Serving science and conservation: The biological materials request protocol of the New York Zoological Society

Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430090606.abs Biological materials obtained during routine veterinary treatment and necropsies on zoo and aquarium animals provide opportunities to study a wide variety of phenomena, many of which have important implications for wildlife conservation and captive animal management. Collection and shipment of biological materials require extensive coordination, and few zoological institutions have developed detailed, standardized […]