Information on previous programmes

The annual programmes of ZSL Scientific Meetings have included a varied range of topics and speakers. Abstracts have now been made available where possible and can be accessed from the event pages via the links below.

Details of scientific events in the 2007/08 Scientific Meetings programme

17 Jun 2008 Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet - Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs presented the 2008 Stamford Raffles Lecture

10 Jun 2008 The Management of Asian Elephant Health and Reproduction - Scientific Meeting

13 May 2008 The Frozen Ark Project - Scientific Meeting

8 & 9 May 2008 Avian Reintroduction Biology: current issues for science and management - Symposium

8 Apr 2008 Biodiversity and Oil Palm: integrating science and policy - Discussion Meeting

11 Mar 2008 Shark Biology and Conservation - Scientific Meeting

26 Feb 2008 Hidden Giants: Forest Elephants of the Congo Basin - Special Scientific Evening

12 Feb 2008 Seahorses and Pipefish in the North Sea - Scientific Meeting

11 Dec 2007 Alternative Reproductive Strategies in Animal Societies - Scientific Meeting

13 Nov 2007 Saving Gorillas: understanding the threats and finding the solutions to conserving one of our closest relatives - Scientific Meeting

1 & 2 Nov 2007 Trade-offs in Conservation: deciding what to save - Symposium

9 Oct 2007 From Despotism to Democracy: leadership and coordination in animal groups - Scientific Meeting

14 Sep 2007 Scientific Solutions and Challenges to Tiger Conservation - Special Scientific Evening

Details of scientific events in the 2006/07 Scientific Meetings programme

9 Jul 2007 An Ocean of Air - Special Scientific Evening in association with the Royal Institution of Great Britain.

19 Jun 2007 Is man just another animal? - Professor Steve Jones presented the 2007 Stamford Raffles Lecture

12 Jun 2007 Global Amphibian Declines - Scientific Meeting

24 & 25 May 2007 Zoo Experiences and the Human Dimensions of Saving Wildlife - joint WCS and ZSL symposium

8 May 2007 A Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Birth of Carl Linnaeus - Discussion Meeting in conjunction with the Linnean Society of London

13 Mar 2007 Saving Species on the Edge: From Theory to Practice - Scientific Meeting

13 Feb 2007 Evolution in the Marine Environment - Scientific Meeting

9 Jan 2007 Wildlife Wood: Timber and Bushmeat - Discussion Meeting

12 Dec 2006 Mongolia: The Last Refuge for Central Asia's Large Mammals - Scientific Meeting

14 Nov 2006 Deep-Sea Biology - Scientific Meeting

7 Nov 2006 The CaSE Annual Distinguished Lecture hosted at ZSL: "how to stimulate creativity and how to stifle it". Lord May of Oxford addressed the question of science policy followed by questions and discussion.

12 & 13 Oct 2006 Recreational Hunting, Conservation and Rural Livelihoods: Science and Practice - symposium

10 Oct 2006 Tropical deforestation Scientific Meeting abstracts (54 KB)

You can also download the ZSL Scientific Meetings Programme 2006-07 (328 KB) or the ZSL scientific meetings 2006-07 desktop planner (0.9 MB),

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