Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the ...

Reintroducing endangered species into the wild isn’t as straightforward as it seems. Sometimes it can go wildly wrong.

This includes ‘green’ ironmaking for Australia’s continued exports of iron ore and fuels, to ‘green’ silver recovery from solar panel recycling for Australia’s onshore waste management. The Royal ...

Until Australia's centenary in 1888, Le Souef's tableau in the scrub in Royal Park next to the zoo's waterfowl enclosure was empty. This Society set out to 'fix nature' but instead caused serious ...

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland used cage-type traps baited with venison and quail - a small game bird - to capture the cats. They were caught within two days.

Two of four Eurasian lynxes that were illegally released in Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands in January recover at the Edinburgh Zoo. (Royal Zoological Society of Scotland) ...

Edinburgh Zoo has welcomed a third capybara to its growing herd. The latest resident, 11-month-old Rodney, will join roommates Luna and Cali, who arrived in February. Rodney rose to fame on TikTok ...

On a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, a rare species once declared extinct in the wild has been rediscovered. Partula tohiveana, or the Moorean viviparous tree snail, was native to French ...

The peanut-sized mollusks' comeback is credited to a decades-long conservation program led by the Zoological Society of London London Zoo A tiny, rare creature is no longer extinct. The Partula ...

What riches.” Also joining the RSE’s 2025 new fellows is David Field, chief executive of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, which runs both Edinburgh Zoo and the Highland Wildlife Park.

Image courtesy of Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. A reintroduced female Scottish wildcat shortly before she gave birth. Her kitten is one of at least 24 born in the wild in Scotland.

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), which runs Edinburgh Zoo, said the siblings would stay indoors for the first few days while they adjusted to their surroundings.