As director of the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Brandie Smith directs operations at the Zoo, a 163-acre public facility in Washington, D.C., and the Smithsonian ...

The National Zoo has had eight giant pandas in the past ... “I was always certain that pandas would return,” Brandie Smith, the zoo’s director, said in a telephone interview earlier this ...

Two new furry residents are ready to make their mark at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Giant Pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao made their public debut at the zoo on Friday. Brandie Smith, the zoo’s ...

D.C., thanks in large part to the support of the communities that live and work in the District," Brandie Smith, the director of the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...

“It is a moment with some heartbreak in it,” said National Zoo Director Brandie Smith. “But it is also a moment of joy because we are celebrating the success of the world’s longest running ...