For nearly 200 years, ZSL Fellows have stood at the forefront of pioneering science, ground-breaking conservation and world-leading animal care.
Below is a list of individuals awarded ZSL’s highest honour - Honorary Fellowship - in recognition of their outstanding contributions and enduring commitment to our vision of a world where wildlife thrives.
We are proud to count among our Honorary Fellows some of the world’s most esteemed conservationists, including Sir David Attenborough and His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco.
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1975 Professor Jean Anthony
1975 Professor Jean Dorst
1977 His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh KG KT
1984 Professor Ernst Mayr
1988 Professor Milton Thaigo de Mello
1990 Professor Knut Schmidt-Nielson
1991 His Majesty The Emperor Akihito of Japan
1992 Professor Edward O. Wilson
1996 Professor John Maynard-Smith FRS
1997 The Hon Miriam Rothschild DBE, FRS
1998 Sir David Attenborough OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS
1999 Sir Robert May, OM, AC, FRS
2001 Professor Sir Patrick Bateson FRS
2002 Professor Robert McNeil Alexander CBE, FRS
2002 Dr William Conway
2003 Professor Sir Brian Follett FRS, DL
2004 Sir Martin Holdgate CB
2005 Professor Sir John Krebs FRS
2005 Professor Katherine Ralls
2005 Professor Sir Brian Heap CBE, FRS
2006 Professor Sir John Lawton CBE, FRS
2007 Professor Sir John Beddington CMG, FRS
2011 Lord Claus Moser KCB, CBE
2012 Dr Desmond Morris
2013 Ken Sims
2019 The Rt Hon Lord Paul
2020 His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II of Monaco
2020 Rupert Hambro CBE
2021 Dr Michael Brambell
2021 Field Marshal Sir John Chapple GCB CBE
2023 Martin Rowson
