The paper, published today (17 December 2025) in Herpetology Notes describes how a population of threatened galaxy frogs is ...

Home to the world’s first scientific zoo, we revolutionised the study of wildlife by enabling real animals to be studied, rather than solely relying on taxidermy or drawings. This shift enabled ...

We were founded on 29 April 1826 by Sir Stamford Raffles, who envisioned a scientific institution dedicated to the ‘advancement of zoological science’. From our inception, as with many societies of ...

Every morning since 1828, someone at London Zoo has picked up a pen – or more recently, a phone – and recorded the day's events. A flamingo relocated to the east enclosure. A zebra with a sore foot.

Explore how pioneering science has transformed conservation over the past two centuries—and how it continues to shape the future. From Darwin to today’s conservation leaders, join the first of our ...

Across the Dja–Nki Corridor and surrounding buffer zones, this ZSL-led initiative is advancing a biodiversity economy that connects forest protection with shared prosperity. This forms part of our ...

Scimitar horned oryx downlisted to endangered by IUCN – marks first species in global Extinct in the Wild initiative to be downlisted An antelope whose species was declared Extinct in the Wild has ...

Oyster "cubes" have been deployed off the North East coast of England, in a bid to restore the near-extinct native species to UK waters. In a UK-first, marine conservationists from ZSL & Groundwork ...

Today our science-led conservation charity behind London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo – is launching History Hive: a public appeal for memories and artefacts to bring its 200-year history to life. Launching ...

An armour-plated fish once so popular that King Edward II declared it ‘royal’ is set to make a comeback thanks to an ambitious plan launched by UK conservationists to bring the ancient, Critically ...

These findings, from the latest Living Planet Index by our Institute of Zoology – the most comprehensive measure of vertebrate population trends across the globe. The Living Planet Index informs WWF’s ...