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.

West Congo Basin
West Congo Basin – Biodiverse Landscapes Fund
31 March 2026Biodiverse Landscapes Fund
Support our runners
Meet our London Marathon 2026 runners
26 March 2026We’re excited to introduce some of the incredible runners taking on the 2026 London Marathon for ZSL on Sunday 26 April.
Working with business and finance to address nature risk
The women working at the intersection of conservation, supply chains and finance
26 March 2026Meet the women in ZSL’s SBF team working with businesses and financial institutions to address nature risk across supply chains and investment decisions.
Wildlife on the money
Why the Bank of England's future banknotes matter for nature finance
11 March 2026Why the Bank of England's future banknotes matter for nature finance
Women who have shaped our charity
Influential women in ZSL's history
9 March 2026Influential women who have shaped our history, from helping establish ZSL to pioneering the Reptile House at London Zoo.
Nature at the heart of climate action
How expanding swamps can help slow down climate change
5 March 2026Wetlands play an essential role in regulating our planet’s climate – and our latest research, led by Dr Aidan Byrne, reveals that the swamp forests of the Congo Basin are playing a bigger role than previously thought
Crayfish on the EDGE
Crayfish on the EDGE
20 February 2026Climate change threatens millions of years of crayfish evolutionary history
Our CEO on Nature Finance
“Nature is not the enemy of the economy. It is the economy”
18 February 2026Nature finance is essential to safeguarding economic stability in the face of accelerating biodiversity loss - a message underscored at ZSL during a high-level gathering of leading European environmental policymakers and finance experts.
A CSIP blog by Rob Deaville
Tales of London's Whales
17 February 2026What can historic encounters with whales in the capital tell us about the present-day status of this group of marine mammals?
Who was Charles Darwin and why is he still so famous?
What did Charles Darwin do?
6 February 2026Charles Darwin had a really close connection with ZSL, using London Zoo and our experts to advance his evolutionary theories.