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30 Apr 2008
Extinct in ten years, vultures decline quicker than the dodo
Asian vultures face extinction in the wild within a decade without urgent action to eliminate the livestock drug that has caused their catastrophic decline, scientists are warning. Their decline has been quicker than that of any other wild bird, including the dodo.
7 Apr 2008
Secret seahorses in the Thames revealed
Protection of a British seahorse by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is excellent news for the Thames, reveal conservationists from the Zoological Society of London.
20 Feb 2008
Wildlife conservation may provide safeguard for humans
Protecting areas rich in wildlife from development may have a significant effect in preventing future disease emergence in humans, new research has found.
7 Dec 2007
First known footage of extraordinary desert creature
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL)’s has today released the first known footage of the long-eared jerboa in the wild, an extraordinary mammal found in the deserts of Mongolia and China. The tiny creature looks like a mouse-sized kangaroo with enormous ears. This endangered animal was filmed during a recent ZSL expedition to the Mongolian Gobi desert to track down and assess the species.
29 Nov 2007
Not tonight, deer – the male antelope that refuses sex
A scientist from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) investigating sex secrets of the topi antelope has found that some males are so aggressively pursued by the females to mate that they refuse the advances of previous partners in order to conserve their sperm.
4 Oct 2007
It could be zoo…
Will you be ZSL London Zoo’s millionth visitor? ZSL London Zoo is preparing to welcome its millionth visitor this year – for the first time in eight years.
4 Sep 2007
Corncrake breeding tops century!
More than 100 rare birds bred at Whipsnade for reintroduction to wild.
8 Aug 2007
Yangtze River dolphin declared extinct
An international team of scientists have concluded that the Yangtze River dolphin or baiji is now extinct following comprehensive surveys of its habitat. This represents the first extinction of a large vertebrate for more than fifty years and the only species of cetacean (whale, dolphin or porpoise) ever to be driven to extinction by human activity. The paper, lead-authored by Dr Sam Turvey of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), is published in the Royal Society’s journal Biology Letters.
7 Aug 2007
Sunshine after the rain at ZSL London Zoo
Two more animals for the ‘ark in the park’ after heavy rains, Two birds living in separate enclosures at ZSL London Zoo laid eggs simultaneously after nine unfruitful years – and keepers believe the occurrence was triggered by the recent downpours.
31 Jul 2007
New stallion is the “mane” attraction at Whipsnade
Size really doesn’t matter if you’re the only stallion with three mares to choose from. That’s the lucky position little Nikki finds himself in at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.
16 Jul 2007
New hope for Attenborough’s lost species
Scientists at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have discovered that Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi), thought by many biologists to be extinct, is alive and living in the Cyclops Mountains of Papua (New Guinea). The echidna is known to scientists from a single museum specimen dating from 1961.
30 May 2007
Once a cheetah always a cheater
Female cheetahs are regularly unfaithful to their male partners, researchers from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have found.
4 May 2007
New hope in midst of Russian big cat crisis
The Russian Government has announced a raft of new measures to save the Amur leopard (_Panthera pardus orientalis_), the world’s most endangered big cat, from extinction. The announcement came following action by numerous conservation organisations, including AMUR, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and IFAW, urging for increased protection of the species.
30 Apr 2007
Coral sex gets conservationists excited
A bit of coral sex at ZSL London Zoo’s aquarium has got conservationists hot under the collar this week.
8 Mar 2007
Brush up your Knowledge of the wild
Straight past the giraffes, left at the otters and a quick shortcut past the kangaroos…not your typical journey across London.
6 Mar 2007
Successful release of rare mountain gazelles
ZSL is delighted to announce the successful release of a group of captive bred Idmi, or Mountain, gazelles in Saudi Arabia. This project is particularly significant as it is the first successful release for the species in over ten years.
13 Feb 2007
P-p-p-pick up a penguin on Myspace.com…
One of London Zoo’s penguins is making history by riding the wave of technology to find a mate this Valentines Day.
12 Feb 2007
Global warming will catastrophically impact Antarctic species
Senior Zoological Society of London (ZSL) scientist Dr Alex Rogers will this evening (13th February 2007) explain the threat that climate change poses to a wide range of Antarctic species.
30 Jan 2007
ZSL to mount “operation red ant”
Stricken ant to be reintroduced to Britain’s heaths. The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has been awarded almost £50,000 to save a rare species of ant from imminent extinction in England.
24 Jan 2007
ZSL uses tiny “Oyster cards” to track wasps
Female wasps have been fitted with mini “Oyster card” style tags so scientists can track their movements between nests.
16 Jan 2007
Saving the world’s weirdest creatures
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is today (16th January 2007) launching a new programme to protect some of the world’s most bizarre and unusual animals, many of which are being completely ignored by current international conservation efforts.
9 Jan 2007
ZSL calls for wildlife-friendly timber certification
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is calling on the timber trade to ensure their logging practices are wildlife friendly as well as sustainable.
21 Dec 2006
Virgin births at London Zoo
Four Komodo dragons hatched at London Zoo earlier this year were the result of parthenogenesis, it emerges this week.
13 Dec 2006
Killing kites with kindness
Shakespeare’s red kites facing a second battle for survival. Red kites are being killed with kindness by well-meaning bird lovers feeding them potentially harmful food.
12 Dec 2006
Unprecedented loss of Mongolian mammals
The first comprehensive Red Lists for Mongolian mammals and fish were today launched at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), which evidence catastrophic declines for most of the large mammals and an uncertain future for many fish.
