Charles Darwin had a really close connection with ZSL, using London Zoo and our experts to advance his evolutionary theories. We’re extremely proud to have played a crucial role in Darwin’s work, and ...

ZSL's Prince Philip Zoological Library and Archives contains a unique collection of resources on zoology and animal conservation. We welcome visitors by appointment only. ZSL Library and Archives are ...

At ZSL, we've been conserving Partula snails for decades, rescuing them from the brink of extinction. ZSL's Dave Clarke and Paul Pearce-Kelly have devoted their careers to protecting Partula snails.

David Styles shares three generations worth of personal stories from London Zoo. David’s grandfather joined London Zoo in 1911, becoming Head Keeper of the Ungulates (animals with hooves). David’s ...

Paul Stoker is a volunteer at our conservation charity, within our Biobank at London Zoo. He moved to London at the age of 29, but his connection to our conservation Zoo began long before that, even ...

Camilla Whitworth-Jones is the great-great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin, and a long-time supporter of our conservation charity, championing and investing in talented early-career conservationists ...

Hem Baral, a renowned ornithologist and conservationist, grew up on the edge of a protected area in Nepal. He has dedicated over 20 years to a career working to protect Nepal’s wildlife, which led to ...

Dave Johnston is a Senior Conservation Consultant at ZSL, working at the intersection of biodiversity protection, community-led approaches, and sustainable business. Originally from South Africa, he ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thousands of 'glow-in-the-dark' snails have been reintroduced to French Polynesia as part of global conservation programme to save the snails from the brink of extinction. The annual reintroduction of ...