Deep in the rainforests of southern Chile lives a tiny amphibian that has been pushed to the brink of extinction. In this #ZSLWildScience podcast, we hear about the work being done to protect and restore Darwin’s frog populations, with help from @postcodelotteryuk.bsky.social🎙️🐸 Listen now!

ZSL Wild Science Podcast

Podcast · Zoological Society of London · Delve into topical issues in zoology, conservation and the environment, from saving species and protecting the planet, to finding out about the animals living ...

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The Zoological Society of London is looking for active researchers to join the Editorial Board of Journal of Zoology! ➡️ Find out more about the role and how to apply: https://bit.ly/4esLAoN #zoology @jzoology.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social

Dr Tim Lamont @lec-reefs.bsky.social has given a compelling interview with BBC Radio Lancashire about research into bomb fishing on coral reefs in Indonesia along with researchers at @zslofficial.bsky.social. You can hear the interview from 2h23m here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Trusted local news, information and advice, and great music for your afternoon.

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Coming next week! A new episode of the #ZSLWildScience podcast, where we explore how ZSL scientists are helping to restore and protect amphibian populations on the brink of extinction, supported by players of the @postcodelotteryuk.bsky.social. Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode 👇🎙️

ZSL Wild Science Podcast

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New research from UCL Life Sciences and @zslofficial.bsky.social shows how AI can help protect marine ecosystems by identifying patterns that could help target conservation efforts. 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...

AI-powered monitoring reveals widespread bomb fishing in Indonesia

Machine learning and low-cost acoustic monitoring reveal widespread bomb fishing in Indonesia’s Spermonde Archipelago, providing new evidence to support coral reef conservation.

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Around the iconic Cornwall coastline, more than 100 short-beaked common dolphins strand on beaches each year 🐬 1/4

Discover how ZSL scientists are creating and using high-tech and low-tech innovations to protect the future of wildlife at our next #ZSLTalks event on 6th October, hosted by wildlife biologist and filmmaker Lizzie Daly 📡 Book your free ticket now before they sell out! www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...

Conservation by Design: Technology & the Future of Wildlife Protection | The Zoological Society of London

Join us to hear about how advances in technology impact wildlife conservation outcomes.

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DEADLINE EXTENDED! Nominate a brilliant young conservationist for our new ZSL Award before 15th September and celebrate their achievements 🏆

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📢 An exciting opportunity for people aged 16-25 whose actions are making a difference for wildlife through conservation, creativity or campaigning. Submit a nomination for our Young Wildlife Conservationist of the Year Award, celebrate your achievements & join a network of like-minded changemakers!

Breakthroughs in deep-sea science using affordable technologies 🌊🎥 Our scientists are in Almerimar, Spain, testing out a prototype camera as part of the Deep & Cheap project, aiming to make deep-sea observation more accessible and equitable #ConservationTechnology

Join the ballot for a chance to visit and draw specimens from our collections in celebration of 200 years of Zoological Society London. Find out more here:

Drawing After Hours: Celebrating 200 years of ZSL

Join the ballot for a chance to visit UCL Grant Museum of Zoology after hours and draw specimens from our collection.

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Help us identify barriers that prevent critically endangered European Eels from travelling up the River Lea. You'll gain valuable survey experience, learn about eel ecology & contribute to an important conservation project alongside Thames21 & ZSL. Apply: https://ow.ly/ULaF50Zt3FS

Save the date. Date: 24 September 2026 Time: 09:15 – 17:30 (BST) Location: Huxley theatre, ZSL, London #Rewilding

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The Rewilding 30 x 30 event is almost here. Join the Rewilding SIG to discuss the opportunities and challenges of utilising rewilding to achieve the 30 by 30 target. This is an in-person event. To register: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/rewi... #Rewilding #BritishEcologicalSociety

Cracking the case on a deadly fungus 🐸🔎 The chytrid fungus is a major cause of devastating declines in amphibians around the world. We've spent the last two decades at the forefront of better understanding the fungus and protecting species from it. 1/2

Orcas have been seen smashing into sharp-tail sunfish so hard that the fish bursts into thousands of fragments, perhaps as a form of play as well as food processing

Orcas filmed making sunfish explode by ramming them at high speed | New Scientist

Orcas have been seen smashing into sharp-tail sunfish so hard that the fish bursts into thousands of fragments, perhaps as a form of play as well as food processing

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The Zoological Society of London is looking for active researchers to join the Editorial Board of Journal of Zoology! ➡️ Find out more about the role and how to apply: https://bit.ly/4esLAoN #zoology @jzoology.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social

What does the next grand design in conservation technology look like? Is high-tech or low-tech better for protecting wildlife in the world's most remote areas? Join our next #ZSLWildTalks event on 6th Oct to learn how advances in technology impact wildlife conservation. Book your free ticket 👇

Conservation by Design: Technology & the Future of Wildlife Protection | The Zoological Society of London

Join us to hear about how advances in technology impact wildlife conservation outcomes.

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Join a community of experts working to understand the complex decisions needed to give threatened species the best chance of survival. Book your ticket for the Turning Points for Wildlife symposium on 16-17 Nov to learn more: bit.ly/4oYRkKf #ZSLat200 #speciesrescue

Turning points for wildlife: the choices that shape species survival | The Zoological Society of London

Ensuring today’s difficult choices give the most threatened species a real chance at tomorrow

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📢 An exciting opportunity for people aged 16-25 whose actions are making a difference for wildlife through conservation, creativity or campaigning. Submit a nomination for our Young Wildlife Conservationist of the Year Award, celebrate your achievements & join a network of like-minded changemakers!

Young Wildlife Conservationist of the Year Award | The Zoological Society of London

Your voice, your actions, your impact

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@zslofficial.bsky.social is deeply troubled by the detention of renowned Asiatic cheetah conservationists in Tehran, and is calling on authorities to ensure their access to legal counsel, family contact and any medical care they require. Read the full statement below. www.zsl.org/iranian-cons...

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ZSL Statement on the Detention of Wildlife Conservationists in Iran

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200 years of ZSL. One unforgettable day at London Zoo. We were honoured to welcome our Patron, HM The King, and HM The Queen to London Zoo to celebrate ZSL’s 200th anniversary www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSgc...

The King and Queen Visit London Zoo | Celebrating 200 Years of ZSL

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To celebrate @zslofficial.bsky.social 200 years of zoological history, the Senior Editors of @jzoology.bsky.social are highlighting in this virtual issue some of their favourite articles published in ZSL's oldest scientific journal. Read the virtual issue here: https://bit.ly/4vLemXu #zoology

The Rewilding 30 x 30 event is almost here. Join the Rewilding SIG to discuss the opportunities and challenges of utilising rewilding to achieve the 30 by 30 target. This is an in-person event. To register: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/rewi... #Rewilding #BritishEcologicalSociety

When science draws on a wider range of perspectives, it produces better questions, more creative thinking, and outcomes that matter to more people. This is often when breakthroughs occur. #PrideMonth

Join us on 16-17 November for our bicentenary symposium, Turning Points for Wildlife, as we bring together scientists, policymakers and practitioners to discuss how to navigate responsible species rescue for populations on the very edge of extinction 🌎 Find out more: bit.ly/4oYRkKf #ZSLat200

Turning points for wildlife: the choices that shape species survival | The Zoological Society of London

Ensuring today’s difficult choices give the most threatened species a real chance at tomorrow

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Help @londonhogwatch.bsky.social and @zslofficial.bsky.social track the presence 😀(or absence 🙁) of #hedgehogs in London: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Hedgehog and Wildlife Survey

Thank you for helping with this survey, which is a part of the Zoological Society of London's (ZSL's) London HogWatch Project. To gain a better understanding of wild mammal distributions in your neigh...

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As well as it being the 200th anniversary of @zslofficial.bsky.social this year, today marks 200 years since the death of Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of the Zoological Society of London (& key colonial figure in Southeast Asia: the founder of modern Singapore). He was also born #OTD in 1781.

Through their live collections, museum, fellows & publications, @zslofficial.bsky.social has been one of the UK's most influential institutions in the history of natural history. This week, we're at #LondonZoo to celebrate their 200th anniversary, for @sochistnathist.bsky.social's Summer Meeting.

Save the date for the second #RLASSymposium 2027 hosted by the #RLASPartnership! Designing Landscape Projects for Impact: Developing, monitoring and defining outcomes at scale. King's House, Manchester 3-4 February 2027         Watch this space: https://tinyurl.com/RLAS2027

The Zoological Society of London is looking for active researchers to join the Editorial Board of Journal of Zoology! ➡️ Find out more about the role and how to apply: https://bit.ly/4esLAoN #zoology @jzoology.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social

Happy #InsectWeek! 🐛🕷️🦋🐝🐞🪲 To celebrate our invertebrate friends we wanted to highlight some fascinating resources from ZSL teams working with the little things that run the world 🧵 1/6 @royentsoc.bsky.social