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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance  San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
NOTES FROM THE FIELD | 2023 | No.7
Science at the Source

Amid lush vegetation and the sound of rain dripping from leaves, you’re surrounded by a dazzling array of wildlife. Peculiar primates, elusive jaguars, and mesmerizing leafcutter ants scurry through the trees and stalk across the forest floor. Here, deep in the Amazon rainforest, you’re far from anywhere—and yet, you’re at the heart of everything.

As the world’s largest tropical rainforest, it generates oxygen, affects global weather patterns, and plays a pivotal role in mitigating climate change. This ecosystem is as vital as it is remote—and making conservation accessible, affordable, and effective here is crucial to protecting these habitats so all life can thrive.

With your support, we’re bringing high-quality, low-cost scientific resources and technologies to the rainforest. Together with our partners, we launched the Wildlife Conservation Laboratory at Los Amigos Biological Station in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon. At this in situ, or “in place” lab, we’re monitoring biodiversity and ecosystem health, empowering local scientists, and addressing regional threats—all right at the source.

You make it all possible through our Amazonia Conservation Hub! And for these groundbreaking efforts, alongside our partners, we’re honored to be recognized by Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards in the Nature category. With you by our side, we’re changing the future of conservation, maintaining healthy ecosystems, and saving rich biodiversity for generations to come.

CHANGING THE GAME
 Physical Therapy for Animals
LET’S GET PHYSICAL (THERAPY)

Whether a geriatric Galápagos tortoise, an armadillo with arthritis, or a cheetah with tightness in their spine, animals experience the same challenges and wear-and-tear on their bodies that we do. And as it turns out, physical therapy can make all the difference for wildlife, too. With solutions like therapeutic exercise, massage, and even acupuncture, we’re at the forefront of physical rehabilitation for animals. Stretch out, and explore how you’re fueling innovative care for wildlife.

PHYSICAL MEDICINE
Wildlife Biodiversity Bank
A DIFFERENT KIND OF BANK

Our Wildlife Biodiversity Bank has become an essential means to saving species in the face of increasing biodiversity loss. We’re safeguarding hope—and 12 living cell lines—for critically endangered northern white rhinos, protecting local threatened plants, monitoring wildlife health across populations, and so much more. Discover how we’re leading collaborative global biobanking efforts and bridging today’s samples to tomorrow’s scientific potential.

SAMPLES OF HOPE
WILDLIFE HEROES
CHANGE THE WORLD.
You’re changing the future for wildlife worldwide, and are without a doubt our most important ally. As a Wildlife Hero, your ongoing monthly support will fuel innovative care, build groundbreaking global alliances, and bring cutting-edge conservation to the wildlife and ecosystems that need it most. And as a Wildlife Hero, your sustained generosity paves the way for future conservation, continuing our journey together toward a world where all life thrives. We are forever grateful for you.
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around the globe.
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