Institute News
April 08, 2016
November 12, 2020
In a study that has unprecedented implications to advance both medicine and biodiversity conservation, researchers have sequenced 131 new placental mammal genomes, bringing the worldwide total to more than 250...
September 04, 2020
On Aug. 6, 2020, the world’s first successfully cloned Przewalski’s horse was born in Texas at the veterinary facility of a ViaGen Equine collaborator, Timber Creek Veterinary. The foal, born to a...
August 19, 2020
Conservationists Urge an Inclusive Land-use Planning Process to Determine Ebo’s Future
Nearly three weeks after the government of Cameroon approved a forestry management unit that would destroy...
July 29, 2020
Birthday Celebration Held in Edward’s Honor
Southern white rhino Edward turned 1 year old on July 28, 2020, and a birthday celebration was held in his honor at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’...
July 28, 2020
New Logging Concession Threatens Many Endangered Primates and Forthcoming Red Colobus Action Plan
The government of Cameroon has approved a logging concession in the Ebo Forest, in the nation’s...
June 11, 2020
Reducing Genetic Load Is Vital for Conservation Breeding Programs, Research Shows
In breeding programs aimed at conserving animals from small or isolated populations, scientists must balance the...
