Our blogs
Making a difference for wildlife.
At ZSL, we are proud of the work we do. To give you an insight into the work our conservationists, scientists, and volunteers achieve on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, take a look at our latest blog posts below.
- How do we protect the health of our native species?
Our Wild Isles
Wildlife vet Sophie Common discusses the importance of protecting British wildlife, and how the DRAHS team at ZSL are working towards this
- Protecting unique species
Protecting animals on the EDGE
Often when a species seems unique, such as pangolins with their scaly armoured skin or elephants with their ginormous ivory tusks, it is because there is, indeed, nothing else like them on Earth.
- Colonial past of early zoologists
Alfred Russel Wallace and colonialism
On 24 October 1858, on the island of Bacan, a young Malay boy called Ali shot and took into his possession a bird which had been seen and in all likelihood shot for its plumage many times before by the local islanders.
- Major new study shows reptiles at risk
Science of endangered reptiles
We found that at least 1,829 of 10,196 reptile species (21%) are threatened, compared with 41% of amphibians, 25% of mammals, and 14% of birds. For reptiles, this represents a staggering 15.6 billion years of unique phylogenetic diversity at risk.
- Investigating causes of cetacean strandings for 30 years
CSI of the Sea: what have we learnt from 30 years of investigating UK strandings?
- New hope for Thailand’s Sunda pangolins
New hope for Thailand’s Sunda pangolins
It is only a few seconds of black and white footage, but video from a remote camera trap in Thailand has given new hope to ZSL’s team of pangolin conservationists.
- Negotiations to tackle the biodiversity crisis have ended
Spotlight on Nature: COP15 - The Global Biodiversity Framework
Director of Conservation and Policy, Andrew Terry, reflects on COP15 and what it means for nature
- Remembering a conservation pioneer
ZSL remembers: Mark Stanley Price
We're deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dr Mark Stanley Price, who died on 13 December 2022.
- What progress has been made so far at COP15?
COP15 – Progress so far
Senior Policy Specialist, Bethan Laughlin, reflects on the progress – or lack of – made so far at COP15
- Nature at the heart of global decision making
Not all forests are created equal
You’ve no doubt already heard that the world’s forests play a vital role in combating greenhouse gases. But did you realise that some are significantly better at it than others?
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