Species preserved

We have safely cryopreserved samples over 200 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 in 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 we currently hold 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

Komodo dragon

Total Population: Around 3,500 in the wild

Sacred ibis

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

Okapi

Total Population: Less than 25,000 in the wild

Argentine black and white tegu

Total Population: Unknown

Sloth bear

Total Population: Less than 20,000 in the wild

Chimpanzee

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

Sumatran laughing thrush

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

Guianan Squirrel Monkey

Total Population: Around 150,000 in the wild

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Total Population: 120,000 to 160,000 in the wild

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Bactrian camel

Total Population: Less than 1,000 in the wild

Owston’s palm civet

Total Population: Unknown

Nile Lechwe

Total Population: 30,000 - 40,000 in the wild

Red Panda

Total Population: Less than 10,000 in the wild

Mandrill

Total Population: Unknown

Patagonian Sea Lion

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

Little egret

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

Black-naped fruit dove

Total Population: Unknown

Bar-headed goose

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

Spix’s night monkey

Total Population: Unknown

Collared peccary

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