Saving Species Through Science

The science program came of age in the 1960s with the establishment of a Zoological Research Department to study animals in the field as well as in the zoo. Since then, growth in knowledge has been exponential, and today science-based husbandry paired with conservation research is saving wildlife from every continent. Discoveries about elephant herpes virus are bringing researchers closer to preventing deaths in young elephants around the world.

Washington, District of Columbia · United States