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Annual stocktake of nearly 10,000 animals under way at UK’s largest zoo

Staff at the UK’s largest zoo have begun the mammoth task of counting nearly 10,000 animals in their annual stocktake. Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire is home to more than 9,500 animals, which need to be audited on an yearly basis as a stipulation of ...

06 Jan 2022 at 16:25

Oyster nurseries filter half a million bathtubs of water in year since creation

A network of oyster nurseries set up to help restore marine habitat have filtered almost half a million bathtubs worth of water in just one year, conservationists say. A scheme to bring the native oyster back from the brink of extinction saw ...

04 Aug 2022 at 16:03

New reef created to home 10,000 wild oysters in North Sea

A new reef the size of a football pitch has been created in the North Sea as a home for 10,000 native oysters in a conservation project that will help remove pollutants from the water. The molluscs have been dubbed superheroes of the oceans ...

02 Oct 2023 at 17:04

New toothed toad found by scientists on the hunt for its ‘brother’

A new toothed toad has been discovered in Vietnam by scientists on the hunt for its “brother”. Researchers made the surprise discovery while on their way back from looking for a known toad in the region. The amphibian has been named the ...

02 Oct 2024 at 17:20

Visitors to get first glimpse of one of the world’s largest frogs at London Zoo

Giant salamanders, one of the world’s largest frogs and turtles with heads too big for their shells are among the creatures with a new home at London Zoo. The new “secret life of reptiles and amphibians” exhibit opens to the public on ...

25 Mar 2024 at 14:02

Birth of twin red panda cubs at Whipsnade Zoo offers hope for endangered species

The birth of twin red panda cubs at Whipsnade Zoo offers “double hope for the species” whose existence is under threat, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has said. ZSL announced the birth of the twins, which were born at the ...

02 Aug 2023 at 11:56

Post mortem of ‘extraordinary’ Greenland shark reveals it had meningitis

A century-old Greenland shark found washed up on a Cornish beach died of meningitis, a post mortem has found. The Greenland shark is incredibly rare and can live to over 400 years old and the female found just outside Newlyn ...

08 Apr 2022 at 08:25

Climate change threatens almost 70% of puffins’ nesting sites, researchers warn

Climate change threatens almost 70% of puffins’ European nesting sites, research led by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) warns. They have come up with guidelines for helping the threatened seabird, including putting ...

08 Dec 2022 at 12:52

‘Secretive’ rare turtle found after detective work by British conservationists

The first breeding population of an “incredibly rare” turtle has been discovered in India thanks to the detective work of British academics. A team of conservationists led by the University of Portsmouth used knowledge ...

22 Feb 2024 at 10:31

Elephants circling young after earthquake ‘rare and special’ – London zookeeper

A video of elephants in San Diego circling around their young during an earthquake was a “rare” and “special” moment, a London zookeeper has said. CCTV footage at San Diego Zoo Safari Park captured the moment a herd ...

15 Apr 2025 at 21:21

11,000 animals ‘lured’ on to scales at Bedfordshire zoo for annual weigh-in

More than 11,000 animals have been “lured” on to weighing scales at a Bedfordshire zoo to help maintain their health and well-being. Butterflies, lemurs and bears were a part of Whipsnade Zoo’s annual weigh-in on ...

21 Aug 2023 at 18:08

Thousands of seals counted in Thames Estuary ‘shows habitat is still healthy’

Almost 3,600 seals have been counted in the Thames Estuary showing the habitat is still healthy, conservationists said. The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) teamed up with military helicopter pilots based at ...

27 Sept 2024 at 07:53

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