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Survey finds 'disgusting' human waste and pollution across London's rivers

Plumbing misconnections mean that washing machines, toilets and sinks are discharging wastewater directly into local waterways

Evening Standard · Oct 11

King Charles’ surprising London Zoo connection goes back nearly 200 years

London Zoo has been part of the royal story for almost as long as it has existed. When King Charles III visited the zoo with Queen Camilla in July 2026, he was not simply marking the 200th anniversary of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). He was continuing a connection…

The Times of India · Oct 10

Okapi: new book celebrates a once famous animal and recovers Indigenous experts’ place in its history

As a child growing up in the Ndumo Game Reserve on the South Africa-Mozambique border, Simon Pooley read an animal encyclopaedia given to his family by a visiting scientist. He became fascinated by the okapi, a striking animal from the Congo Basin rainforest. Decades later as a conservation scientist and…

The Conversation · Aug 20

Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur 'rewilding' in cities

With many types of wildlife struggling to survive and their living space shrinking, some are finding their way to big cities

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

Animal populations shrunk an average of 69% over the last half-century, a report says

A new report from the World Wildlife Fund and the Zoological Society of London analyzed years of data on wildlife populations across the world and found a downward trend in the Earth's biodiversity.

WEKU · Oct 14, 2022

Former British Army chief Sir John Chapple dies aged 90

Flags will be flown at half-mast in Gibraltar after Sir John Chapple, who had held the position of governor of Gibraltar in the 90s, passed away.

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022