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Smithsonian National Zoo scientists raise elkhorn coral larvae for reintroduction.(News From Zoos)(Brief article)
This fall, staff from the AZA-accredited Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC acquired 12,000 endangered elkhorn coral larvae on a harvest mission in Puerto Rico. They are raising the microscopic larvae in a controlled environment and will attempt to reintroduce the adult coral to their natural habitat in the Caribbean.
Working with a team of marine researchers from SECORE (Sexual Coral Reproduction), an international network of public aquariums and research institutions, the National Zoo scientists led expeditions to artificially inseminate coral in August 2007. Dr. Mary Hagedorn, a National Zoo reproductive scientist, is breaking new ground in cryopreservation of coral eggs and sperm, ...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 28, 2004 700+ words
...the Smithsonian Institution and the National Zoo today to officially break ground on...largest donation the Friends of the National Zoo has ever received, will help pay for...collected since they arrived at the National Zoo in December of 2000. The new expanded...
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- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News December 8, 2009 700+ words
...issued the following press release: NATIONAL ZOO'S YOUNG GIANT PANDA TO GO TO CHINA...panda cub born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, will be sent to the People's Republic...agreement, giant panda cubs born at the National Zoo belong to China and are to be sent to...
Source: HighBeam Research, Smithsonian National Zoo scientists raise elkhorn coral larvae for...