VIP tour of the maned wolf facility followed by a picnic at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, VA. SCBI's canid specialist Dr. Nucharin Songsasen will lead the tour of the facility and tell stories of this fascinating species, and explain about conservation programs of the maned wolf and other endangered canids around the globe.

SCBI is a 3,200-acre site in the Shenandoah Valley, where scientists and staff are engaged in multi-disciplinary research to recover endangered species, save habitat, and restore species to the wild.