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.

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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