Species preserved

We have safely cryopreserved samples from 300 different species so far in our quest to save animals from extinction.

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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.

 

Birds (20)

Amphibians (2)

Reptiles (5)

  • Komodo dragon

  • Red-footed tortoise

  • Argentine black and white tegu

  • Green Iguana

  • Black tree monitor

Sloth bear

Total Population: Less than 20,000 in the wild

Little egret

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

Red-footed tortoise

Total Population: Unknown

Caribbean flamingo

Total Population: 150,000 to 205,000 in the wild

Babirusa

Total Population: Less than 10,000 in the wild

Patagonian Sea Lion

Total Population: 222,500 to 265,000 in the wild

Bush dog

Total Population: Unknown

African Lion

Total Population: 20,000 - 25,000 in the wild

Bar-headed goose

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

Macaroni Penguin

Total Population: Around 12 million

Sumatran laughing thrush

Total Population: 2,500 - 10,000 in the wild

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Black tree monitor

Total Population: Unknown

Scimitar-horned oryx

Total Population: Around 400 in the wild

Arctic wolf

Total Population: Around 200,000 in the wild

Lesser Madagascan tenrec

Total Population: Unknown

South American fur seal

Total Population: Around 200,000 in the wild

Collared peccary

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

Inca Tern

Total Population: Around 150,000 in the wild