In 2018, the UK’s first zoological biobank was awarded £1 million to give researchers across the UK access to tissues, cells and DNA from endangered species and other wildlife, which can be used in their research and for conservation planning. In this guest post, Anamika Menon explores the role of biobanks and cryogenically preserving genetic materials for conversation and research.
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Enter a world of unseen forests and play the role of a real life scientist
Unseen Empire is a mobile game that allows gamers to ‘play’ the largest camera trap study in history by Professor David Macdonald of WildCRU (Oxford University) — to study the impact of deforestation on the habitat of the clouded leopard.
Turn your home into a jungle with Wildeverse
Wildeverse is a narrative-driven game based on real animals living in the wild today, and the people working to protect them; bringing real apes Fio, Buka, Chilli and Aida living in the wilds of Congo and Borneo into your home.