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Zsl Annual Review / Welcome THE YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 ZSL ANNUAL REVIEW / WELCOME Welcome The President and Director General of the Zoological Society of London introduce our review of the year and look back on the highlights of 2013. As President of the Zoological From shedding new light on the Society of London (ZSL), it is my endangered Ethiopian wolf to great pleasure to introduce our revealing the dramatic extent of 2013 annual review. It was an prehistoric bird extinctions in the extremely successful year for our Pacific and investigating disease Zoos at London and Whipsnade, transmission between bats as well as for our scientific and humans, 2013 was another research and conservation work in the field. March 2013 busy year for our world-class Institute of Zoology. The saw the grand opening of Tiger Territory at ZSL London introduction of a new scientific research theme in 2013, Zoo, home to our magnificent pair of Sumatran tigers. looking at people, wildlife and ecosystems, highlights This landmark exhibit showcases our commitment to one of the core truths underlying ZSL’s mission: that we saving these critically endangered big cats from extinction. humans are an integral part of the natural world, with Throughout this review you will read more about the enormous influence over the animals with which we tremendous efforts put in by our staff and supporters share the planet. Engaging people with wildlife and to make Tiger Territory a reality. conservation is a vital part of the work we do, and our Another exciting launch in 2013 was United for Wildife, Zoos, high-profile research, busy events programme our alliance with six other leading field-based conservation and engagement work with communities at home and organisations to address the world’s greatest wildlife threats. abroad continued to keep our conservation mission Under the presidency of HRH The Duke of Cambridge, this firmly in the public eye. collaboration will be tackling one of the most pressing New exhibits, new events and new arrivals at both issues in conservation: the illegal wildlife trade. We Zoos helped make 2013 one of our best years ever in continued to develop cutting-edge conservation tools to terms of visitor numbers. Alongside the launch of Tiger protect animals in the field, and won a £500,000 Google Territory, highlights included the opening of our stylish Global Impact Award, voted for by the public, to help fund Terrace Restaurant at ZSL London Zoo, and a new home this groundbreaking work. And, when the double disasters for Whipsnade’s tallest residents at Giraffe Heights. And, of typhoon and earthquake struck in the Philippines, our after the success of our inaugural ZSL Animal Photography local staff immediately joined relief and recovery efforts, Prize in 2012, we were once again impressed by the truly drawing on the strong links with coastal commmunities stunning wildlife images that flooded in from amateur and forged through our shared conservation work. professional photographers alike in the second year of None of these achievements, or the many others you the competition. will read about in these pages, would have been possible Our thanks go out to everyone who has helped make without the tireless work done by our staff, supporters, 2013 a year to be proud of, from our dedicated staff members and volunteers. Thank you to all of you who and volunteers to the many organisations around the OUR VISION: OUR MISSION: continue to champion ZSL’s mission. world that continue to offer us their support. A world where animals To promote and achieve the are valued, and their worldwide conservation of conservation assured animals and their habitats Professor Sir Patrick Bateson FRS, President Ralph Armond, Director General 2 ZSL THE YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 ZSL THE YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 3 ZSL ANNUAL REVIEW / GLOBAL REACH 4 5 16 7 19 17 12 Our 13 10 3 14 1 18 global 6 9 15 reach 8 11 From monitoring penguins in Antarctica to saving salamanders in China, ZSL carries out conservation 20 work all over the world. Here, we look at just a few highlights of 2013. 2 REPUBLIC OF CHAGOS PANAMA IRELAND UK CAMEROON CROATIA TANZANIA KENYA SAUDI ARABIA ARCHIPELAGO NEPAL INDONESIA PHILIPPINES 1. PANAMA to the conservation of this species, as well as 6. CAMEROON look into the illegal wildlife trade, investigating 11. CHAGOS tiger populations and its habitat in the Mongolian biodiversity alongside local the region. Find out more about our relief work As part of our EDGE (Evolutionarily Distinct and building capacity through local staff training. ZSL’s Wildlife Wood Project works to help the impact of bushmeat hunting and working ARCHIPELAGO Sundarbans mangrove forest. researchers and students. See page 20 for more in the Philippines on page 20. Globally Endangered) of Existence programme, logging companies adopt low-impact practices on a national cheetah action plan for Tanzania. With ZSL’s help, these islands have been on our next-generation conservation leaders. ZSL staff and EDGE Fellow Dr Diorene Smith 4. REPUBLIC for protecting wildlife in their concessions. designated the largest Marine Protected Area in 14. THAILAND 19. RUSSIA Cabellos are working with local communities to OF IRELAND We helped one timber company develop 9. KENYA the world. Our scientists, in collaboration with With our partner Elephant Conservation 17. CHINA Thanks to continuing conservation efforts by ZSL understand and address threats to the pygmy The puffin is one of the most common seabirds a management plan that was rolled out in ZSL and the Kenya Wildlife Service are working other international organisations, continue to Network we are working to conserve not The Chinese giant salamander is one of 10 and partners in Lazovsky State Nature Reserve three-toed sloth. in Ireland, but its populations have been falling 3,160sq kms of forest in 2013. together to decrease the threat from the illegal study Chagos to ensure that the conservation only elephants but also the other wildlife highly unusual and endangered amphibians since 2006, the Amur tiger is now probably the recently. ZSL conservationists are continuing wildlife trade to species such as elephants and management of the reserve are effective. in Salakpra Wildlife Sanctuary. to be targeted by the EDGE of Existence most stable tiger population in the world. We 2. ANTARCTICA their work with geo-locator tags and camera 7. CROATIA and rhinos in the Tsavo East and Tsavo West programme. We are aiming to improve reserve are tracking tiger poaching and are building Using innovative remote camera-trapping traps in Skellig, West Kerry, to get some insight The EDGE Fellowship programme offers National Parks. For more on our cutting-edge 12. NEPAL 15. INDONESIA management to reduce the poaching of wild relationships with local people to increase technology, ZSL is monitoring the size and into puffin migration behaviour and what vocational training opportunities for in-country anti-poaching technology, see page 18. ZSL has been working to protect the greater ZSL is working to conserve the Sumatran tiger salamanders and set up a captive-breeding awareness of these magnificent animals. Read health of penguin populations to gain insight might be causing population declines. conservation scientists. EDGE Fellow Dušan Jelić one-horned rhino and Indian tiger in Nepal. through direct protection and work to mitigate programme in China. about our work with top predators on page 20. into environmental change in the Antarctic. has implemented a conservation project for 10. SAUDI ARABIA We work with local communities to get them the damaging effects of the palm oil industry. 5. UK the olm, a cave-dwelling salamander, which is The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a biodiverse involved in conserving their large mammals, and 18. PHILIPPINES 20. NEW ZEALAND 3. MONTSERRAT Since 2005, ZSL has been working to conserve ranked 19th on the EDGE amphibians priority list. country, but one in which many species are are monitoring these animals in the long term. 16. MONGOLIA ZSL is working with local organisations to ZSL is closely involved in New Zealand’s hihi ZSL is fighting to save the island’s critically the European eel as part of our Tidal Thames today threatened with extinction. Working with Our annual field training course for early-career set up a community-based rehabilitation conservation project, with our scientists carrying endangered mountain chicken frog through Conservation Project. In the spring we monitor 8. TANZANIA the Saudi Wildlife Authority (SWA), ZSL runs 13. BANGLADESH conservationists covered monitoring techniques project to regenerate lost coastal mangrove out research that will support programmes to a long-term breeding and reintroduction elver (baby eel) migration upstream, with Our long-term work with Africa’s cheetahs saw conservation programmes, conducts research ZSL is working with WildTeam Bangladesh to such as camera trapping, and provided an forests; the initiative expanded in 2013 reintroduce this rare bird to areas in which it has programme, making a valuable contribution record numbers recorded in 2013 (see page 7). us securing an international commitment to and trains local conservationists. conserve one of the world’s largest remaining amazing opportunity to learn more about in spite of an earthquake and typhoon in been wiped out. Find out more on page 25. 4 ZSL THE YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 ZSL THE YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 5 ZSL ANNUAL REVIEW / HIGHLIGHTS Our 2013 highlights With the help of the ZSL Directors, we look back on some of 2013’s most exciting moments – from the opening of our brand-new tiger home to a high-tech app for seahorse spotters. APRIL JANUARY FEBRUARY ROYAL VISITORS HERE COME THE GIRLS TRACKING ANTELOPES CHIMP CHALLENGE Professor Jonathan Baillie, Conservation Programmes Director Six ring-tailed lemurs travelled from the Netherlands to join ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.
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