ZSL Fellowship

ZSL Fellowship Benefits

By joining as a Fellow, you will be supporting our international work to protect wildlife and global ecosystems.

As a Fellow you will be informed about wildlife through ZSL’s scientific publications and discounts on other publications. In addition to access of expertise and resources including borrowing rights in ZSL’s library, one of the largest zoological collections in the country, and online journals. You will connect with the conservation community through exclusive engagements with our conservationists, keepers and scientists through events, tours and unlimited visits to our two Zoos.

Vitally, you will be engaged with the direction of the society by voting on ZSL matters including the right to stand for Council.

Student Fellowship will support your studies from only £52

Joining as a Student Fellow will give you a unique insight into global conservation programmes. You can take part as a citizen scientist and enjoy exclusive online conservation training. You will also have access to zoological journals, and discounts on symposia, as well as unlimited entry to both of our Zoos.

Your benefits

• Governance responsibilities including the right to stand for, and electing ZSL's council Members (Trustees)

• Receive ZSL’s publications including the Fellow exclusive publication, The Zoologist; and Wild About magazine.

• Two half price tickets to use with a family guest for discounted admission to either ZSL London or Whipsnade Zoo

• Discounts on Wiley books at 35% and subscriptions to Animal Conservation at 60%

• Discounted ticketing for science ticketed lectures and symposia, including our keynote lecture of the year, the Stamford Raffles Lecture

• Exclusive invitations to Fellow specialist events at our Zoos and with our scientists, conservationists and keepers

• Borrowing rights in the extensive ZSL Library at Regent’s Park, the largest zoological collection in the country and a great place to study and research

• Unlimited entry to ZSL London and Whipsnade Zoo for you and a family guest, including complimentary car access at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (year round) and off peak car access at ZSL London Zoo

ZSL Fellowship events and notifications

During this lockdown, keep engaged with ZSL's work through your exclusive Fellowship events. ZSL Fellows are invited to a range of events throughout the year, representing the breadth of ZSL's activities and offering you the opportunity to connect with ZSL's science, conservation and zoological work.  ZSL Fellows are also offered priority invitations to selected events throughout the ZSL calendar.

To join future events or visit previous ones online email us at fellowship@zsl.org for access.

 

Life & Death - early veterinary care at London Zoo: Library and Archive Tour

Thursday 23 June 11am and 3pm, and Saturday 2 July 11am and 3pm, London Zoo

To celebrate Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month that took place in May, our Library and Archive team are running a new tour to highlight items in the archives relating to the earliest days of veterinary care at London Zoo. On the tour you will see handwritten journals by ZSL's first veterinarians, view our 'Death Books' which describe the animals causes of death of (dating back to 1870), and discover what happened to some of the animals after they died.

Tours usually last around 30 minutes, but we advise setting aside a little longer so you can look through items at your leisure afterward. 

Please contact library@zsl.org with your preferred time slot to reserve your space. There is no step free access for the tour, if you would like to attend but this could cause you a particular issue, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make for you.

 

Annual General Meeting

Thursday 24 November 2022, Time TBC

Join us as we discuss ZSL's activities and successes from the 2021-2022 financial year.

 

Further information coming soon!

 

ZSL's Science and Conservation Events

We are delighted to invite all Fellows to join our upcoming ZSL Science and Conservation lectures, which are now running online throughout the academic year. 

Join future talks or catch up here: zsl.org/IoZYouTube. 

ZSL Fellowship pricing and eligibility

Application for Fellowship is open to those over the age of 18 who can demonstrate:

• An interest, or involvement in the fields of zoology, biology or a related area
• Current studies in conservation, zoology, or a related life science or subject
• Three or more continuous years and up to date commitment to ZSL as a Member
• ZSL volunteering, past and present, or former ZSL Employment

To apply for ZSL Fellowship, you will need to enclose your application (at least 250 words). Student Fellows and those Student wishing to apply for concession Fellowship will also need to provide a copy of their supporting course documentation. You will receive your Fellowship welcome immediately, however your application will be reviewed by ZSL Council for final approval.

 

Choose your Fellowship

Please note that all applications for Fellowship are subject to the receipt of supporting documentation and final approval by ZSL Council. 
 

Pricing from 1 January 2022

Without Zoo Access

Fellow

£48

 

With Zoo access

Adult Fellow	£159
Concession Fellow *	£143
Graduate Fellow (within three years of completing studies)	£78
Student Fellow	£52

If you were a Fellow with a concession discount prior to 2018, you are still eligible for a much-discounted rate of £96 from 1 January 2022.

 

Honorary Fellows

ZSL Fellows have been at the very forefront of pioneering science, ground-breaking conservation andworld leading animal husbandry for nearly 200 years.  Please find a list below of those who have been awarded ZSL's highest honour, Honorary Fellowship, for their contributions and commitment towards our vision for a world where wildlife thrives. 

We are privileged to count some of the world’s most respected conservationists amongst our Honorary Fellows including Sir David Attenborough and His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II of Monaco.

 

ZSL Honorary Fellows

1975 Professor Jean Anthony

1975 Professor Jean Dorst

1977 His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh KG KT 

1984 Professor Ernst Mayr

1988 Professor Milton Thaigo de Mello

1990 Professor Knut Schmidt-Nielson 

1991 His Majesty The Emperor Akihito of Japan

1992 Professor Edward O. Wilson 

1996 Professor John Maynard-Smith FRS

1997 The Hon Miriam Rothschild DBE, FRS 

1998  Sir David Attenborough OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS

1999  Sir Robert May, OM, AC, FRS

2001  Professor Sir Patrick Bateson FRS 

2002  Professor Robert McNeil Alexander CBE, FRS

2002  Dr William Conway 

2003  Professor Sir Brian Follett FRS, DL 

2004  Sir Martin Holdgate CB

2005  Professor Sir John Krebs FRS

2005  Professor Katherine Ralls

2005  Professor Sir Brian Heap CBE, FRS 

2006  Professor Sir John Lawton CBE, FRS 

2007  Professor Sir John Beddington CMG, FRS

2011 Lord Claus Moser KCB, CBE

2012  Dr Desmond Morris

2013  Ken Sims

2019 The Rt Hon Lord Paul 

2020 His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II of Monaco

2020 Rupert Hambro CBE 

2021 Dr Michael Brambell

2021 Field Marshal Sir John Chapple GCB CBE