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September 13, 2016

A study released this week (Sept. 12, 2016) is shedding new light on how scientists evaluate polar bear diet and weight loss during their fasting season. On average, a polar bear loses up to 30 percent of its...

September 07, 2016

As conservationists work to recover endangered species populations, taking individuals that are maintained and protected under human care and reintroducing them into the wild, it becomes apparent that there is a...

September 01, 2016

Twenty Years of Headstarting Program Boosts Survival of Species in the Wild

The population of the critically endangered Jamaican iguana is on the rise, thanks in...

July 29, 2016

One month after 50 endangered Pacific pocket mice were released into Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, reintroducing the species into its historic range, scientists and researchers from San Diego Zoo Global...

June 14, 2016

Pacific Pocket Mice from San Diego Zoo Global Breeding Facility Will Establish Fourth Wild Population, in Southern California

A group of 50 endangered Pacific pocket mice spent the last week...

June 09, 2016

Successful Captive Breeding of the Endangered Pacific Pocket Mouse Results in Its Relocation into the Species' Historic Range

The population of Orange County, California is growing, but its newest...

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