San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

NOTES FROM THE FIELD | 2025 | No. 15

For the planet, for all of us - horse image

It’s cold, really, really cold. To preserve genetic samples, the Frozen Zoo® needs to be. Half a century ago, what began as a bold vision has grown into the world’s most extensive wildlife biodiversity bank. Today, this groundbreaking repository safeguards more than 11,500 living individual samples.

As we look ahead to the next 50 years, we’re helping grow biobanking capacity across the globe. To start, we launched pilot sites in four biodiversity hotspots: Kenya, Vietnam, Hawai‘i, and Peru. Each unique site strengthens this global network with the collective goal that every community, country, and culture can protect their native wildlife for generations to come.

We’re making incredible progress, but we can’t do it alone. At the IUCN World Conservation Congress, we announced our initiative to biobank every endangered species by 2075 and invited conservation champions worldwide to join us. Together we can create a brighter future for people, wildlife, and the planet we all share.

IT TAKES US ALL

BRANCHING OUT

New relationships can be exciting, especially when you’re a Sumatran orangutan. These remarkable apes develop connections with each other through both big and small interactions. Meet Labu, the adult orangutan that’s settling into the orangutan family at the Zoo.

CANOPY CONNECTIONS

HOPE ON THE RANGE

This summer, an injured pronghorn fawn was found wandering alone in the New Mexican desert, desperately in need of help. Our experts and partners sprang into action once they got word of his predicament. Follow his tracks to learn more about his rescue, recovery, and how your support is helping his species and other wildlife through our Southwest Conservation Hub.

RAPID RESPONSE

RETURNING THE CALL

Earlier this month, we celebrated One Health Day, recognizing that the health of people, wildlife, and the planet are inextricably connected. In Hawai'i, this interconnectedness is a way of life. Discover how collaborative, community-led conservation is securing hope for 'alalā and the dynamic island forests they rely on to thrive.

TAKE FLIGHT

WILDLIFE HEROES
CHANGE THE WORLD.

John, your ongoing support makes a lifesaving difference for vulnerable and endangered species. As a Wildlife Hero, your monthly gift will take us further as we work to give wildlife in need new beginnings and second chances. And as a Wildlife Hero, your support will bring hope for 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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Your support saves wildlife.

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is an international conservation nonprofit and a registered
501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID# 95-1648219.

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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