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Celebrate Halloween 2024 at Edinburgh Zoo
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Celebrate Halloween 2024 at Edinburgh Zoo

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo is encouraging visitors to celebrate Halloween with a range of family-friendly and adult-only events this October. Carve pumpkins for the wildlife conservation charity’s animals to enjoy, learn more about species anatomy at the adult-only Skulls and Sips or get up close with wee beasties, nocturnal birds … Read more

Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me
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Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me

A new documentary, Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me, is now available on BBC iPlayer, charting Sir Brian May’s journey as he looks to explore the different attitudes of farmers and those who – like himself – oppose the culling of badgers in the ongoing battle against bovine tuberculosis (TB). The film has been … Read more

New Ozi activity sheet encourages children to connect with nature
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New Ozi activity sheet encourages children to connect with nature

A new activity sheet for children has been developed following the release of animated family feature film Ozi: Voice of the Forest, which is produced by Academy Award Winner Leonardo di Caprio and Mike Medavoy and is in cinemas now. The film encourages young environmentalists to become involved with the fight to protect nature by telling … Read more

New cat cafe opens in the South West
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New cat cafe opens in the South West

In this short film, Discover Animals’ Geoff Moore meets Lauren Chubb, who has brought two aspects of her life together and recently opened a cat cafe in the South West. Brought up in a family catering company, Lauren wanted for a long time to open her own establishment while combining her love of cats and … Read more

Giraffe baby boom at Whipsnade
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Giraffe baby boom at Whipsnade

Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire has welcomed a second endangered reticulated giraffe calf, just a few weeks after the arrival of another. The baby boy, an important addition to the conservation breeding programme, was born to mum Luna and dad Bashu on Monday 15th July, just three weeks after fellow mum Ijuma had her baby girl … Read more

Trailer for Ozi: Voice of the Forest released
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Trailer for Ozi: Voice of the Forest released

The official trailer and first artwork have been released for new animated family feature film Ozi: Voice of the Forest, produced by Academy Award Winner Leonardo di Caprio and Mike Medavoy, and featuring an all-star voice cast including Amandla Stenberg, Dean-Charles Chapman, Urzila Carlson, Laura Dern, Djimon Hounsou, Donald Sutherland, RuPaul Charles and Hugh Bonneville … Read more

Meet Sacha Dench, the human swan!
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Meet Sacha Dench, the human swan!

In this short film, Discover Animals’ Geoff Moore meets Sacha Dench, sometimes known as the human swan, although she could just as easily be described as the human osprey or vulture! Sacha’s latest project on vultures follows on from tracing the flight routes of Bewick swans from Northern Russia and ospreys from Scotland to Africa. … Read more

UK’s biggest nature challenge 30 Days Wild celebrates 10 years!
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UK’s biggest nature challenge 30 Days Wild celebrates 10 years!

The Wildlife Trusts are urging the public to nurture nature this June to celebrate the 10th birthday of 30 Days Wild.   This year, the month-long nature challenge to do something wild every single day in June is backed by TV stars Dermot O’Leary, Liz Bonnin and Dr Amir Khan. Since 2015, over three million … Read more

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Celebrate Halloween 2024 at Edinburgh Zoo
Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me
New Ozi activity sheet encourages children to connect with nature
New cat cafe opens in the South West
Giraffe baby boom at Whipsnade
Trailer for Ozi: Voice of the Forest released
Meet Sacha Dench, the human swan!
UK’s biggest nature challenge 30 Days Wild celebrates 10 years!
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