Latest News from ZSL

Endangered Asian elephant calf born at Whipsnade Zoo
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Mammoth arrival at UK’s largest zoo

24th August 2022

An endangered Asian elephant has been born at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire 

Golden headed lion tamarin Samira being weighed by keeper Veronica Heldt
ZSL London Zoo

Weigh-to-go!

25th August 2022

Penguins, squirrel monkeys and camels are just some of the animals who had their vital statistics recorded at ZSL London Zoo’s 2022 annual weigh-...

A dugong swimming with fish
Science

Gentle giants of the sea now...

24th August 2022

New research shows that the Dugong - also known as the ‘sea cow’ - is functionally extinct in China, with no sightings recorded since 2008

A keeper entices a lemur onto the scales for ZSL Whipsnade Zoo's annual weigh in
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Weighting game

23rd August 2022

ZSL Whipsnade Zoo’s 10,000 animals step up for their  Annual Weigh In at the UK’s largest Zoo 

A hammerhead shark swimming
Science

Mysterious lives of sharks and...

19th August 2022

A new study led by conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London) and Stanford University maps vertical movements of sharks and rays in...

A harbour porpoise swimming
Conservation

Thames estuary revealed as...

17th August 2022

Conservationists call for greater protections for Europe’s smallest whale in the Thames estuary as ZSL-led survey shows high presence there...

An Asian elephant in Nepal
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Elephant manual created by ZSL...

12th August 2022

The manual, published on World Elephant Day, aims to help communities navigate human-elephant conflict in Nepalese lowlands

A baby flamingo with adopted parents at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Two dads raise flamingo chick at...

8th August 2022

A baby flamingo is being successfully raised by two fathers at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, after its biological parents vacated their nest

A juvenile Shore Crab on a fan worm
Conservation

Restored oysters support marine...

5th August 2022

The Wild Oysters Project is celebrating a win for wildlife this World Oyster Day (5 August) after finding over 27,000 marine animals living among...

An aardvark at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Aardvarks arrive at ZSL...

5th August 2022

Two aardvarks named Nacho and Terry have been scurrying around their new home at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, exploring their exhibit, which opens to the...

Gharial and hatchlings © Phoebe Griffith
ZSL

See you later, alligator? The...

5th August 2022

From miniature alligators with habitat-helping burrowing abilities, to specially adapted fish-eaters who can indicate how healthy a river is; a...

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Nuru the giraffe celebrates her 6th birthday with a special cake

Happy 6th birthday Nuru!