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Okapi © Noelle Kumpel Rebels attack Okapi Faunal Reserve headquarters 29 Jun 2012
A shocking rebel attack took place on Sunday 24 June at the reserve headquarters and nearby village of Epulu in the Okapi Faunal Reserve in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a key field site for ZSL’s collaborative range-wide okapi conservation project .
Shark Pacific Ocean - Greenpeace © Greenpeace The race to protect our oceans 18 Jun 2012
Ocean biodiversity is diminishing at an alarming rate and 90% of the world’s populations of large fish species like sharks, tuna and swordfish have completely disappeared in the last few decades.
Shallow Seas photo A sea of broken promises 15 Jun 2012
RIO: World leaders have made pitiful progress on their guarantee to protect global oceans from overfishing and other threats.
Desert Rangeland Call to protect forgotten desert diversity 14 Jun 2012
Conservation Scientists from ZSL and partner organisations are calling on politicians at the Rio +20 Summit to keep desert and drylands habitats in mind and protect these fragile ecosystems.
Net-works © ZSL Old fishing nets make new carpets 8 Jun 2012
Discarded fishing nets put to good use as carpet tiles in a joint venture by ZSL & a leading carpet company
Bimini Sawfish © Emily Marcus Securing a safe future for sawfishes 1 Jun 2012
Shark and ray experts gathered this week at ZSL to address the plight of the most threatened marine fishes in the world – the sawfishes.
Pygmy Sloth In A Ball © ZSL In search of the pygmy sloth 23 May 2012
Thorough population census of the pygmy three-toed sloth
Great Barrier Reef International Day of Biological Diversity 22 May 2012
Today is the International Day for Biodiversity 2012, and ZSL is taking steps to mark the day with our Youth Conference at ZSL London Zoo. Seven London schools will be signing the Pledge for a Better Planet at ZSL London Zoo. The Pledge will be presented at the Rio +20 Earth Summit this year.
Globe © nsstc.uah.edu Biodiversity declines as global consumption reaches all-time high 15 May 2012
Our ever-growing demand for resources is putting huge pressure on the planet’s biodiversity according to the Living Planet Report 2012, released today by WWF in collaboration with the Zoological Society of London and the Global Footprint Network.
Cloud-runner rat © Václav Řehák EDGE Species Rediscovered 23 Apr 2012
The bushy-tailed ‘cloud-runner’ rat (Crateromys australis) has been recorded the first time in forty years by a scientific couple from the Czech Republic. Feared to be extinct until early 2012, this elusive species was captured only once in history, 37 years ago.
King Penguin - Mountain © Tom Hart The Secret Lives of Penguins 11 Apr 2012
A year in the life of Antarctic penguins caught on camera
ZSL Conservation Review 2011 © ZSL ZSL releases 2011 Conservation Review 28 Mar 2012
The 2011 Conservation Review highlights ZSL’s major conservation achievements over the past year.
Africa From Low Orbiting Satellite © NASA Satellites track impact of climate change on ecosystems 23 Mar 2012
Monitoring protected areas from space allows scientists a grand view of the effects of climate change, a study published today (23/3/12) by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) shows.
Climate Week pledge Climate Week 2012 Is Here 12 Mar 2012
From 12-18th March this week is Climate Week 2012, Britain's biggest climate change campaign. Get involved in activities run by the many organisations taking part, from visiting a sustainability spring fair to taking part in the 'switch it off campaign'.
Chagos - Anne and Charles Sheppard © Anne and Charles Sheppard 2012 Chagos Expedition 21 Feb 2012
Two ZSL scientists are joining a team that is carrying out the first full scientific expedition in the Chagos archipelago since this no-take marine protected area (MPA) was established in April 2010.
Slender Loris © ZSL Five years living on the EDGE 19 Feb 2012
The EDGE of Existence programme set up to save the world’s weirdest and most threatened creatures celebrates its 5th birthday.
Pygmy Hippopotami in Liberia © ZSL Pygmy hippos - Your donations needed 19 Dec 2011
Monitoring programme provides a rare glimpse of one of the world’s most elusive mammals.
Arabian Oryx - Uruq Bani Ma’arid 1998.Oryx Moon Should wildlife film-makers pay for ecosystem services? 9 Dec 2011
Media corporations that make and broadcast wildlife films should pay towards the cost of nature conservation, propose researchers from the Zoological Society of London, Oxford University and Oxfam in a paper published in Science.

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