Lincoln Park Zoo

One of the largest zoo-based conservation and science programs in the country, Lincoln Park Zoo’s Conservation & Science Department is dedicated to improving animal management and wildlife conservation. Zoo scientists combine expertise in a range of disciplines to identify threats to zoo and wild populations and develop strategies to ensure their continued existence.



Gombe Field Research

Programs	Projects

To accomplish this mission of improving animal management and wildlife conservation, Lincoln Park Zoo:

• Conducts research with direct application to managing and conserving zoo and wild populations
• Leads field conservation efforts on behalf of wild populations
• Advises population management programs for zoo and wild populations
• Trains students as well as zoo and conservation professionals

The zoo’s research and conservation efforts focus on programs in small population biology, applied animal behavior, conservation of wild populations, epidemiology, endocrinology, cognition and learning, and veterinary medicine.

These disciplines are organized into five primary centers, with each center having its own dedicated research staff, support staff and funding. These centers include the Population Management Center, Urban Wildlife Institute, Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes, Alexander Center for Applied Population Biology and Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology.

For more information on the zoo’s conservation and science programs, you can contact us at 312-742-7966 or conservation@lpzoo.org.