07, 2020
The Smithsonian's National Zoo's 3-month-old giant panda cub (Nov. 18, 2020).

His Name Is Xiao Qi Ji

November 23, 2020

COVID Closure: A Note from the Director of the Zoo

November 20, 2020