The Revelator - Raj Brown

Raj Brown

serves as director of horticulture for the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, where he is responsible for the strategic direction and operational management of the Park’s renowned botanical collections, which include more than 3,500 plant species and 1.75 million individual specimens.  The San Diego Zoo Safari Park is an expansive wildlife park representing multiple environments, including rolling savannas, lush tropical rainforests and arid desert habitats that connect guests with wildlife through the creation of immersive and authentic field experiences. The accredited California Native, Boojum, Cycad, Ficus, Aloe and Thorntree Collections are integral to the Safari Park experience and conservation initiatives. The Safari Park also contributes to plant conservation best practices, with a focus on African Encephalartos, and Southern California and Baja California native plant species. The Horticulture department is actively involved in efforts to end illegal trafficking of plants listed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) through collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Plant Rescue Center Program.

A close up of a tree branch with impossibly thin and long needles

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Species Spotlight: Wollemi Pine, a ‘Living Fossil’ We’re Saving From Extinction

One of the world’s oldest and rarest trees survives at a secret gorge in Australia, but it still faces many threats — from fire to fungi.

April 28, 2023

Raj Brown

One of the world’s oldest and rarest trees survives at a secret gorge in Australia, but it still faces many threats — from fire to fungi.