"If ecosystems go, we go.” - Nathalie Pettorelli @pettorelli.bsky.social

Outfall Safari, a successful citizen science is the subject for our latest Thames Rivers Trust online Lunch & Learn. www.thamesriverstrust.org.uk/what-we-do/l... Catch up with @zslofficial.bsky.social's Sam Facey, recording now available to view online. #citizenscience #thamesrivers

⌛There is one week left to submit your abstract. Submit your proposal by 17:00 GMT Friday 14 November.  The Resilient Landscapes and Seas (RLAS) Symposium 2026 brings together leading organisations and stakeholders to tackle biodiversity loss and climate change through collaboration at scale.

This weekend our Deputy Director of Science, Professor Andrew Cunningham, gave the keynote presentation at the 77th International Brucellosis Research Conference in Costa Rica, speaking on "The Road to One Health - a personal journey" 🎉 #Brucellosis2025

The latest ZSL Annual Report is here! Over the past year we’ve reintroduced species to the wild, safeguarded others from extinction and inspired millions at our Zoos. To our supporters: thank you, we couldn’t do it without you! Read more here zsl.org/annualreport

The Resilient Landscapes & Seas (RLAS) Partnership aims to build a cohesive community around landscape-scale transformation. Save the date for the RLAS Symposium, and submit an abstract now 👉 bit.ly/rlassymposium #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 🌍

Will you be joining us tomorrow at 6pm? Speakers at our #ZSLTalks will be discussing how genomes interact and respond to the environment, and how this knowledge can be used to protect biodiversity and health. It's not too late to book your free ticket! www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...

DON'T FORGET! @hopkinspress.bsky.social author, Simon Pooley, will be talking about his new book DISCOVERING THE OKAPI on 2 December 2025 @zslofficial.bsky.social @zslscience.bsky.social Book for this free event here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

One week to go until our next Science and Conservation Event! Join us on 4th Nov at 6pm as our speakers discuss how #genomics can offer new insights into assessing wildlife health for conservation 🎟️ Book your free ticket: www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...

SAVE THE DATE! @hopkinspress.bsky.social author, Simon Pooley, will be talking about his book DISCOVERING THE OKAPI on 2 December 2025 @zslofficial.bsky.social @londonzoo.bsky.social Book for this free event here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

We're so excited to be hosting this event for LGBTQ+ STEM Day with @prideinstem.bsky.social on 18th November! 🌈 Find out more and book your free ticket: www.outsavvy.com/event/31027/...

Join us on 2nd December for the launch of Discovering the Okapi! 📖 Hear from author Dr Simon Pooley as he discusses his new book, and learn about ZSL's 125-year history with this enigmatic animal. Book your free place: eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

🎙️ Do you know where the wood in your floorboards comes from? Learn how scientists are tracing timber back to its source, and how this impacts forest protection in the latest episode of the #ZSLWildScience podcast: open.spotify.com/show/6oXspub...

Do you know the journey of your discarded plastic bottle? Newly published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, researchers find that more than 50% of #plastic bottles in the Thames end up in the North Sea (with the other half stranded on the river banks)

When you get 5 minutes of autumnal sun and can start functioning again ✨☀️ This fox was captured during our Network Rail & @zslofficial.bsky.social Monitoring & Technology Team project to assess lineside biodiversity🛤️🐾 @zslscience.bsky.social #FoxOfTheDay #CameraTrapTuesday

Big news from the Indian Ocean! First sighting of the incredibly rare Omura’s whale, confirming previous acoustic recordings in the Chagos Archipelago. Project to determine cetacean 🐋 diversity by @iomarinescience.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social Photos by me 🧪 🌍 🧵1/5

We are thrilled that Professor Andrew Cunningham, our Deputy Director of Science, has received the BVA Advancement of Veterinary Science Award for his exceptional contributions to veterinary medicine and wildlife veterinary science 🏆 Find out more: bit.ly/4hfc5O1 @britishvets.bsky.social

We're proud to be part of the Resilient Landscapes & Seas (RLAS) Partnership to build a cohesive community around landscape-scale transformation. Save the date for the first RLAS Symposium - call for abstracts is now open! bit.ly/rlassymposium #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium🌍

Join @pbrekke.bsky.social, @eugeniecyen.bsky.social and @atjcagan.bsky.social at our next Science and Conservation Event on 4th Nov as they discuss how genomics can offer new insights into assessing wildlife health. 🎟️ Book your free ticket: www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...

The new Global Tipping Points Report is out now 🌍 The report brings together the work some of the world's leading scientists, including contributions from ZSL's Paul Pearce-Kelly and Chris Yesson 👉 global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...

⏰ There's still time to book your free ticket to join us in person next week at ZSL London Zoo as our expert speakers explore what cetacean strandings can reveal about marine pollution. See you on 15th Oct at 6pm! Book now: www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...

Have you booked your place? Join Public Engagement with Science Manager, Lucy Brown, on 14th October for a #walkingtour through London's wild alter-ego and learn more about ZSL's science & conservation work: forms.office.com/e/Gu2QYXYrBW

We're thrilled to announce our first-ever webinar! @hollietree.bsky.social & @pettorelli.bsky.social will be joining us to discuss how Integrated Nature-Climate Action can strengthen policy responses to biodiversity loss & climate change 🌍🧪 Learn more & register for free here 👇 bit.ly/4mJGwx2

A new Science and Conservation Event! Join us on 4th Nov at 6pm as we discuss how innovative tools developed in biomedical research can offer insight into #wildlife health, from the hihi in Aotearoa New Zealand to the sea turtle in Cabo Verde 🐢 Book now: www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...

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We're so looking forward to this event next week - join us on Tuesday 30th at 6pm in the Huxley Lecture Theatre to hear from our brilliant speakers on understanding animal behaviour for #conservation success. Book your free ticket: zsl.org/news-and-eve...

🚨 BREAKING: All major groups of wildlife in Canada are in decline #LPRC2025: Across 910 species of birds, fish, mammals, reptiles & amphibians, wildlife populations in Canada have declined by 10%, on average, since 1970. BUT not all is lost. Together, we can help nature heal & wildlife recover.

🌎 “The global polycrisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and desertification cannot be tackled independently” …but Integrated Nature-Climate Action could provide a structure for transformative change, argue authors in this @jappliedecology.bsky.social paper 🧵

We've got another exciting event for you! Join us online or in person on 15th October to hear from marine experts on what strandings of dolphins, whales and porpoises can tell us about the impact of marine pollution #CSIoftheSea 🎟️ Book your free ticket: zsl.org/news-and-eve...

Only two weeks left to enter Capturing Ecology! We’re proud to partner with the @britishecologicalsociety.org to support the Animal Category, one of eight celebrating the wonder of the natural world through photography 📸

📢 Two weeks to go! Don't forget to book your ticket at our next #ZSLTalks event to hear how animals can adapt to changing environments through changes in learned behaviour. Find out more: www.zsl.org/news-and-eve... P.s. it's free!

✍️ Just published in @conservationsp.bsky.social, a new methodological framework developed by integrating elements of current approaches, making wildlife health risk analysis both scalable and adaptable to differing #conservation translocation scenarios: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We're surveying Regents Park, a park we've surveyed since 2016🦔 Huge thanks to Raffles London at The OWO who part funded the survey & volunteered with deployment! This will provide vital insights into this important central population! @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social @theroyalparks.bsky.social

⚡ RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT⚡ Dr Chris Yesson, SKRP Research Lead and Senior Research Fellow at @zslofficial.bsky.social introduces our ARMS (Autonomous Reef Monitoring Systems) research, used to assess kelp spore availability and the diversity of life on the seabed.

I'll be a speaker at this wonderful in-person event at the Zoological Society of London on 30 September! Tickets are FREE!

🐒 Can animals learn to adapt to changing environments through changes in behaviour, rather than depending on slower genetic adaptations? Join us on 30th September to find out! 🎟️ Book your ticket to this free event now: www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...

New study by @exetermarine.bsky.social @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social underscores the critical importance of Very Large Marine Protected Areas for safeguarding wide-ranging marine species. #MPAs news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...

📣 Bookings now open! Reserve your free place at our next Science and Conservation Event on 30th September at ZSL's Huxley Lecture Theatre to hear about how a animal behaviour can be implemented as a tool for conservation: www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...

What do car tyres have to do with pangolin conservation? 🛞 Globally, 70% of natural rubber goes to tyre production which, when not managed sustainably, can destory habitats through deforestation. Listen to the latest #ZSLWildScience podcast to learn more open.spotify.com/show/6oXspub...

🐗 Wild boar populations are rising across parts of England and Scotland, thanks to a mix of accidental and illegal rewilding. But what does this mean for the environment? 🌱 @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and @zslofficial.bsky.social researcher Connor Lovell has been digging into the details!

If you're a fan of the #ZSLWildScience podcast, you can vote for us in the #BritishPodcastAwards Listeners' Choice Award! Just a couple of clicks that would mean the world to us 🏆 Submit your vote here by searching for 'Wild Science': www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting

🎙️Are you subscribed to the #ZSLWildScience podcast? We can't promise Taylor Swift, but we can promise exciting conversations with experts in zoology, conservation and the environment! 🌎 Subscribe on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: open.spotify.com/show/6oXspub...

New paper-size matters! Our team showed even though highly mobile, turtles, mantas & seabirds all protected by very large #MPA around Chagos Archipelago. Led by @alicetrevail.bsky.social @exetermarine.bsky.social, @ruthedunn.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...

More traceable, EUDR-ready paper supply chains 🌳 @zslofficial.bsky.social is working with the Book Chain Project, a collaborative project run by SLR Consulting, to support the publishing sector in preparing for #EUDR compliance. How? Find out more 👇 www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...

🐦 The true meaning of a birds-eye view! Scientists use lightweight cameras fitted to the wing of red-footed boobies to capture feeding behaviour for the first time 📽️ @ruthedunn.bsky.social

We're very excited to announce our Richmond Park Zooniverse Project, a collaboration with Friends of Richmond Park & The Royal Parks, is now live!! Help us to identify the species captured in this study & discover the wildlife of Richmond! 🦔🦆🦌 @frptweets.bsky.social ‪@theroyalparks.bsky.social

Farmers and scientists join forces to vaccinate badgers against TB - The groups have long been at odds over culling of badgers in England as a way to control TB in cattle - New project in Cornwall is first farmer-led badger vaccination scheme Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Emma & Natasha from ZSL's Library and Archives team were honoured to bring our first edition Origin of Species aboard the Oosterschelde last week, celebrating the return of the #DARWIN200 voyage with none other than HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. A privilege to be part of such an inspiring project!

💉 Farmer-led project on badger vaccinations begins 🐄 A new project to understand the next steps towards the eradication of a devastating cattle disease is underway, led by farmers and supported by our scientists Learn more about the work here 👉 www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...

Supporting better forest management and a more sustainable timber sector in Cameroon. With the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF), @zslofficial.bsky.social is testing the Standards for Intervention in the Forest Environment (SIFE) under revision at Pallisco's forest concessions.