The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats.

ZSL Blogs brings you the stories from our scientists, conservationists, and animal management teams, who contribute wide-ranging skills and experience to practical conservation and scientific research that underpins the work of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).

Our blogs give you up to date information direct from the field so you can follow the behind the scenes action of our exciting conservation and science projects. Get closer to the people who are the  forefront of conservation and scientific discovery.

If you have any comments or questions for ZSL bloggers out in the field please post them on the blog, however please appreciate that internet access may be limited.

About ZSL

The Zoological Society of London’s mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. As well as ZSL conservation programmes which take place in over 50 countries around the world, ZSL runs two UK zoos and the Institute of Zoology (IoZ), its scientific research division.

ZSL was founded in 1826 by Sir Stamford Raffles with ZSL London Zoo, the world’s first scientific zoo opening just two years later. In 1928 ZSL opened a second zoo, ZSL Whipsnade Zoo which was the world’s first open zoological park. 1960 saw the establishment of the Institute of Zoology (IoZ), ZSL’s research institute specialising in scientific issues relevant to the conservation of animal species and their habitats.