
Become a Student Fellow for just £48 - that’s only £4 a month - and ignite your passion for the natural world.
ZSL Fellowship will inspire you with amazing experiences, giving you a lifelong connection to wildlife and empowering you with the tools you need to play a role in conservation. By joining as a Fellow, we will take you behind the science, informing you about the challenges facing wildlife and connecting you with our work to change the future of the planet.
If you are studying a life science or a subject related to our work, you can join as a Student Fellow from only £48 a year, enhancing your studies with an academic toolkit.
Plus, you will gain unlimited entry to our two conservation Zoos, Whipsnade and London.

Discover the full range of benefits your Fellowship offers — from exclusive insights into our field programmes and world-leading science, to closer connections with the incredible animals in our Zoos. Enjoy invitations to special events, including a new online series, along with discounts on symposia and journals.
Not studying a life science? You could still be eligible for a Concession Fellowship for £148 if you can demonstrate an active interest in conservation or zoology.
Fellowship Benefits:
- Governance responsibilities including the right to stand for, and electing ZSL's council Members (Trustees).
- Receive ZSL’s publications including the Fellow exclusive publication, The Zoologist; and Wild About magazine.
- Discounted ticketing for science ticketed lectures and symposia, including our keynote lecture of the year, the Stamford Raffles Lecture.
- Exclusive invitations to Fellow and Speaker receptions before ZSL’s monthly scientific lectures and other specialist events at our Zoos and with our scientists, conservationists and keepers.
- Borrowing rights in the extensive ZSL Library at Regent’s Park, the largest zoological collection in the country and a great place to study and research.
Unlimited entry to London and Whipsnade Zoo for you and a family guest, including complimentary car access at Whipsnade Zoo (year round) and off-peak car access at London Zoo.
Join ZSL's Animal Behaviour Officer, Jim Mackie, about how the unique work undertaken at our Zoos is an essential tool ensure the health of the animals in our care.