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Species safely cryopreserved* since our work started in 2020
*once cryopreserved by Nature’s SAFE, samples remain under 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.
Mammals (47)
Birds (20)
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African penguin
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Sumatran laughing thrush
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Mandanao bleeding-heart dove
Reptiles (5)
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Komodo dragon
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Red-footed tortoise
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Argentine black and white tegu
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Green Iguana
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Black tree monitor
Brandt’s vole
Total Population: Unknown
Macaroni Penguin
Total Population: Around 12 million
Southern white rhino
Total Population: Around 15,000 in the wild
Little egret
Total Population: 660,000 to 3,150,000 in the wild
Fea’s tree frog
Total Population: Unknown
Sloth bear
Total Population: Less than 20,000 in the wild
Hamerkop
Total Population: Unknown
African Lion
Total Population: 20,000 - 25,000 in the wild
Chimpanzee
Total Population: 170,000 - 300, 000 in the wild
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Total Population: 120,000 to 160,000 in the wild
African wild dog
Total Population: Around 6,600 in the wild
Mandanao bleeding-heart dove
Total Population: Less than 2,500 in the wild
Black tree monitor
Total Population: Unknown
Mandarin duck
Total Population: Around 65,000 in the wild
Caribbean flamingo
Total Population: 150,000 to 205,000 in the wild
Mandrill
Total Population: Unknown
Asiatic Lion
Total Population: Around 650 in the wild
Sacred ibis
Total Population: 200,000 to 450,000 in the wild
Green Iguana
Total Population: Around 1.3 million in the wild
Lesser Madagascan tenrec
Total Population: Unknown
Owston’s palm civet
Total Population: Unknown
Smew
Total Population: Around 80,000 in the wild