Tag: ZSL

ZSL marks 200th anniversary with £20m boost for wildlife health

Stuart Mitchell

ZSL marked their two hundredth anniversary on Wednesday 29 April 2026 with the unveiling of ambitious plans for a new world-leading wildlife health centre – made possible by the most significant donation in their 200-year history. The new centre at their UK headquarters at Regent’s Park will deliver world-class care for the animals at London Zoo and support their global science and conservation efforts. It will bring veterinary science to everyone – with visitors to the centre able to watch live procedures, from penguin health checks to porpoise post-mortems. For…

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Sporting venues team up to show single-use plastics the red card

Stuart Mitchell

Sporting organisations including Arsenal and Chelsea Football Clubs, England hockey, Lancashire and Derbyshire Cricket Clubs and the Jockey Club have taken the first steps in working to remove single-use plastics from their match day operations. A dozen sporting bodies and venues met at Lord’s Cricket Ground for an event organised by MCS, the British Association for Sustainable Sport (BASIS), the #OneLess organisation and ZSL to discuss ways to eliminate single-use plastic in sport. Delegates heard from trailblazing organisations including Lord’s Cricket Ground, the Harrow Half Marathon and World Sailing, about…

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