The mystery of why some populations of amphibians recover following outbreaks of a deadly fungus has been solved in a new study led by ZSL, UCL and Imperial College London. The chytrid fungus, ...

Thousands of seagrass shoots have been planted in the Thames, as we kick off work to transform one of the world's most famous waterways. Over the course of one week, our conservationists collected ...

We're exploring new ways to attract private investment to conservation projects that benefit both wildlife, local communities, and investors. Our Sustainable Business and Finance team works with ...

London is getting ready to celebrate 15 years of award-winning free science talks bringing cutting-edge discoveries to the iconic Southbank. Marking 15 years of challenging stereotypes and bringing ...

Visitors will watch live veterinary procedures and conservation science in new wildlife health centre. We're marking our two hundredth anniversary today (Wednesday 29 April 2026) with the unveiling of ...

Simon Armitage’s ‘The Moon and the Zoo’ explores the enduring connection between wildlife and people in honour of ZSL's anniversary. British Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has written a major new poem ...

From wildlife recovery to food security, a project to decode the DNA of all complex life in the UK and Ireland could bring huge returns on investment and growth in scientific research. Our wildlife ...

Our history is full of remarkable women whose contributions shaped - and continue to shape - the field of zoology. Here we celebrate the determination, brilliance, and legacy of these women, who ...

Rescuing lions from war-torn Ukraine, a dolphin pod protecting a father and daughter from a shark attack, and a woman racing against time to save a horse trapped in quicksand. These are just some of ...

Opening the world’s first scientific zoo in 1828 not only pioneered a new way of studying wildlife, it also began a revolution in animal care. For the first time, scientists could observe living ...

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 ...

Bringing together field data collected over the course of a decade from almost 1,500 frogs, the study is the first time that outbreak patterns of the fungus-caused disease have been documented in a ...