Conservation Projects (page 18)

Conservation Projects

News and information about conservation projects by zoological facilities in North and South America

An empty stretch of beach on South Padre Island under a cloudy sky, with surf breaking on the left, eroded grass-topped dunes rising on the right, and a line of pelicans flying low over the sand

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New England Aquarium Follows Its Turtles to Texas

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Nine people in orange and tan waders stand smiling on the deck of a boat on Long Island Sound behind a stack of encrusted lobster traps recovered from the seafloor, with a wooded shoreline behind them

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4,000 Ghost Lobster Traps Out of Long Island Sound

September 9, 2026

Four young gharials rest against one another on a mesh floor, their long narrow snouts lined with fine teeth and their tan bodies marked with dark bands

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Eight Gharials Hatch in Fort Worth, a Fourth Straight Year

A scimitar-horned oryx standing in a grassy paddock

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Eighteen Oryx in Virginia, and Why They Matter

A silverback western lowland gorilla sits in tall grass holding a head of romaine lettuce.

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Zoo New England Launches Gorillas on the Line Campaign to Save Endangered Species

Zoo New England is taking action to help protect gorillas, one of the ...

Volunteers in matching blue Caring for Our Community shirts pose with shovels and potted seedlings at a Bermuda micro forest planting site.

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Tiny Forests Sprout Across Bermuda: The BZS Micro Forest Project Takes Root

The Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) has launched a successful effort to establish “micro ...

a cold stunned sea turtle being looked at by a veterinarian at the Golf World Marine Institute

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Sea Turtles: A Conservation Success Story Gulf World Marine Institute

Sea turtles are one of the most vulnerable species on the planet, facing ...

An Asian elephant with a thick pile of cut grass draped over its head and hanging past its ears.

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Columbus Zoo Unveils Groundbreaking DNA Lab to Protect Elephants from Fatal Virus

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has opened a cutting-edge DNA testing lab that will ...

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Clearwater Marine Aquarium Manatee Man Jamal Galves Named in Top 50 List of People Changing the World

The Explorers Club has recently unveiled its annual list of 50 people who ...

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Smithsonian Zoo and Satellite Communications Network Team Up To Save Animals

Iridium Communications, a global mobile voice and data satellite communications network, has partnered ...

An infant western lowland gorilla clings to his mother's dark fur, his face turned toward the camera.

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A Gorilla Named Bruno Is Born in Fort Worth

The Fort Worth Zoo announced the birth of a male western lowland gorilla ...

A hatchling Roti Island snake-necked turtle stands on top of a penny, its shell only slightly wider than the coin.

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Penny-Sized Turtles Head Home to Indonesia

A hatchling Roti Island snake-necked turtle is larger than a penny, and weighs ...

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The 1,000th Texas Horned Lizard Hatches in Fort Worth

In August 2021, biologists at Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area found 18 Texas ...

A crocodile rests in green vegetation with its jaws open, teeth and pale throat visible in sunlight.

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Gatorland Pays Trappers Not to Kill the Alligators

Gatorland pays alligator trappers not to kill the alligators. That is the simplest ...

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