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Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Virginia, United States

The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) is a unit of the Smithsonian Institution located on a 3,200-acre (13 km2) campus located just outside the town of Front Royal, Virginia. An extension of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the SCBI has played a leading role in the fields of veterinary medicine, reproductive physiology and conservation biology since its founding in 1974.

About

The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) is a unit of the Smithsonian Institution located on a 3,200-acre (13 km2) campus located just outside the town of Front Royal, Virginia. An extension of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the SCBI has played a leading role in the fields of veterinary medicine, reproductive physiology and conservation biology since its founding in 1974.
Previously named the Conservation and Research Center, the CRC became known as the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in 2010 as a symbol of its growing independence from the captive animals associated with the traditional images of zoos.

Map & location

3001 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20008, Virginia, United States

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Video

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists more than 1100 mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and other living creatures worldwide as endangered. And some of those are on the brink of extinction.Credit: Voice of America · Public domainSource ↗

Sources & credits

  1. Wikidata — Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Wikidata
  2. Wikipedia — Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Wikipedia