Outcry saves National Zoo’s research site
By Susan Milius
The National Zoo’s research center in Front Royal, Va., survived a near-death experience last weekend, saved by an outcry of public support.
Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence Small had planned to close the Conservation and Research Center (CRC) as part of his reorganized budget for the institution, which includes the zoo (SN: 4/14/01, p. 231). However, he changed his proposition–leaving the center open–before submitting the proposal for approval by the Smithsonian’s governing Board of Regents on May 7.