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Creator::
National Zoological Park. Department of Zoological Research  Search this
Extent:
10 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes) (4 document boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Floppy disks
Audiotapes
Videotapes
Electronic records
Date:
1970-1996
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting the research of J. (Jonathan) D. Ballou, Population Manager and a conservation geneticist. Animals documented in this research include Bali mynahs, grizzly bears, oryxes, tamarins, maned wolves, cheetahs, ibex, California condors, small-clawed otters, tigers, Przewalski's horses, black palm cockatoos, black rhinoceroses, wildebeests (gnus), pygmy hippopotamuses, elephant shrews, sables, elephants, marmosets, orangutans, greater galagos, Guam rails, red pandas, Micronesian kingfishers, giant pandas, and white-faced sakis. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, reproductive data, data analysis programs, notes, audiotapes, videotapes, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format, including punch cards. Some materials were created by predecessor offices, including the Office of Animal Management (through 1979), the Office of Animal Programs (1979-1984), and the Department of Zoological Research and Education (1984-1985).
Topic:
Conservation biology  Search this
Animal population genetics  Search this
Zoology -- Research  Search this
Zoos  Search this
Zoo animals  Search this
Wildlife conservation  Search this
Mynahs  Search this
Grizzly bear  Search this
Oryx  Search this
Tamarins  Search this
Maned wolf  Search this
Cheetah  Search this
Ibex  Search this
California condor  Search this
Otters  Search this
Tiger  Search this
Przewalski’s horse  Search this
Cockatoos  Search this
Black rhinoceros  Search this
Gnus  Search this
Pygmy hippopotamus  Search this
Elephant shrews  Search this
Sable  Search this
Elephants  Search this
Marmosets  Search this
Orangutan  Search this
Galagos  Search this
Rails (Birds)  Search this
Kingfishers  Search this
Giant panda  Search this
White-faced saki  Search this
Red panda  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Floppy disks
Audiotapes
Videotapes
Electronic records
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-265, National Zoological Park. Department of Zoological Research, Animal Research Records
Identifier:
Accession 11-265
See more items in:
Animal Research Records
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-fa11-265