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Zoological Garden

Escondido, California, USA

Conservation & Research for Endangered Species (Established 1975)
15600 San Pasqual Valley Road , Escondido , California 92027 USA
Director: Allison Alberts [Contact Person: Laura Walko] Phone: 760-291-5427 Fax: 760-291-5428
Affiliations: Zoological Society of San Diego

Mission: CRES generates, shares, and applies scientific knowledge vital to the conservation of animals, plants, and habitats.

Principal Research Programs: Strategic Research Areas: Sustainable Populations; Bioresource Banking; Wildlife Health; Habitat Conservation; Restoration Biology; Conservation Education; Research Divisions: Applied Animal Ecology, Behavioral Biology, Genetics, Reproductive Physiology, Wildlife Health, Plant Ecology

Training Opportunities: Educational opportunities available for: Undergraduates, Graduates,and Postdoctoral Fellows; Financial support sometimes available; Summer student internships with a modest stipend are available.

Key Personnel: Allison Alberts, Director;Andy Phillips, Deputy Director; Ron Swaisgood, Head of Division of Applied Animal Ecology; Fred Bercovitch, Head of Division of Behavioral Biology; Oliver Ryder, Head of Division of Genetics; Barbara Durrant, Head of Division of Reproductive Physiology; Bruce Rideout, Head of Division of Wildlife Health

Species Supported: The Zoological Society of San Diego has an extensvie nonhuman primate collection containing prosimians, New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, and Apes.

Web Site: http://cres.sandiegozoo.org/

Publications: "CRES Report" (quarterly)

Entry created: 1998-03-30
Review requested: 2003-11-17
Entry last reviewed: 2006-09-11

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