ZSL News

ZSL’s resident fossil hunter awarded prestigious Fellowship 4 Jan 2010
Dr Sam Turvey has become the first ZSL scientist to be awarded a University Research Fellowship from the Royal Society.

Lion cubs play in the snow 26 Dec 2009
Gabriel and Rubi, ZSL London Zoo’s two seven-month-old Asian lion cubs took their first foray outside with mum Abi, 10, to explore the snow.

© Tom Hart Penguin fingerprinting 22 Dec 2009
Penguins’ DNA is being used for the first time to study how they migrate between colonies.

ZSL’s adoptions just got ‘otter! 20 Dec 2009
There’s a new animal casting her spell over our adoption programme – say hello to ZSL London Zoo’s Harri Otter.

Meerkats go crackers for Christmas! 18 Dec 2009
The meerkats at ZSL London Zoo are set to have a cracking Christmas this year, with an early festive feast.

Turkeys get their treats at zoo! 14 Dec 2009
While lemurs unwrap a tasty Christmas gift too.

All I want for Christmas is….zoo! 10 Dec 2009
This Christmas make sure that everyone has a fantastic festive season, by choosing from a great range of gifts from ZSL, the conservation charity that runs both ZSL London and Whipsnade Zoos.

© ZSL World’s zoos unite over climate change 30 Nov 2009
Zoos and aquariums will become the last places on Earth to see species such as polar bears and coral if climate change negotiations fail at Copenhagen, warns the global zoo community.

© ZSL / NTNC / DNPWC Return of the rhino, Nepal winning war against poachers 23 Nov 2009
Nepal’s greater one-horned rhino population is on the road to recovery, following almost a decade of steep decline caused by poaching.

© ZSL - Rachel Jones Custom seized seahorses at ZSL London Zoo 9 Nov 2009
A herd of seahorses confiscated by customs are now seeking sanctuary at ZSL London Zoo.

© ZSL - Rebecca Smith Last of the autumn leaves... 5 Nov 2009
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo’s herd of Asian elephants had great fun playing with fallen autumn leaves during an afternoon stroll.

© Dennis Paulson The world’s species are slipping away 3 Nov 2009
The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ shows that 17,291 species out of the 47,677 assessed species are threatened with extinction

© ZSL - Andrew King Brazen baboons: flighty females disrupt group harmony 26 Oct 2009
Female baboons on the look-out for love cause havoc in baboon groups by distracting males and breaking down group cohesion, reports a new study in Animal Behaviour.

© Rob Dolaard Emergency situation in Amur leopard reserve 23 Oct 2009
A poorly managed reorganization of the protected area in the range of the critically-endangered Amur leopard has left a key Russian reserve without protection and even the most basic funds to fight fires and poaching.

© Naresh Subedi Fragile Nepal– Conservation seminar and exclusive dinner event 16 Oct 2009
On 24th November ZSL is hosting two events to raise both awareness of and vital funds for our conservation work in Nepal.

© ZSL Amur (Siberian) tiger numbers plummet 16 Oct 2009
The Zoological Society of London’s 21st Century Tiger programme is calling for an urgent change in law enforcement following reports of a 40 per cent decrease in the population of Amur tigers in the Russian Far East.

© ZSL/WCS/TAWIRI No place like home: Africa’s big cats show postcode preference 15 Oct 2009
The secret lives of some of Africa’s iconic carnivores, including big cats, are revealed in a new study in Animal Conservation.

© ZSL - James Godwin Zoo’s pig goes snout and about 13 Oct 2009
A dog may be man's best friend, but one keeper at ZSL London Zoo prefers walking a piggy to a pooch.

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