Overview
- The nonprofit secured an additional $50 million, bringing total resources to about $100 million to expand programs covering more than 40 species.
- Four cloned Gulf Coast “ghost” wolves and the first complete red wolf reference genome advance efforts to restore genetic diversity.
- In Yellowstone, 48 autonomous sensors paired with AI have logged more than 7,000 verified wolf howls to inform behavior research and monitoring.
- Early results from an mRNA vaccine for elephant EEHV include two vaccinated Cincinnati Zoo calves that withstood natural exposure without illness, with over 10 elephants now receiving vaccinations.
- The portfolio adds a $3 million University of Melbourne initiative using nanobodies against chytrid fungus in amphibians and toxin-resistance work for northern quolls supported by a new iPSC line.