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Species safely cryopreserved* since 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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Nature’s SAFE is Europe’s leading wildlife biobank dedicated to the preservation of live cells and cell tissues.
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Sowerby's beaked whale, Preserved August 2022
© Christine Veeschkens
Spix's night monkey, Preserved January 2023
© Gary L Clark Wikimedia commons
Sulawesi crested macaque, Preserved August 2023
© _paVan
Sloth bear, Preserved October 2022
© Yogesh Bhandarkar
Siamang gibbon, Preserved October 2022
© mjf795
Southern white rhino, Preserved November 2021
© LyleGregg Getty Images
South American fur seal, Preserved May 2023
© Michael Meijer
Smew, Preserved June 2022
© MikeLane45 Getty Images
Senegal galago. Preserved December 2023
© phototrip Getty Images
Red river hog, Preserved June 2022
© MaZiKab Getty Images
Patagonian sea lion, Preserved June 2023
© Felipe Cruz Getty Images
Sacred ibis, Preserved July 2022
© scooperdigital Getty Images
Mountain bongo, Preserved November 2023
© nm737 Getty Images
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 (48)
Birds (20)
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African penguin
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Sumatran laughing thrush
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Mandanao bleeding-heart dove
Fish & Molluscs (4)
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
Komodo dragon
Total Population: Around 3,500 in the wild
Black tree monitor
Total Population: Unknown
Red-footed tortoise
Total Population: Unknown
Bactrian camel
Total Population: Less than 1,000 in the wild
Red Panda
Total Population: Less than 10,000 in the wild
Babirusa
Total Population: Less than 10,000 in the wild
White naped mangabey
Total Population: Around 1,000 in the wild
Owston’s palm civet
Total Population: Unknown
Sumatran laughing thrush
Total Population: 2,500 - 10,000 in the wild
Nile Lechwe
Total Population: 30,000 - 40,000 in the wild
African wild dog
Total Population: Around 6,600 in the wild
Okapi
Total Population: Less than 25,000 in the wild
Scimitar-horned oryx
Total Population: Around 400 in the wild