Our Work With Wildlife

How a Tiny Mouse Might Help Other Species Recover from Near Extinction

What happens when a species is rescued from the brink of extinction? A Morris Animal Foundation-funded study currently underway at the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research is trying to answer that question with the help of a tiny mouse.

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Our health study database, searchable by species or area of study, houses our funded research that is making a difference in the lives of animals across the globe.

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Veterinary Advances for Wildlife

Since 1965, we have invested $24 million in more than 650 wildlife health studies. We’ve contributed to improved reproduction strategies for endangered species, identified the impact of environmental toxins on wildlife, and established in-the-field medical care for the mountain gorillas of Rwanda. We also fight wildlife health crises, with support from our Betty White Wildlife Rapid Response Fund.

Finding Solutions for Spindly Leg Syndrome in Amphibians

Researchers will investigate if calcium or phosphate concentrations in water used to rear tadpoles are factors that limit limb development. A clearer understanding of the causes of this developmental abnormality will improve survival rates in captive amphibians reared for conservation.

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Wildlife around our planet have suffered great losses over the past 40 years; in fact, animal populations have fallen on average by 52% since 1970. Habitat destruction, poaching and climate change are contributing to this decline, as are established, emerging and re-emerging diseases. But, Morris Animal Foundation is fighting back.

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Studying Gastrointestinal Parasites in Grauer's Gorillas

Researchers will study how social behaviors and movement patterns of free-ranging Grauer's gorillas influence parasite transmission within and between two distinct populations of these animals living in either high- or low-altitude forests.

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