As part of the School of Life Sciences Undergraduate Research program, students who were working on various research projects toured the Conservation Center at the Phoenix Zoo. Stuart Wells (left), the zoo's director of conservation and science, briefs the students. Wells is also an adjunct research faculty member at ASU, and he spoke about the zoo’s work in conservation with numerous species, including the Arabian oryx, black-footed ferret, narrow-headed garter snake and leopard frog.