I-Smithsonian Biology Conservation Institute, eyayibizwa ngokuthi i- National Zoo Conservation & Research Center, iyisimo se-National Zoological Park yaseSmithsonian esaqala ngokuyinhloko njengesikhungo sokuzalanisa izinyoni nezilwane ezincelisayo. Namuhla, indawo engamakhilomitha angu-3 200, e-Front Royal, eVirginia, inezindlu eziphakathi kwezinhlobo ezingu-30 no-40 ezinobungozi. Izindawo zokucwaninga zihlanganisa i-GIS lebhu, i-endocrine ne-gamete labs, imitholampilo yezilwane, ibhulogi lokulandelela umsakazo, iziteshi ezingu-14 zasemasimini, nezindawo zokuqapha eziphilayo, kanye nesikhungo somhlangano, amadokodo namahhovisi emfundo.
Imizamo Yokulondoloza
Ososayensi e-Smithsonian Biology Conservation Institute basebenza ngezinhlelo eziningi ezithinta i-Reproductive Sciences and Conservation Biology. Ucwaningo lwabo lubhekisela ekulondolozeni kwezinhlobo eziphilayo ezisengozini nemvelo endaweni yakithi, ezweni lonke nasemhlabeni jikelele. Imigomo eyinhloko yocwaningo iwukuba ulondoloze izilwane zasendle, ulondoloze indawo yokuhlala futhi ubuyisele izilwane zasendle. Uhlelo lubuye lukhuthaze ukuqeqeshwa kwamazwe ngamazwe embusweni wobulungiswa. Iziphathimandla zikahulumeni ezingaphezu kuka-2 700 kanye nokugcinwa kwezilwane zasendle ezivela emazweni angu-80 ziye zaqeqeshwa ngabasebenzi ezindaweni zokulondolozwa kwezindawo zasendle kanye nezindlela zokulondolozwa kwemvelo, amasu okuqapha, namakhono kanye nokuphathwa komgomo.
I-Smithsonian Biology Conservation Institute itholakala ngamamayela amabili eningizimu-ntshonalanga yedolobha lase Front Front, eVirginia, e-US Hwy. 522 South (Remount Road).
Isikhungo sivulekile emphakathini kanye ngonyaka ngomkhosi wokulondolozwa kwe-Autumn.
Abavakashi banethuba lokuxhumana nabososayensi abadumile emhlabeni wonke futhi bafunde ngokucwaninga kwabo okuthakazelisayo. Ukungena kuhlanganisa ngemuva kwe-izigcawu kubheka izilwane ezisengozini, umculo ophilayo, nemisebenzi ekhethekile yezingane. Umcimbi ubanjwe imvula noma ukhanye.