Researchers will study the possible connection between parasitic worm infections, the gut microbial community, and a chronic wasting syndrome in mountain gorillas.

Researchers will investigate how respiratory pathogens are transmitted from people to chimpanzees in western Uganda to help minimize ongoing outbreaks.

Researchers will use banked blood samples to identify hormonal factors that could help predict and monitor reproductive health of polar bears.

Researchers will determine how maternal diet influences milk composition and survival of nursing fur seal pups.

Researchers will study how the acoustic environment of zoos alters frog vocalizations, impacting the welfare and wild release of these conservation animals.

Researchers will investigate the role of a newly described intestinal parasite on the decline and increased extinction risk of the San Miguel island fox.

Researchers will investigate the causes, consequences of and solutions for hatching failure, poor female health and mortality as well as genetic threats in the sihek, also known as the Guam kingfisher

Researchers will assess the prevalence of hybrid elephants (naturally interbred African forest and savanna elephants) and how their health compares to their parental species.

Researchers will investigate the effect of a widely used anti-inflammatory drug in horses on equine metabolic syndrome, a hormonal disorder associated with laminitis.