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US National Zoo Leads Efforts to Conserve Wildlife
For more than a century, the National Zoo in Washington has attracted visitors wanting to learn more about animals. The zoo has become a leader in wildlife conservation, with animals representing 400 species - one-fifth of which are considered threatened or endangered.
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Thanks in part to the National Zoo's captive breeding program, there are now more than 700 black-footed ferrets in the wild. (Jessie Cohen/Smithsonian's National Zoo)
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These two clouded leopard clubs were born in March 2009. Since then, three more cubs have been born. (Mehgan Murphy/National Zoo)
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The Prezewalski's horse is the last remaining wild horse species. In 1970, they were listed as extinct. In 2008, they were reclassified as endangered thanks to successful reintroductions. (VOA - S. Logue Koster)
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Scimitar-horned Oryx are now extinct in the wild. In April, the National Zoo welcomed the birth of a female calf at its Virginia conservation center, the first in more than 13 years. (VOA - S. Logue Koster)