Press Release Archive

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

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American bison Ten Bears (left) and Kicking Bird (right) at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia.

Two Elderly American Bison Die at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

May 14, 2020
Sloth bear Remi at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Asia Trail exhibit.

Female Sloth Bear Dies at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

May 08, 2020
an oriole sitting on a branch appears to dissolve into the ether

World Migratory Bird Day is May 9

May 04, 2020
A Guam kingfisher hatched at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute April 21. It is being raised by its parents, Giha and Animu.

Two Extinct-in-the-Wild Guam Kingfishers Hatch at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

May 01, 2020
a grove of trees with several dead, leafless trunks

One in Four Tree Deaths in Blue Ridge Mountains Linked to Invasive Species

April 30, 2020
A white-naped crane chick hatched April 2, 2020. She is pictured with her mother, Brenda.

White-Naped Crane Hatches at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

April 13, 2020
Scientists from Smithsonian's Global Health Program taking samples from a bumble bee bat in Myanmar.

Smithsonian Scientists Discover Six New Coronaviruses in Bats

April 09, 2020
A female cheetah cub lays on a bed of hay in a den where she has just given birth to three cubs. The three small, newborn cheetah cubs can be seen around her in the hay.

Cheetah Cubs Born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

April 08, 2020
Asian elephant Ambika at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Elephant Trails habitat in 2016.

Elderly Asian Elephant Ambika Dies at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

March 28, 2020
Cheetah Miti and her cubs at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in 2018.

Two Animals Die at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

March 24, 2020
Mei Xiang

Giant Panda Mei Xiang Is Artificially Inseminated at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

March 23, 2020
Kiwi at SCBI

Two Brown Kiwi Die at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

March 20, 2020
Three eggs sit in individual dry-grass nests. One looks like feathers, the other like the earth and the third one looks like a tiger's stripes. The words "Easter Monday and Earth Optimism" are at the top.

Spring Events at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

March 10, 2020

Bison Dies at Smithsonian's National Zoo

March 03, 2020
two cheetah cubs with their eyes closed lay in hay

First Cheetah Cubs Born as Result of Embryo Transfer

February 24, 2020
Three plains zebras stand in tall grasses in Laikipia Kenya. The zebras stand in a line, and rolling hills with trees and buildings can be seen in the background.

Growing Livestock Numbers Threaten One of the Last Refuges for Large Wild Herbivores in Kenya

February 12, 2020
White-cheeked gibbon Sydney in his habitat at Gibbon Ridge.

White-Cheeked Gibbon Dies at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

February 11, 2020
Sloth bear Remi explores her habitat on Asia Trail.

Sloth Bears Recognize 2D Images as Representations of 3D Objects Smithsonian’s National Zoo Cognition Study Finds

January 29, 2020
A Mariana crow, a bird with black feathers, perching on a branch.

Only Mariana Crow Outside Micronesia Dies at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

January 27, 2020
Harbor seal Luke at the American Trail exhibit.

Elderly Harbor Seal Dies at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

January 24, 2020
Dave Wildt Portrait

David E. Wildt, Renowned Scientist and Conservationist Dies

January 16, 2020

Supporting Wildlife Affected by Australia's Bushfires

January 15, 2020
A southern two-toed sloth with coarse fur, long limbs and curved claws hangs upside-down from a tree branch.

New Two-toed Sloth Arrives at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

December 23, 2019
Reproductive scientist looking through a microscope.

Smithsonian Scientists Dry and Store Live Ovarian Tissues Above Freezing Temperatures for the First Time

December 04, 2019