Our Team | Science Committee Member

Dr Cecilia Langhorne

Dr Cecilia Langhorne is the Senior Biobank Technician for RZSS WildGenes, a biobank focused on preserving genetic material for long-term storage and use by the conservation community. Her scientific background is in reproductive physiology, gamete cryopreservation and amphibian conservation.

Dr Cecilia Langhorne is the Senior Biobank Technician for RZSS WildGenes, a biobank focused on preserving genetic material for long-term storage and use by the conservation community. Her scientific background is in reproductive physiology, gamete cryopreservation and amphibian conservation.

Dr Langhorne’s previous research has focused on enhancing conservation breeding efforts in North American amphibians through assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs). This included the development of gamete stimulation, artificial fertilisation, and sperm cryopreservation techniques for several threatened and endangered anuran species.

Who we are

Our work would not be possible without our incredible team

Tony Noble

Trustee & Fundraising Committee Chair

Asian short-clawed otter

Total Population: Unknown

Mandarin duck

Total Population: Around 65,000 in the wild

Bar-headed goose

Total Population: 97,000 - 118,000 in the wild

Black tree monitor

Total Population: Unknown

Red-footed tortoise

Total Population: Unknown

White naped mangabey

Total Population: Around 1,000 in the wild

Collared peccary

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

Senegal galago

Total Population: Unknown

Sloth bear

Total Population: Less than 20,000 in the wild

how to help

For many species, it’s now or never.

Donate Now

or why not Fundraise For Us?

Fea’s tree frog

Total Population: Unknown

Guianan Squirrel Monkey

Total Population: Around 150,000 in the wild

Arctic wolf

Total Population: Around 200,000 in the wild

Macaroni Penguin

Total Population: Around 12 million

Spix’s night monkey

Total Population: Unknown

Parma Wallaby

Total Population: 1,000 - 10,000 in the wild

Lesser Madagascan tenrec

Total Population: Unknown

Black Hornbill

Total Population: Unknown

Common Hippo

Total Population: Less than 150,000 in the wild