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

Enhancing Animal Welfare, At Zoos

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

Enhancing Animal Welfare, At Zoos

Developing Welfare Indicators for Less-understood Species

Helping People and Wildlife Coexist, In the Wild

Disease Risk from Ticks in Urban Green Spaces

Eastern massasauga rattlesnake in exhibit

In the Wild, Conserving Threatened Wildlife

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Recovery Efforts

A logging path cut through the African rainforest

Conserving Threatened Wildlife, In the Wild

Evaluating Logging Impacts in Congo

Animal Care staff observing a swimming penguin in exhibit

At Zoos, Enhancing Animal Welfare

Evaluating the Impact of Zoo Programs on Animal Welfare

Zoo scientists setting up a motion-activated field camera in the African rainforest

Enhancing Animal Welfare, At Zoos

Goualougo Video Analysis Lab

A wild mountain gorilla peering through the foliage

In the Wild, Helping People and Wildlife Coexist

Hormones, Behavior, and Environment in Rwanda’s Mountain Gorillas (2009-2020)

In the Wild, Conserving Threatened Wildlife

Measuring Stress in Urban Songbirds

A bettong in exhibit

Enhancing Animal Welfare, At Zoos

Measuring the Impact of Light and Sound on Animal Welfare

Red wolf peering through foliage in exhibit

At Zoos, Supporting Healthy Populations

Modeling Red Wolf Recovery (2013-2019)

Two red pandas in exhibit

At Zoos, Supporting Healthy Populations

Modeling the Future of Zoo and Aquarium Populations

A wild chimpanzee peering through the foilage

In the Wild, Conserving Threatened Wildlife

Monitoring Ape Behavior

Zoo scientists trekking through the African rainforest

Conserving Threatened Wildlife, In the Wild

Monitoring Ape Health

Multiple wild bats hanging from a wooden ceiling

In the Wild, Conserving Threatened Wildlife

Monitoring Bat Diversity in and Around Chicago

Zoo staff capturing field mice

In the Wild, Helping People and Wildlife Coexist

Monitoring Chicago’s Urban Small Mammals

In the Wild, Helping People and Wildlife Coexist

One Health in Montana (2013-2020)

A baby turtle

In the Wild, Conserving Threatened Wildlife

Ornate Box Turtle Population Recovery in Illinois (2011-2016)

At Zoos, Supporting Healthy Populations