Conservation Programmes

Since its inception, The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has placed a great emphasis on the conservation of biodiversity and the contribution that scientific research must make. The living collections at Edinburgh Zoo and the Highland Wildlife Park reflect the ever-increasing need to maintain assurance populations of threatened species across zoos in the UK, Europe and worldwide.

RZSS has undertaken several important research and conservation projects around the globe. You can click on any of the links below to browse through our projects, both past and present, and find out more about our work in the field and within our facilities to manage and conserve many threatened species and their habitats.