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Zookeepers welcome arrival of two endangered penguin chicks as eggs hatch

Zookeepers at Edinburgh have welcomed some endangered new arrivals – after the first two penguin eggs of the season hatched. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) announced the arrival of two, tiny, endangered Northern rockhopper penguin ...

05 May 2022 at 12:55

Endangered adult pine hoverfly spotted in wild for first time in years

A critically endangered adult pine hoverfly has been spotted in the wild in Britain for the first time in nearly a decade following conservation efforts, experts have said. The discovery comes after staggered releases of larvae in October 2021 ...

10 Jun 2022 at 11:11

Scotland

Princess Royal plants tree on visit to planned wildlife discovery centre

The Princess Royal has planted a tree at new wildlife park which aims to create a “truly special, world class experience”. Anne learnt more about the Wildlife Discovery Centre, which is being established by the Royal Zoological Society of ...

07 May 2022 at 11:55

Edinburgh Zoo’s giant pandas to return to China this year

Edinburgh Zoo’s giant pandas will return to China later this year after special farewell events in their Scottish home. Yang Guang and Tian Tian arrived in December 2011 under a 10-year agreement which was extended for two years due to ...

04 Jan 2023 at 11:06

Drone footage shows escaped monkey roaming Highlands

Experts searching for a monkey which escaped from a wildlife park three days ago have been able to follow his progress using drones. Keepers said that the Japanese macaque is making his way closer to the Highland Wildlife Park which ...

31 Jan 2024 at 14:19

Scotland

It’s a boy: UK’s youngest polar bear cub confirmed as male in first health check

Zookeepers have announced the UK’s youngest polar bear, born in a Scottish wildlife park late last year, is a boy. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s vets at the Highland Wildlife Park confirmed the three-month-old cub is ...

24 Feb 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Rare moths released in Cairngorms to help threatened population

Conservationists have released a rare species of moth in the Highlands for the first time to boost its dwindling population. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) participated in the release of 160 dark bordered beauty ...

12 Jul 2023 at 14:13

Snails bred in Edinburgh sent to French Polynesia to restore population

Thousands of extremely rare Partula snails bred at Edinburgh Zoo are to be released into the wild in French Polynesia to help restore the population there. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has been part of a ...

10 Sept 2024 at 12:33

Wildcats set to save species from extinction born at wildlife park

The wildcat kittens which are likely to be among the first of the species to be released into the wild in Britain have been born. Sixteen wildcats were paired up earlier in the year the Saving Wildcats conservation centre ...

19 May 2022 at 01:01

Fireworks blamed for death of red panda kit at zoo

Zoo owners are linking the death of a baby red panda on Bonfire Night to fireworks and have called for tighter regulations. Wildlife conservation charity the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), which owns ...

14 Nov 2024 at 06:42

Giant Pandas start journey back to China

The UK’s only giant pandas will depart for China on Monday after spending 12 years in Scotland. Yang Guang and Tian Tian came to Edinburgh Zoo in 2011 as part of a 10-year agreement between the Royal Zoological ...

04 Dec 2023 at 06:00

Critically endangered wildcat kittens born in wild in conservation boost

Two wildcats released into a national park last year have given birth, marking a “major milestone” for wildcat recovery in Scotland, conservation experts have said. Nineteen wildcats bred in captivity were ...

24 Jun 2024 at 13:38

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