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London Zoo‘s trio of 10-week-old Endangered lion cubs had their first health check this week, and their eager keepers were finally able to confirm the sexes of the zoo‘s newest big cats. The zoo‘s veterinary team and keepers carried out the medical exam in the cubs’ familiar dens, where they are most relaxed. The team … Read more
Children can start looking for signs of Spring this February half term with the Green Tree Badge initiative, which puts trees and nature centre stage for young people, parents, teachers and communities. Challenging primary school children to go on a fun journey of activities that will encourage scientific curiosity, creativity, and promote responsible citizenship of … Read more
Nature organisation Earthwatch is highlighting its ‘Champion a Tiny Forest Tree’ campaign this Christmas as an alternative gifting option. Whether your favourite tree is an Oak, Hazel, Rowan, Silver Birch, Hawthorn or Elm, for £18 you can pick the species you would like to sponsor in one of over 200 Tiny Forests across the UK. … Read more
The New Forest National Park Authority is celebrating receiving £1.4 million to connect young people to nature and help communities across the region tackle climate change as part of the Youth for Climate and Nature scheme. The Youth for Climate and Nature scheme (YouCAN) has secured a £1.2 million Climate Action Fund grant from The … Read more
Our latest Book on the Bird Table is Can Jellyfish Live Forever? by experts from the Natural History Museum in London. Together, they’ve based the book on the weirdest facts known to the museum, as well as questions that visitors are always desperate to have answered. Each page leads with a fascinating question – essentially … Read more
A project to create a new wetland habitat in Lewes in East Sussex took a major step forward this week as diggers broke through a riverbank allowing water from the old channel to rush into the new 6.8-hectare wetland area. Adjacent to the Lewes Brooks, the Cockshut is a 3km long chalk stream that flows … Read more
ZSL London Zoo will open a landmark new exhibit this summer, as its iconic former Snowdon Aviary becomes a soaring new walk-through home for the zoo’s troop of black and white colobus monkeys – and the centre-piece of its new Monkey Valley attraction. One of the zoo‘s most recognisable buildings, the Grade II* listed Snowdon … Read more
The South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT) has developed a range of new educational materials about the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands.
It has been widely proven that regular contact with nature makes children healthier, happier and better able to learn. A new poll shows that people believe children do not spend enough time enjoying the natural world and that they should spend more of their school time learning outdoors in nature. The poll, commissioned by The … Read more
Here at Discover Animals, we are constantly adding to the site, and our newest section highlights resources available to schools and families to connect learners with the natural world. You’ll find these useful links under ‘Schools’ at the top of the page, or by visiting https://www.discoveranimals.co.uk/learning-resources/ If you know of any resources that should be added to … Read more
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