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NOTES FROM THE FIELD |
2025 | No. 1
Saving Cells, Saving Species - Horse Image
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Sometimes called
"the last wild horse," Przewalski's
horses once
galloped across grassy
plains throughout Asia and Europe. Although they
unfortunately became
extinct in the wild by the 1960s, they made a
comeback thanks to
conservation breeding efforts and began to thrive in
native habitats again.
However, the existing population still faced
major challenges due
to a lack of genetic diversity.
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New hope for their
future waited thousands of miles away, in an unlikely
place-the cells
of a Przewalski's horse stallion that lived 40 years ago
and whose DNA was not
represented in the current population. Preserved
in our Wildlife
Biodiversity Bank's Frozen
Zoo®,
those living cells
made
possible the births of
Kurt and Ollie, the world's first and second
clones of this
critically endangered species and the key to restoring
crucial genetic
diversity.
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That is just one
example of the limitless hope the Frozen Zoo
represents. This year,
we're marking the 50th anniversary of our
conservation science
efforts and the Wildlife
Biodiversity Bank.
Our
Frozen Zoo is the most
extensive biobank of its kind and holds vital
genetic resources that
can be applied to wildlife health, care,
education, and
conservation needs, with potential to cure disease,
address conservation
challenges, and save endangered species. You make
cutting-edge
conservation science breakthroughs like these
possible.
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IN THE
BANK
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Egg
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HOW BIG IS A CELL?
Cells vary in shape,
function, and size. Some are enormous-the ostrich
egg is the largest
single cell in the animal kingdom, averaging six
inches long and
weighing about three pounds-but most cells can only be
seen with the help of
a microscope. Let's zoom in and see how other
cells measure up.
CELLS AT
SCALE
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Giant Panda Live
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CONSERVATION IN BLACK
AND WHITE
Nearly 300,000 people
from around the world watched Xin
Bao and Yun
Chuan exploring
their Panda Ridge habitats on the day the San
Diego
Zoo's new
Giant
Panda Cam
launched. You can go online and "visit" the
pandas from
anywhere-but after marveling at their latest adventures,
you'll
definitely want to see them in person at Panda
Ridge.
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As an ally for
wildlife, you make historic moments in conservation
happen. Your support
is helping save, protect, and care for giant
pandas
and other wildlife
worldwide.
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BEAR
WITNESS
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Tiger - Asia
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WILD WEEKEND: ASIA
AND LUNAR NEW YEAR
Join us for Lunar New
Year celebrations and Wild Weekend: Asia at the
San
Diego Zoo and the
San
Diego Zoo Safari
Park from February
1-2. Discover
fun activities for the whole family, enjoy
incredible experiences
with our team of conservationists, and find out
more about
the iconic species
you're helping protect through our Asia
Conservation Hub.
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CELEBRATE
AND EXPLORE
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WILDLIFE HEROES
CHANGE
THE WORLD.
John, your
ongoing support makes a
lifesaving difference for
vulnerable wildlife. As a
Wildlife Hero, your monthly
gift will take us further as
we work together to advance
conservation science, making
a brighter future possible
for threatened species
including Przewalski's
horses, northern white
rhinos, and countless
others. And as a Wildlife
Hero, you'll bring hope to
the extraordinary wildlife
relying on us to thrive-and
survive-each and every day.
You make it all possible,
and we're forever grateful
for you.
Your monthly gift
will make a world of
difference for
wildlife.
BE A HERO
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With more than 100
years of wildlife care expertise and partnerships
around the
globe, we are saving,
protecting, and caring for species worldwide.
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