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Tropical plant Tropical natural resources declining at alarming rate 14 Oct 2010
The Living Planet Report, the leading survey of the planet’s health, shows populations of tropical species are plummeting and humanity’s demands on natural resources are sky-rocketing to 50 per cent more than the earth can sustain.
Common frog © Graeme Skinner / www.naturallywild.co.uk Killer disease decimates UK frog populations 7 Oct 2010
Common frog populations across the UK are suffering dramatic population crashes due to infection from the emerging disease Ranavirus.
A toy helicopter flying over a whale's blow to sample the gases and mucus that it exhales. © ZSL ‘Whale snot’ helicopter scoops Ig Nobel Prize 1 Oct 2010
A novel research technique that uses a remote-controlled helicopter to carry out whale health checks has been awarded one of the 2010 Ig Nobel Prizes.
Finch © Jill Pakenham/BTO Parasite threatens many of Britain’s best-loved birds 19 Aug 2010
Greenfinch populations in central England dropped by a third within a year of the emergence of a new disease, reports a newly published study.
Sowerby Beaked Whale Stranding © Matthew Perkins Rare stranding of Sowerby's beaked whale in Kent 6 Aug 2010
Stranded in Kent, a Sowerby's beaked whale was retrieved and analyzed by ZSL staff along with local maritime and coastguard agency officers.
African Lions © ZSL - Daniel Sprawson Africa’s national parks hit by mammal declines 13 Jul 2010
African national parks like the Masai Mara and the Serengeti have seen populations of large mammals decline by up to 59 per cent, according to a study published in Biological Conservation.
Baby hihi Nest incest targets males 2 Jul 2010
Fewer males than females are surviving the negative effects of inbreeding in a reintroduced population of a rare New Zealand bird, reports new research published in _Proceedings of the Royal Society B_.
Western Lowland Gorilla © Troy Inman Illegal bushmeat trade rife in Europe 22 Jun 2010
More than 5 tonnes of illegal bushmeat is being smuggled in personal luggage each week through one of Europe’s busiest airports, reveals new research published in Conservation Letters.
Common toad (Bufo bufo) Toads’ earthquake exodus 10 May 2010
Common toads can detect impending seismic activity and alter their behaviour from breeding to evacuation mode, suggests a new study in ZSL's Journal of Zoology.
Caribou © Joelle Taillon High Arctic species on thin ice 10 May 2010
A new assessment of the Arctic’s biodiversity reports a 26 per cent decline in species populations in the high Arctic.
Coral at ZSL London Zoo © ZSL - James Godwin World governments fail to deliver on 2010 biodiversity target 4 May 2010
World leaders have failed to deliver commitments made in 2002 to reduce the global rate of biodiversity loss by 2010, and have instead overseen alarming biodiversity declines.
Scientist Scientists at Speakers’ Corner 3 May 2010
In a bid to cut out the middle man and answer some of science’s burning questions, ZSL is gathering together the UK’s leading scientific brains to talk at Speakers’ Corner.
A young and an old person together Unlocking the secrets of ageing 2 May 2010
Award-winning scientist Professor Linda Partridge will be discussing her research into the ageing process in this year's Stamford Raffles Lecture.
Massif de la Hotte, Haiti © Jim Goetz - Cornell Lab of Ornithology Building a future for Haiti’s unique biodiversity 2 Mar 2010
ZSL, in partnership with BirdLife International and the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, has secured funding from Defra’s Darwin Initiative in support of vital conservation action to prevent the extinction of Haiti’s unique biodiversity.
Badger Badger culling provides no long lasting benefit for reducing cattle TB 10 Feb 2010
Badger culling is unlikely to be a cost-effective way of helping control cattle TB in Britain, according to research published today by scientists from Imperial College London and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
Cleaner Wrasse © Gerry Allen Reluctant hero? Cleaner fish show it pays to be selfless 8 Jan 2010
Putting yourself in the line of fire is shown to reap huge rewards, in a new study published this week in Science.
Dr Samuel Turvey 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.
Marconi Penguin © Tom Hart Penguin fingerprinting 22 Dec 2009
Penguins’ DNA is being used for the first time to study how they migrate between colonies.

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