zsl london zoo

Hi all, I came across the forum by chance and decided to sign up! Although my day job is note remotely related to zoology. I've been involved in conservation for over 15 years through in-situ and ex-situ voluntary work in the EMEA region. Currently, a volunteer primate keeper at ZSL London...

The planned talks for this season of Science and Conservation lecture series can be found here: What's on I am planning on attending the November talk on extinct Madagascan megafauna, if anyone else was in London and also hoped to attend :) Madagascar's missing megafauna: life after lemurs...

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Sounds Natural, Adam Faith I recently stumbled across this programme on BBC Radio 4 Extra - Sounds Natural, a series from 1973, where notables of the day would pick their favourite natural sounds. This episode is Adam Faith, who picks sounds recorded at London Zoo, and there...

Saw this rather sweet poster at St Pancras International this morning on my way to work.

Just came across this and thought I'd post it here before I forgot. A new book about the founding of London Zoo, due for publication in November this year "The Zoo: The Wild and Wonderful Tale of the Founding of London Zoo"...

This year marks the half century of one the UK's most recognisable zoo structures. Built in 1965 when the aviary was opened it was the second largest aviary in the world, and was Britain’s first walk-through aviary. It was the first permanent tension structure in the UK, the first to be built...

The new tiger enclosure is now to be called "Tiger Territory" and building work is imminent, due to be opened in Easter 2013. At the moment there are five sealions in what I think of as the pygmy hippo pond, on holiday for a few weeks from Whipsnade while their quarters there are being...