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Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Q: Where is Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute?

United States. Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20008. Its coordinates are 38.888° N, 78.165° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Shenandoah National Park, about 21 km away.

Q: When did Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute open?

Opened 1974. Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1974, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap.

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🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 1 spp. present

The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) is a unit of the Smithsonian Institution located on a 3,200-acre (13 km2) campus located just outside the town of Front Royal, Virginia. An extension of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the SCBI has played a leading role in the fields of veterinary medicine, reproductive physiology and conservation biology since its founding in 1974. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

38.888° N 78.165° W

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1974

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Getting there

Address: 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20008

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What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Bison bison

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Badlands National Park+ 6 more parks

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Where is Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute?

United States

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20008. Its coordinates are 38.888° N, 78.165° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Shenandoah National Park, about 21 km away.