Species preserved

We have safely cryopreserved samples over 200 different species so far in our quest to save animals from extinction.

OUR IMPACT

Species safely cryopreserved* since our work started in 2020

*once cryopreserved by Nature’s SAFE, samples remain in the ownership of their institution of origin, and can be removed for research or transferred to another storage facility on request

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Sowerby's beaked whale

Preserved August 2022

Spix's night monkey

Preserved January 2023

Sulawesi crested macaque

Preserved August 2023

Sloth bear

Preserved October 2022

Siamang gibbon

Preserved October 2022

Southern white rhino

Preserved November 2021

South American fur seal

Preserved May 2023

Smew

Preserved June 2022

Senegal galago

Preserved December 2023

Red river hog

Preserved June 2022

Patagonian sea lion

Preserved June 2023

Sacred ibis

Preserved July 2022

Mountain bongo

Preserved November 2023

our biobank

Explore the range of species held in our living biobank.

Once cryopreserved, the Nature’s SAFE biobank serves as a storage facility for cell and tissue samples. All samples stored in our biobank remain in the ownership of their source institution.

 

Birds (20)

Amphibians (2)

Reptiles (5)

  • Komodo dragon

  • Red-footed tortoise

  • Argentine black and white tegu

  • Green Iguana

  • Black tree monitor

Sacred ibis

Total Population: 200,000 to 450,000 in the wild

Common Hippo

Total Population: Less than 150,000 in the wild

Guianan Squirrel Monkey

Total Population: Around 150,000 in the wild

Siamang Gibbon

Total Population: Around 22,000 in the wild

Mandanao bleeding-heart dove

Total Population: Less than 2,500 in the wild

Hamerkop

Total Population: Unknown

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Total Population: 120,000 to 160,000 in the wild

Inca Tern

Total Population: Around 150,000 in the wild

Little egret

Total Population: 660,000 to 3,150,000 in the wild

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Babirusa

Total Population: Less than 10,000 in the wild

Okapi

Total Population: Less than 25,000 in the wild

Komodo dragon

Total Population: Around 3,500 in the wild

Clouded Leopard

Total Population: Less than 10,000 in the wild

Collared peccary

Total Population: More than 2,000,000 in the wild

Fea’s tree frog

Total Population: Unknown

Azara’s agouti

Total Population: Unknown

Brandt’s vole

Total Population: Unknown

South American fur seal

Total Population: Around 200,000 in the wild

Asian short-clawed otter

Total Population: Unknown