Inside specialized tanks at the facility, racks full of living cells, sperm, and eggs from more than 1,300 different species are preserved at -320 degrees Fahrenheit to prevent degradation.

Parker Pennington, Ph.D., researcher, San Diego Zoo Global (left) and Barbara Durrant, Ph.D., Henshaw endowed director of Reproductive Sciences, San Diego Zoo Global (right), pose for a photo for ...

“Bringing animals back from the brink of extinction is the goal of San Diego Zoo Global.” Scott said the plan is to have “an even larger presence in the conservation world.” The zoo has ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — An animal-activist group that publishes an annual list of the “Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants” ranked San Diego Zoo Global — parent organization for the zoo and the ...

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is now leading an ambitious global initiative to make biodiversity banking—the preservation of genetic material in many forms—a tool for species conservation ...

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is joining a world-wide effort to preserve species diversity. KPBS Environment Reporter Erik Anderson says the institution is focusing energy on storing genetic ...

A pair of pandas are making their big American debut. Two giant pandas from China have officially arrived at the San Diego Zoo with the grand re-opening of their exhibit on Aug. 8. The pandas ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — An animal-activist group that publishes an annual list of the “Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants” ranked San Diego Zoo Global — parent organization for the zoo and the ...

While it is most often associated with human material, San Diego’s Frozen Zoo was the world’s first large-scale, systematic cryogenic biological bank dedicated to preserving living cells and ...

SAN DIEGO, May 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifty years ago, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance's Frozen Zoo ® began preserving living genetic material, long before scientists knew how it might be used.