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About the Institute of Zoology

Institute of Zoology

The Institute of Zoology (IoZ) is the scientific research division of ZSL.

Affiliated with University College London , we specialize in scientific issues relevant to the conservation of animal species and their habitats. We carry out research within the following themes:

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Latest News & Annual Reports

IOZ Annual Report 2010-11

Download our Annual Report , detailing all our research activities, collaborations, publications and funding for the preceding year.

Or catch up on our latest research news via the link below, or by following us on our twitter feed @ZSLScience .

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ZSL Science Blogs

Videos

Soapbox Science

Soapbox Science

Adder DNA swabbing

Adder DNA swabbing

We go out with scientists swabbing adders in the England countryside.

Cleaner fish video science

Cleaner fish video science

Watch a cleaner fish in action in this video.

Toad swab

Toad swab

ZSL coordinates the 'Big Swab'

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Invasive species: one of the four horsemen of our apocalypse

Stamford Raffles Lecture 2013

A very dangerous experiment with our planet - Stamford Raffles Lecture

Feral: Searching for enchantment on the frontiers of rewilding

Feral: Searching for enchantment on the frontiers of rewilding. George Monbiot talks about...

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Garden Bird Health initiative (GBHi)

Garden Bird Health Initiative

GBHi aims to investigate garden bird mortality and disease across Great Britain

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Stranded killer whale

Cetacean Strandings

ZSL runs the collaborative UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP)

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Herd

Living Planet Index

LPI is a measure of the state of the world’s biological diversity based on vertebrate trends.

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Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EDGE of Existence

The first global conservation initiative to focus on threatened species with unique evolutionary history.

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Cheetah with satellite collar square

Cheetah & Wild Dog Conservation

ZSL is part of a new project to reverse declines of African wild dogs and cheetahs.

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Female adder in a testtube

Adder genetics

Snake experts from ZSL's Institute of Zoology are performing vital health checks on Britain’s adders.

Find out more about Adder genetics