Smithsonian Scientists' Efforts to Preserve Endangered Species

The Extinction Crisis

• ⚠️ Scientists warn that the rate of extinctions is accelerating, with 28% of species currently under threat.
• 📈 This accelerated rate is estimated to be 10 to 1000 times the normal background rate.
• 🧩 Losing even one species can have cascading effects throughout an ecosystem.

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

• 📍 The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, has been working for 50 years to combat species extinction.
• 🏞️ Sprawled across 3,200 acres, the campus houses a collection of animals facing the threat of extinction.
• 🤝 SCBI operates as part of a larger