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Moa - Richard Owen Moa's Ark 11 Apr 2013
The evolutionary reason for the massive difference in size between male and female giant moa – the extinct giant birds of New Zealand – has been revealed for the first time.
Chimp playing With puzzle © ZSL The Ultimate Chimp Challenge 25 Feb 2013
Scientists are putting their bananas away, because chimpanzees don’t need any persuading when it comes to getting stuck into brain games.
Hihi Cchicks © Rose Thorogood Chick magnet? It’s all about what you eat 13 Feb 2013
Nest diet has big impact on attractiveness of hihi birds
Image from the Egmont National Park in New Zealand: the protected forests of the extinct volcano Taranaki are surrounded by pastures resulting from deforestation. Source: NASA Aster Science Team. How much biodiversity was lost or changed on Earth last year? 18 Jan 2013
An international team of 30 scientists has proposed a new system of monitoring changes in global biodiversity.
Global Cyclone Map Disaster map predicts bleak future for mammals 14 Dec 2012
Mammals could be at a greater risk of extinction due to predicted increases in extreme weather conditions, states a paper published today by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
Avian pox New strain of bird virus sweeps across Britain 21 Nov 2012
A new strain of avian pox is taking its toll on garden birds in Britain, reports new research published this week in PLOS ONE.
Chscma Baboon © Zsl H Peck Foraging baboons are picky punters 14 Sep 2012
Baboons choose which tree to find food in and who to take foraging, just like humans decide where to shop and who to go shopping with.
Diseased bird © Don Coffey Disease spread across species to cause loss of 1.5 million garden birds according to new report 11 Sep 2012
An epidemic that led to the loss of around 1.5 million garden-visiting finches began when the disease jumped between species, according to a study published by The Institute of Zoology.
fruit bats © Alison Peel Cross-species infections threaten both human health and biodiversity 10 Sep 2012
The spread of disease between species is a "one health" issue affecting both human health and wildlife conservation according to a new set of papers published today (September 10th) by scientists from the Royal Society and ZSL.
Soapbox Science Logo UK’s top female academics take science to the streets 3 Jul 2012
Scientists aim to inspire a new generation at ZSL and L’Oréal’s annual Soapbox Science event
Gyraulus species © Andreas Werth © Andreas Werth Securing the web of life 20 Jun 2012
The source of our food, medicines and clean water, as well the livelihoods of millions of people may be at risk with the rapid decline of the world’s animal and plant species according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
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.
Dr Becki Lawson © Becki Lawson IOZ researcher heads to the USA 4 May 2012
IOZ's Becki Lawson has been awarded funding from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust to visit a range of institutions in the USA specialising in wildlife disease investigation and health surveillance over the next few weeks.
A red squirrel © Paul Bright Translocation risks revealed 27 Apr 2012
Scientists develop techniques to avoid repeat of red squirrel catastrophe.
IoZ Annual Report 2010-11 Science for Conservation: Annual Report 2010-11 16 Mar 2012
The latest Annual Report from ZSL's Institute of Zoology (IoZ) 2010/11 is now available. Find out about our progress in long-standing research projects and the new initiatives we have undertaken this year.
Becki Lawson at Set For Britain IoZ's Becki Lawson presents to Parliament 14 Mar 2012
One of IoZ’s researchers, Dr Becki Lawson , recently presented her work in the Houses of Parliament for the SET for Britain competition.
Berbak fires Unnatural disasters 5 Jan 2012
Global wildlife is facing an unprecedented threat from natural disasters exacerbated by climate change, warn scientists in a paper published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution.
Msc Award Giving 2012 © Veterinary Record Successful year for ZSL students 4 Jan 2012
Guests from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) were welcomed at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) on September 14 for the annual prize giving ceremony for the students scoring the highest marks in the two Masters courses run jointly by the ZSL and RVC.

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