Nepalese snow leopards collared for the first time

An adult male snow leopard has been fitted with a GPS tracking collar in Nepal, the first of its species to be collared.

The collaring expedition involved conservationists and scientists working closely with local communities to locate the animal.

The collar will be used to aid conservationists to track and monitor the behaviour of snow leopards, which are endangered, but also allows local communities to track the animals and protect their livestock.

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Good news for near-extinct fish!

Remember this? In May this year, ZSL London Zoo launched an appeal to find a female Mangarahara cichlid (Ptychochromis Insolitus - or Madagascan fish to you and me) as the last three known members of the species- all male - were in residence at London Zoo.

Eight months and a worldwide appeal that went viral on social media later, London Zoo have announced that a small number of them have been found in the wild in Madagascar, thanks to a tip-off from a member of the public. After an expedition to find them, a group of the remaining fish have been put into a conservation project in Madagascar whilst a conservation programme is designed.

Good work ZSL, and let's hope there are more conservation success stories like this.

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Giraffe calf at Whipsnade!

Although -thankfully- not an endangered species, everyone loves a giraffe, so it's great news at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo this week, as they announce the birth of a baby giraffe 4 weeks ago. Willow arrives shortly after the opening of the zoo's new Giraffe Heights exhibition.

Altogether now....aaaaw!