What can strandings of dolphins, whales and porpoises tell us about the impact of marine pollution? Pollution is a major driver of environmental harm, affecting ecosystems in ways that are often ...

Payroll giving is a simple and impactful way to support ZSL's wildlife conservation. By donating directly from your pre-tax salary, you can make your contribution go further with no additional effort, ...

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 ...

We've recorded the first sighting of a pine marten in London over the last century. A Critically Endangered pine marten was photographed in a south-west London woodland, on one of our hidden wildlife ...

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 ...

Since it was declared biologically dead in 1957 in parts, the tidal stretch of the River Thames has made an astounding recovery. Results of the first complete health check of the River Thames were ...

Dr Daniella Rabaiotti, researcher at our Institute of Zoology and lead author of the study said: “Think of animals at risk of disappearing forever due to climate change and you think of polar bears ...

Senior Policy Specialist, Bethan Laughlin, reflects on progress – or lack of – made so far at the Convention on Biological Diversity conference (COP15). It's past the midway point of COP15 here in ...

Our conservationists in Thailand are teaming up with lorry, bus and trailer drivers, in a first-of-its-kind collaboration to tackle the illegal trade threatening the country’s most endangered animals.

An ambitious project to restore seagrass meadows in Kent has launched by conservationists working to rebuild the Thames Estuary ecosystem. Working to help protect this habitat and reverse recent ...

From the floors in our homes to the furniture we use every day, timber is a material we find in everything we use. But behind every wooden product is a forest, and knowing exactly where that timber ...

Backed by a study published in journal PLOS ONE, ZSL’s EDGE Reptiles List uses a complex formula to highlight species that are particularly Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE), ...