Don't be afraid of spiders – be afraid for spiders
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Zoological Society of London
Founded in 1826, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity whose mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. Our mission is realised through our groundbreaking science, our active conservation projects in more than 50 countries and our two Zoos, ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.
We are devoted to conservation and education, the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitat.
Our scientists in the laboratory and field, animal management teams at both zoos and our veterinarians contribute wide-ranging skills and experience to both practical conservation and the scientific research that underpins this work.
The ZSL’s Institute of Zoology (IoZ) is a world-renowned research centre working at the cutting edge of conservation science.
IoZ has an established record of conservation impact in important research areas, including wildlife health, bringing threatened species back from the brink of extinction, global biodiversity monitoring, co-existence between wildlife and people, mitigating the impacts of climate change on biodiversity.
IoZ is affiliated with University College London (UCL), specifically with the UCL Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment. Our research staff are accorded honorary status within the UCL Division of Biosciences, part of the Faculty of Life Sciences.
Links
Displaying all articles
Lions don't generally have armies of hyenas, but not every aspect of The Lion King is inaccurate.
Quand la vie, sortie des océans, a-t-elle gagnée la terre ? Un extrait du livre « Evolution » qui paraît ce jour aux éditions Delachaux & Niestlé.
Many mammals depend on large areas and trans-boundary conservation for their survival. When this is obstructed it can have a catastrophic impact on animal populations.
Elephants, livestock and grass all play an important role in ensuring the survival of the Hirola - the world's rarest antelope.
Cheetah’s rarity and elusiveness poses a problem for conservationists who need to know where they still persist, and whether their numbers are increasing or decreasing.
A new study reveals that just 7,100 cheetahs remain globally, representing the best available estimate for the species to date.
The simple use of a net intended to curb malaria by fishers has become a classic conservation problem.
The new government should link policies on education, career progression and welfare to tackle the lack of women in science.
In the flurry of the holiday season, many people will have missed the government’s verdict on the 2014 badger culls, published on December 18. Farmers’ representatives have branded these recent culls “successful…
In an era flush with vaccines and antibiotics, when the greatest health risks in the developed world ride on the back of fried fish and hamburgers, it is easy to forget that infectious diseases still account…
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is expected to cost British taxpayers nearly £100m in 2014. Scientific evidence is a vital weapon in the fight to protect cattle from TB. Why, then, has the government just fought…
The idea of using satellites to monitor wildlife and biological diversity probably conjures up images of radio-collared deer or tagged turtles. And while these have been key to increasing our understanding…
In recent years, being able to engage the general public with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) has become part of the job for many academics, who are increasingly required to show…
Authors
-
Fellow, Zoological Society of London
-
Senior Research Fellow, Zoological Society of London
-
Research Fellow, Zoological Society of London
-
Research Fellow, Zoological Society of London
-
PhD Student, Zoological Society of London
-
Senior Research Fellow, Zoological Society of London
-
Senior Research Fellow, Zoological Society of London
-
Chair of the IUCN Spider and Scorpion Specialist Group, Zoological Society of London
-
Zoologist, Zoological Society of London
