Field and Research Projects

Our employees are applying their skills and knowledge while participating in hands-on projects that are saving wildlife at home and around the world.

an african elephant standing in a field

African Elephant Reproductive Conservation Initiative

Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Initiative

Photo of kelp underwater.

Catalina Island Marine Institute Kelp Restoration Project

Elephant family in field

Conservation Lower Zambezi Anti-Poaching and Monitoring Program

Manta Ray and diver

Florida Manta Project

Freshwater mussels, some open and some closed, lie in shallow water

Fresh Water Mussel Propagation and Reintroduction Program

Three giraffes in the wild

Masai Giraffe Conservation Coexistence Project at Athi-Kapiti, Kenya

closeup of the head of an East African crowned crane with majestic crown of gold feathers

Saving Grey Crowned Cranes in East Africa

closeup of a humboldt penguin with other penguins in the background

Humboldt Penguin Consortium

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Recovery and Green Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Program

closeup of two California sea lions facing each other

Marine Mammal and Pinniped Rescue Project

closeup of a bright orange and yellow monarch butterfly against a blue sky

Monarch Butterfly Project

The back of a black and white Eastern Spotted Skunk

Plains Spotted Skunk Distribution and Relative Abundance Assessment

polar bear resting on a large rock

Polar Bear Arctic Ambassador Program and Research Project

Close up of a chimpanzee

Protecting Western Chimpanzee in Sierra Leone

Puerto rican parrot sittin on branch and chewing on small stick

Puerto Rican Amazon Parrot (PRAP) Community Engagement and Conservation Education Initiative

Close of red songbird cardinal

Saving North American Songbird Program

A photo of two blue-throated macaws perched on a branch.

Saving the Blue-throated Macaw Project

Tapanuli Orangutan closeup photo in grass

The CREATE Project – Corridor Restoration For Animals Threatened and Endangered

closeup of a trumpeter swan

Trumpeter Swan Restoration Project

closeup of a Wyoming toad and all its warts

Wyoming Toad Captive Breeding, Reintroduction, and Field Survey Program