The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

Scotland’s nature is in trouble 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌿 We want to see our seas and rivers teeming with life, our native woodlands regenerating, our fields buzzing with pollinators, and much more. Nature needs to be funded properly in order to recover, but this year the Scottish government worryingly cut £5 million from its nature restoration fund. Sign the petition telling finance secretary Shona Robison not to cut funding for nature in the upcoming Scottish budget 👉 https://lnkd.in/eeucVEp2

Our charity has worked with Dr Arnaud Desbiez and his team at Icas - Wild Animal Conservation Institute to protect giant anteaters, giant armadillos and their rapidly disappearing habitat in Brazil for over a decade 💚 Read the latest giant anteater project update 👉 https://lnkd.in/eznXcsR6

Not long now until we welcome Dr Arnaud Desbiez to Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park for two INCREDIBLE talks about our conservation partner Icas - Wild Animal Conservation Institute's efforts to protect giant anteaters, giant armadillos and their habitat in Brazil! Please note that tickets for these events are free, but we do ask for a 'pay what you can' donation to help support this vital conservation project. Thank you 💚 Edinburgh Zoo tickets 👉 https://lnkd.in/eNsuGqrG Highland Wildlife Park tickets 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehyp_n7m

Meet Edinburgh Zoo's purr-fact new Pallas's cat, Akiko! He's settling in well and we hope to welcome a mate for him soon. Make sure to say hello on your next visit 👋 Our charity has managed the breeding programme for Pallas's cats for over 15 years and in that time helped establish the global conservation project PICA (Pallas's cat International Conservation Alliance), alongside project partners Stiftelsen Nordens Ark and Snow Leopard Trust. Find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eR6cYwBg Did you know that Pallas's cats are often nicknamed the ‘original grumpy cat’ because of their sulky facial expressions? 😾

Get ready to meet Edinburgh Zoo’s adorable new arrival 🥹 Red pandas Ginger and Bruce have welcomed a tiny kit! The nine-week-old youngster recently had her first health check and we’re delighted to share that she’s doing well. Visitors will hopefully be able to see her exploring soon 💚

The Scottish capercaillie population is in drastic decline and we are keen to aid in its recovery. We are delighted to see the Capercaillie Emergency Plan published this week by Cairngorms National Park Authority and NatureScot 💙 The plan will improve capercaillie conservation, with key objectives to be achieved before 2030. RZSS WildGenes has been working closely with Cairngorms National Park Authority on developing genetic techniques to improve capercaillie monitoring and identify genetic diversity across the range 🧬 We have successfully developed a genetic technique to count capercaillie at lek sites and hope to extend this approach, continuing the mission to reverse the decline of this iconic species. RZSS vets have also piloted an approach to assess parasites in the capercaillie population to better understand morbidity in this species and its close relatives sharing the Cairngorms National Park. Find out more about the Plan 👉 https://lnkd.in/eCZH-zQt

This #RedSquirrelAwarenessWeek we are asking for your help to save this amazing native species 🐿️ Take part in Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels' Great Scottish Squirrel Survey to report your sightings of both red and grey squirrels this week. Find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/edm_7Y-K

After incredible interest, our charity has made Universal credit ticket discounts to our zoos permanent, which will make our natural world more inclusive and accessible💚 Since July, over 23,000 people have already visited Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park through this offer. Find out more 👇

For the first time in 40 years, adult Partula snails who were born in the wild have been found 🐌✨ During the annual reintroduction of snails to their French Polynesian island home, unmarked snails were found! Proof that previously reintroduced snails have successfully bred 💛 Ten species and sub-species of the tropical snails, reared here at Edinburgh Zoo, Zoological Society of London (ZSL), Bristol Zoo Project, Detroit Zoological Society, Marwell Wildlife, Saint Louis Zoo, Sedgwick County Zoo, Woodland Park Zoo and Zoo Schwerin, travelled more than 15,000km to Tahiti at the beginning of September. Find out more about the Partula snail breeding-for-release project 👉 https://lnkd.in/eh5BEvPg

IT'S BACK 🐧 Visit our reimagined Penguin Parade - the Wee Waddle! From tomorrow (Friday 20 Sep) on Thursdays to Sundays at 2:15pm watch our penguins explore and waddle outside their habitat at Edinburgh Zoo. Find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eUbiwMW8