Green tree pytho in exhibit

Science Projects

Lincoln Park Zoo’s research advances global conservation and innovative care—and helps ecosystems thrive in our urbanizing world. Use the tool below to explore our impact, which spans six continents and makes a real difference for animals both at zoos and in the wild.

All Projects

Aerial view of Lincoln Park with coordinates of wildlife spottings

In the Wild, Helping People and Wildlife Coexist

A Community Effort to Monitor Chicago’s Bats

Chimpanzees socializing at Chimp Haven

At Zoos, Enhancing Animal Welfare

A Zoo-sanctuary Partnership for Chimpanzees

Red wolf in exhibit

At Zoos, Supporting Healthy Populations

Advising AZA Species Survival Plans®

Zoo scientists hold a wild amphibian

At Zoos, Supporting Healthy Populations

Amphibian Health and Stress Physiology (2014-2020)

Two Bali mynas in exhibit

Conserving Threatened Wildlife, In the Wild

Avian Reintroduction and Translocation Database (2005-2010)

At Zoos, Supporting Healthy Populations

Black Rhinoceros Conservation (2008-2020)

In the Wild, Helping People and Wildlife Coexist

Black-crowned Night Heron Management & Conservation

An image captured by a motion-activated field camera of a fox staring into the distance

In the Wild, Helping People and Wildlife Coexist

Chicago Wildlife Watch

In the Wild, Helping People and Wildlife Coexist

Collaborating to Conserve Lions

In the Wild, Helping People and Wildlife Coexist

Collaborating with KopeLion

A virtual representation of Earth from space

At Zoos, Supporting Healthy Populations

Compiling Demographic Data into COMPADRE and COMADRE Database (2015-2021)

At Zoos, Supporting Healthy Populations

Conserving the Black-footed Ferret (2005-2020)

A toad

At Zoos, Enhancing Animal Welfare

Developing Welfare Indicators for Less-understood Species

In the Wild, Helping People and Wildlife Coexist

Disease Risk from Ticks in Urban Green Spaces

Eastern massasauga rattlesnake in exhibit

In the Wild, Conserving Threatened Wildlife

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Recovery Efforts