Building a world where wildlife thrives.
Discover the latest from the ZSL– from research updates to successes in our conservation work, we bring you behind the scenes of how we do the important work we do.
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- Britain’s seals need YOU!
What to do if you find a dead seal
We're the public to report strandings of dead seals across English and Welsh coastlines and waterways to help ZSL scientists further understand the threats facing marine mammals on our native shores.
- A wonderful book of British butterflies and moths
The Aurelian: a wonderful book of British butterflies and moths
Moses Harris was born in 1730 and lived until circa 1788. He was interested in insects from a young age encouraged by an uncle who was a member of the Society of Aurelians, an early organisation for the study of insects.
- Training veterinarians in Sariska Tiger Reserve, India
World-leading wildlife health training
Wildlife vets from around the world joined this year’s three-week IWAH course in Sariska National Park, Rajasthan, to learn the practical skills needed to investigate wildlife diseases.
- Stop in the name of the paw!
British dog duo to protect Critically Endangered pangolins
Two crime-fighting canines being deployed to fight the illegal wildlife trade met their new conservation colleagues at ZSL’s London Zoo headquarters
- Conservation zoos play a vital role
Conservation zoos have powerful potential to reverse extinction
A new ZSL-led study spotlights vital role of conservation zoos in saving ‘extinct in the wild’ species
- Elusive pangolins spotted in the Philippines
Pangolins in the Philippines
The most illegally trafficked wild mammal in the world makes its appearance on our camera traps in the Philippines’ El Nido for the first time since the area was proposed as a protected area for the Critically Endangered species.
- Sperm whales are being pushed out of their preferred habitat
Whales forced to abandon historic coastal homes
ZSL study reveals sperm whales have been pushed into deeper waters by historic hunting
- The biodiversity crisis threatens more than just nature
Spotlight on Nature - COP15 Biodiversity Summit Begins
ZSL is calling for world leaders to make ambitious, evidence-led commitments to tackle world-wide biodiversity loss
- ZSL's Scientific Award Winners Announced
Prestigious awards honour the stars of conservation science
Every year, ZSL recognises outstanding achievement in zoology and conservation science through a programme of prestigious awards.
- Hear from our experts on the importance of CITES
Spotlight on Nature – CITES COP19 begins
ZSL experts explain why the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora matters for threatened species across the globe.
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