Species preserved

We have safely cryopreserved samples over 250 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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Nature’s SAFE is Europe’s leading biobank dedicated to the preservation of live cells and cell tissues.

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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

Mandanao bleeding-heart dove

Total Population: Less than 2,500 in the wild

Bactrian camel

Total Population: Less than 1,000 in the wild

Chimpanzee

Total Population: 170,000 - 300, 000 in the wild

Hyacinth macaw

Total Population: Around 6,500 in the wild

Macaroni Penguin

Total Population: Around 12 million

Black tree monitor

Total Population: Unknown

Scimitar-horned oryx

Total Population: Around 400 in the wild

Sloth bear

Total Population: Less than 20,000 in the wild

Capybara

Total Population: Unknown

Asian short-clawed otter

Total Population: Unknown

Bolivian squirrel monkey

Total Population: Unknown

Hamerkop

Total Population: Unknown

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Collared peccary

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

Southern white rhino

Total Population: Around 15,000 in the wild

Siamang Gibbon

Total Population: Around 22,000 in the wild

Owston’s palm civet

Total Population: Unknown

Inca Tern

Total Population: Around 150,000 in the wild

African Lion

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

Azara’s agouti

Total Population: Unknown

Sacred ibis

Total Population: 200,000 to 450,000 in the wild

Green Iguana

Total Population: Around 1.3 million in the wild

Wolverine

Total Population: Around 13,000 in the wild

Caribbean flamingo

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