ZSL (Zoological Society of London) has today announced the appointment of Kathryn England as permanent Chief Executive Officer – the first woman to hold the role in the organisation's 200-year history ...

The Bank of England has announced that British wildlife will feature on the next series of banknotes – the result of a public consultation in which nature received more nominations than any other ...

Wetlands play an essential role in regulating our planet’s climate – and our latest research, led by Dr Aidan Byrne, reveals that the swamp forests of the Congo Basin are playing a bigger role than ...

All around the globe women have been making astounding contributions throughout history, often not getting the recognition they deserve. To celebrate some of our own unsung heroes, we’ve put together ...

Learn about the women who shaped ZSL's history, and those who continue to tackle conservation challenges today. From Sophia Raffles to Joan Procter to Dame Georgina Mace, women have always been a ...

At ZSL, we have consistently pushed the boundaries of zoological science. From opening the world’s first scientific zoo in 1828 - transforming how scientists learned about animals - to founding the ...

Using a One Health approach to model snakebite risk in Kenya and support community-formed solutions to human-wildlife conflict Eleanor is a PhD researcher at ZSL and the London School of Hygiene and ...

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 ...

The Thames is ringing in 2026 with a new lease of life, according to results from the latest health check of the famous river that was once declared ‘biologically dead’ - although experts warn that ...

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 ...

A ground-breaking study led by ZSL has confirmed the astonishing potential for conservation zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, and seedbanks across the world to bring animals and plants back from ...

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 ...