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IoZ Annual Report 2010-11 Science for Conservation: Annual Report 2010-11 10 Jan 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.
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.
Stranded killer whale © ZSL Washed up whales 14 Dec 2011
More than 3400 whales, dolphins and porpoises have stranded on UK beaches over the past six years, reveals a new report published today.
Common toad (Bufo bufo) Frog trade link to killer fungus revealed 7 Nov 2011
The global trade in frogs, toads and other amphibians may have accidentally helped create and spread the deadly fungal disease, chytridiomycosis, which has devastated amphibian populations worldwide.
Pomacea Bridgessi - Copyright Emily Watson © Emily Watson Another leap towards the Barometer of Life 4 Nov 2011
With now more than 61,900 species reviewed, another big step forward has been made toward developing the IUCN Red List into a true ‘Barometer of Life,’ as called for by leading experts in the magazine Science in 2010.
Wild Science logo Introducing Wild Science blog 13 Oct 2011
Behind the scenes at the Zoological Society of London, hundreds of scientists work to understand the natural world and save species from extinction.
Stranded sei whale Investigation into death of rare whale 5 Oct 2011
The death of a sei whale on the East Yorkshire coast is being investigated by scientists from ZSL.
Greenfinch © Jill Pakenham/BTO British garden bird disease spreads to Europe 22 Sep 2011
A deadly disease responsible for a sudden decline in two familiar British garden birds has now spread to Europe.
Stranded fin whale © ZSL ZSL scientists called to two whale strandings in a week 18 Aug 2011
The ZSL cetacean strandings team has carried out post-mortems on a fin whale and Sowerby’s beaked whale in the space of a week.
Great tit with avian pox © Liz Cutting Avian pox: public help needed 3 Aug 2011
The public are being asked to report sightings of garden birds riddled with lesions as scientists reveal that avian pox is spreading across the UK.
Common Pipistrelle bat Batphone: from baddies to biodiversity 10 Jul 2011
Scientists have brought to life the batphone, launching a new smartphone app to monitor the world’s bats.
Arabian Oryx - Uruq Bani Ma’arid 1998.Oryx Moon A grain of hope in the desert 16 Jun 2011
The regal Arabian Oryx, which was hunted to near extinction, is now facing a more secure future according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Cleaner Wrasse © Joao Paulo Krajewski Fish weight watchers 15 Jun 2011
Telling your partner to watch her weight is not recommended-unless you’re a male cleaner fish, reports a new study in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Male toad in hand © ZSL Toad task force 5 Apr 2011
An army of volunteers will be wading into ponds across the UK this spring to map the spread of a killer amphibian fungus.
Female adder in a testtube © Natural England Experts to perform health check on England’s only venomous snake 28 Mar 2011
Snake experts from Natural England, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and Oxford University have teamed up to perform a vital health check on Britain’s only venomous snake, the adder, following worrying declines.
The stranded sperm whale in Kent ZSL scientists investigate sperm whale death 7 Mar 2011
A 45ft (13.7m) sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) that was found stranded on a beach in Kent is believed to have died of starvation, indicate preliminary post-mortem results.
T.rex No leftovers for T.rex 26 Jan 2011
T.rex hunted like a lion, rather than regularly scavenging like a hyena, reveals new research published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
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