ZSL Events
At ZSL, we host a huge range of events, from fundraising challenges, family occasions and special workshops to conservation and science events, both in-person and online.
Our aim is to give you opportunities to get involved with our work. Whether that be by taking part in a sponsored challenge to raise money for conservation, or to deepen understanding of wildlife, in person or digitally, through our science events.
The best part? Many of our events are free to attend and available to stream for all afterwards.
So take a look at the events we have coming up and check out our past events all from this page.
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- In-person event
Safari in the City Gala
ZSL's much-anticipated fundraising gala is Safari in the City. Our most recent gala was on 21 September 2022.
- 10/09/2023 – In-Person Fundraising Event
Take on the Great North Run for ZSL!
Join the world’s biggest half marathon and raise vital funds for wildlife conservation.
- 10/09/2023 – In-Person Fundraising Event
Take on the London to Brighton Cycle for ZSL
If you're interested in a ZSL charity place in the London to Brighton Cycle & would like to help raise vital funds for wildlife conservation, please send us an email.
- 06/06/2023 – In-Person Event
Lynx recovery in Europe - lessons for the UK?
This event provides an opportunity to hear from experts and practitioners about Eurasian lynx recovery programmes in Europe and to learn about opportunities for, and barriers against, the reintroduction of lynx in Britain
- Moving for wildlife
Around the World
In June 2022, 131 of you joined our Around the World in 30 Days challenge. Together, we walked, ran, rolled and cycled over 14,119km and raised over £9,300 to support our worldwide wildlife conservation work.
- 09/05/2023 – In-Person Event
UK hedgehog conservation: connecting wildlife and people through a flagship species
This event will hear from three different conservation organisations working together for the recovery of UK hedgehog populations, highlighting the vital role the public contributes to this work
- 14 March 2023 – Online event
Nature recovery in British wooded landscapes: How forests and woodlands can thrive in the 21st Century
We'll focus on the challenges facing British wooded landscapes and strategies to address them, for instance through ensuring that wooded landscapes in the future will be bigger and more joined up.
- 1-31/01/2023 – In-Person Fundraising Event
Skydive for ZSL!
Feel the full force of flying through the clouds from over 10,000ft at up to 125mph while raising money for wildlife conservation at the same time.
- 10/01/2023 – In-Person Event
Saving coral reefs one species at a time
This event will explore how and why conservation interventions are being carried out for individual coral species, their level of success, and impact on the reef ecosystem.
- 22-23/11/2022 – In-Person Event
Symposium: Ecological connectivity across temperate coastal habitats
This two-day symposium will provide a comprehensive review of the current state of science surrounding habitat connectivity in temperate coastal systems and provide a firm basis for discussion.
- 8/11/2022 – Digital Event
Through the eye of the tiger: A future-focused vision for the next 12 years
This event will bring together experts from across the tiger range countries to discuss the impact of the decisions made during the International Tiger Forum.
- 29/09/2022 – In-Person Event
Recovering nature in our cities: benefits, challenges and opportunities
- 10/05/2022 – Digital event
Bridging the gap: 25 years of capacity building for wildlife health professionals
This meeting highlighted the diverse set of roles wildlife health professionals trained by the collaborative initiative 'The Wildlife Health Bridge' have gone on to fill
- 12/04/2022 – Digital event
Monsoon, Umbrellas and Gharials: what can conservation of the world's weirdest crocodile teach us about saving rivers?
We share the weird and wonderful lives of gharial in Nepal and explore the history and present of their conservation.
- 12/04/2022 – Digital event
CSI of the Sea: Dolphin Dissection
Our experts allowed viewers to see behind-the-scenes at ZSL and observe a dolphin post-mortem taking place in real-time, revealing the important work of the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP).
- 8/03/2022 – Digital event
The IUCN Green Status of Species: how to thrive not just survive
This event introduces the IUCN’s new Green Status of Species, a new part of the Red List introduced in the summer of 2021, that provides a tool for assessing species recovery and the impact of conservation efforts.
- 8/02/2022 – Digital event
Can understanding animal personalities help us to improve conservation?
This event showcases how animal personality as a field of behaviour study can help us work for wildlife.
- 11/01/2022 – Digital event
CSI of the Sea: what have we learnt from 30 years of investigating cetacean strandings?
What have we learnt from 30 years of investigating cetacean strandings?
- 09/11/2021 – Digital event
Remote sensing for savannah species conservation
How cutting-edge advances in remote sensing and artificial intelligence are enhancing our understanding of species that live in mixed woodland-grassland ecosystems.
- 12/10/2021 – Digital event
Time to integrate global climate change and biodiversity science-policy agendas
Hear from ZSL experts on how policy makers can jointly address the threats posed by the climate and biodiversity crises
