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Happy World Snake Day!! Swipe to learn more about these amazing creatures 🐍 #conservstion #worldsnakeday

Sooty Mangabey are threatened with intensive hunting, habitat loss and deforestation. We have DNA from this vulnerable species in our biobank. As a UK charity, we rely on donations to preserve the DNA of endangered species. If you would like to help please visit the website in our bio. #GivingTuesday

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GGBN Conference 2023 - MEXICO

Registrations now open!

28/06/23

Early registration and abstract submission for the GGBN 2023 Conference is now open through June 30th, don't miss your chance at the discount rates! General registration will be open from July 1-August 31.

More details here.

Press Release: ‘Requiem’ - new exhibition by Katie Pearson, with contribution of Partula shells by the Frozen Ark

18/05/22

If you are in Edinburgh UK, do try and visit Katie Pearson’s - @ktmpaterson - exhibition 'Requiem', running through to June. We contributed with #Partula shells from Moorea 🐌💚. To view the exhibition online, visit: https://bit.ly/3wyJAE4

Press release (Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, UK)

Press Release: for Immediate Release - Frozen Ark announces new Patron

25/11/21

High tech conservation charity supported by TV nature celebrity and stem cell scientist, as they fundraise to save essential UK invertebrates and endangered species across the world.

Press release.

British Biodiversity - the Shill Carder Bee is under threat

Press Release: For Immediate Release - Cool Bugs Crowdfund Campaign

05/11/21

Do you remember a time when a car journey meant lots of squashed insects on the windscreen? Not anymore, as the number of British insects has plummeted since the 1960s. Almost half of Britain’s natural biodiversity has already disappeared. The Frozen Ark has launched a Crowdfunder campaign to raise £20,000 funding to pay for staff and volunteers to collect samples of rare UK invertebrates. View press release here.

https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/cool-bugs-uk?

Citizen Science - public consultation. Take part in the survey!

22/06/21

We are collecting information to help us design a new Citizen Science project in Britain. You can complete the short survey here.

The Virtual Ark Poll 2021 - Making the Models Come to Life! Results are in…

10/06/21

The Virtual Ark online poll - the results are in! View the full results here.

Thank you to everyone that voted.

The Frozen Ark Podcast Episode 3 - ‘Climate Change’

The Frozen Ark podcast is out!

26/05/21

Episode 3 of the Frozen Ark podcast is now out!

In this short episode, we discuss climate change and consider some of the most critical consequences to the planet and the species that inhabit it. Subscribe to our channel so you don’t miss our follow-on climate change episode focused on coral cryopreservation. Episode presented and produced by Rhian Davies, co-presented by Hollie Lane and Cléa Audin, with artwork by Lydia Hudson.

‘Frozen Bytes’ Ep. 2 of the Frozen Ark podcast.

The Frozen Ark podcast is out!

21/04/21

The new Frozen Ark podcast is now out, featuring an interview with award winning artist and key coordinator of the ‘Virtual Ark’ project, Paul Evans.

Frozen Ark now a charity partner with DontSendMeACard

09/03/21

Switch to e-cards, help the Frozen Ark, and save the planet. We've teamed up with DontSendMeACard where you can support us by giving what it would have cost to send cards. You can then send loved ones e-cards instead! Check out our e-cards here.

The Virtual Ark awarded funding by the Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants Programme

Full press release here.

04/02/21

Award winning artist and writer are creating a ‘Virtual Ark’ for endangered species.

”What would a ‘Virtual Ark’ look like?
Out of 15,000+ animals threatened with extinction, which ones would you save? And … just what is a ‘biobank’? “

The Virtual Ark will explore these questions; highlight the wonder – and vulnerability – of our extraordinary ‘animal heritage’ and offer guidance as to what we can do to help safeguard the future of these amazing creatures…(Learn more)

New Frozen Ark Business Plan

Nov 2019

The new Frozen Ark Business Plan launched - featuring the charity’s Vision, Mission and Aims…(Learn more)

Frozen Ark awarded HLF grant

12/11/2018

We are pleased to announce that the Frozen Ark has received a confirmed National Lottery grant of a total of £60,000, significantly contributing to the development of a UK National Archive for DNA and tissues of UK’s endangered and threatened species. Thanks to this award raised by National Lottery players, we will be able to coordinate and enhance biobanking for endangered species preserved in museums, zoos, research institutes and universities across the UK.

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