VIP tour of the maned wolf facility followed by a picnic at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, VA. Dr. Nucharin Songsasen, SCBI's Canid Specialist, will lead the tour of the facility, tell you stories of this fascinating species, and discuss conservation programs of the maned wolf and other endangered canids around the globe. Normally not open to the public, 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. The SCBI facilitates and promotes research programs based on-site, at the National Zoo in Washington, and at field research and training sites around the world.