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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.
Instant Wild Logo Instant Wild - Images from the wild sent directly to you 1 Dec 2011
Wild animals living in unexplored forests are being captured on hidden cameras for a unique experimental iPhone app and website.
The oil rich fruit of the oil palm tree The road to sustainable palm oil 25 Nov 2011
Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil in the world, appearing in products from soap to biscuits, but the planet is struggling to keep pace with the rate of production.
Amur leopard Amur leopard conservation: interview with Sarah Christie 16 Sep 2011
Sarah Christie has worked for ZSL since 1983. Now Head of Regional Programmes in our field conservation office, Sarah began as a zoo-keeper at ZSL London Zoo and progressed to a position in the curatorial office where she took on responsibility for the European zoo breeding programmes for Amur (Siberian) and Sumatran tigers and Amur leopards. Sarah's emphasis on generating maximum conservation benefits from these zoo populations of highly endangered big cats led to the establishment of the 21st Century Tiger and ALTA (Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance) funding streams for field conservation as well as to the establishment of ZSL’s own field projects for both tigers and Amur leopards.
Berbak fires Tigers threatened by wild forest fires 15 Sep 2011
One of last remaining populations of Sumatran tigers in Indonesia is under threat from wild forest fires. The fires started in mid-August and now surround much of the border of Berbak National Park in Sumatra, a peat swamp forest that is prime tiger habitat. There are only 300 remaining Sumatran tigers in the wild and Berbak is an important site for the species’ survival.
Galapagos Tortoise - Galapogas Islands © Marilyn Cruz West Nile virus one step closer to reaching the Galápagos 10 Sep 2011
Renewed vigilance over the biosecurity of the Galápagos Islands is needed, based on new research on the risk posed by West Nile virus to species such as the Galápagos giant tortoise.

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