A truly unique 105-hectare safari park and zoo located within the beautiful Cairngorms National Park.
What's happening at RZSS Highland Wildlife Park
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Spotted on Site
1st Jan, 2024
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EGG-citing releases for rare moth in the Scottish Highlands
2nd Apr 2024
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has participated in the first ever release of threatened dark bordered beauty moth eggs. 750 eggs were…
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RZSS welcome bloodsucking invertebrates in time for Halloween
31st Oct 2023
This Halloween season, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is taking steps to help save another of Scotland’s threatened wildlife species…
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Critically Endangered wildcats now call the Cairngorms National Park home
17th Oct 2023
The first round of wildcat releases in Scotland has been completed by Saving Wildcats, led by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) in partnership…
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Zoos and aquariums applauded for saving species from extinction by the IUCN
12th Oct 2023
The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) has acclaimed the conservation work of a zoos and aquariums in an unprecedented statement of…
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International recognition for RZSS Chief Exec
11th Sep 2023
The Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), David Field, has been elected as Vice President of the World Association…
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The BIAZA Annual Awards 2023 - The Full List of Winners
31st Aug 2023
Each year, we recognise the achievements of BIAZA member zoos and aquariums across a wide range of categories in the BIAZA Annual Awards. Having featured…
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Five Arctic fox cubs born at Highland Wildlife Park
20th Jul 2023
Five adorable Arctic fox cubs have been born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park. Keepers at the wildlife…
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Historic milestone reached as first ever release of rare moth takes place in the Cairngorms National Park to boost threatened species
18th Jul 2023
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) have participated in the first ever releases to boost Britain’s wild population of threatened dark…
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PICA (Pallas’s cat International Conservation Alliance)
6th Jul 2023
The Pallas’s cat, or manul, is a small and elusive cat that occurs throughout the mountain steppes and grasslands of Central Asia. Despite its wide…
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New travel bursary scheme removes barriers to nature at Highland Wildlife Park
22nd Jun 2023
Local building company, Simpson Builders of Beauly, have partnered with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) to enable more people to connect…
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Historic milestone reached as Critically Endangered wildcats released into the Cairngorms National Park
15th Jun 2023
After years of extensive preparations by the Saving Wildcats conservation partnership project, the release of 22 wildcats into the Cairngorms National…
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Critically endangered Scottish wildcat kittens born at Highland Wildlife Park
23rd May 2023
Five critically endangered Scottish wildcat kittens have been born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park.…
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Genetic research boosts conservation efforts for critically endangered antelope
13th Apr 2023
Scientists at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) have undertaken the first global assessment of genetic diversity for a critically endangered…
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Boost to rare insect conservation with new breeding programme
23rd Feb 2023
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is stepping up efforts to save rare Scottish insects by extending its successful invertebrate breeding…
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Work on Scotland’s Wildlife Discovery Centre starts at Highland Wildlife Park
16th Dec 2022
Work has started on Scotland’s Wildlife Discovery Centre at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park. …
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BIAZA & members shine a light on conservation in Parliament
23rd Nov 2022
Yesterday [22 November] BIAZA, Chester Zoo, RZSS (Royal Zoological Society of Scotland) and ZSL (Zoological Society of London) led the zoo and aquarium…
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Genetic Research to support the Scottish wildcat
17th Nov 2022
In the wild, wildcats crossbreed (hybridise) with domestic cats causing a major threat to the last remaining wildcats in the UK. The Royal Zoological…
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The Scottish Beavers Reinforcement Project
17th Nov 2022
The Scottish Beaver Trial at Knapdale ended in 2014, with nine animals known to be present. In 2016, Scottish Ministers took the landmark decision to…
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Conservation efforts establish new populations of critically endangered insect in Britain
18th Oct 2022
Critically endangered pine hoverflies have been shown to be breeding successfully in new populations around the Cairngorms National Park thanks to conservation…
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Rare small scabious mining bees found at Highland Wildlife Park
27th Sep 2022
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has completed its first ever small scabious mining bee survey at Highland Wildlife Park, following a handful…
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The BIAZA Annual Awards 2022 - The Full List of Winners
31st Aug 2022
Each year, we recognise the achievements of BIAZA member zoos and aquariums across a wide range of categories in the BIAZA Annual Awards. Having featured…
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Blog: Spotted on Site! How zoos and aquariums are supporting native species
26th Jul 2022
BIAZA’s Senior Manager, Nicky Needham, writes about the innovative campaign to document the native species observed across sites at BIAZA zoos and…
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Developing Cambodia's first conservation genetics lab
1st Jul 2022
The RZSS WildGenes laboratory are working with Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) to develop the first…
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Truckloads of support for threatened wildlife in Brazil
20th Jun 2022
A new 4x4 vehicle, co-funded by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), will enable conservationists in Brazil to continue their vital work saving…
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Blog: a bright future for Himalaya's wolves?
16th May 2022
Alex Ball, Wildgenes programme manager from The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) updates us on the conservation work with the Himalayan…
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HRH The Princess Royal plants a tree to celebrate the creation of Scotland’s Wildlife Discovery Centre
9th May 2022
HRH The Princess Royal visited the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park last week to commemorate the park’s…
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Thousands more rare insects released in the Cairngorms to boost critically endangered population
16th Mar 2022
Releases to boost Britain’s critically endangered wild population of pine hoverflies are being carried out this week by the Royal Zoological Society…
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Polar bear cub born at Highland Wildlife Park
16th Dec 2021
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has today announced the birth of a tiny polar bear cub at Highland Wildlife Park, near Aviemore. …
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Incredible news for Scotland’s beavers
25th Nov 2021
Commenting on today’s announcement regarding beaver translocations outwith their current range in Scotland, Dr Helen Taylor, conservation programme…
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Blog: Building Back Beaver - Why the hype about beavers?
24th Nov 2021
The Beaver Trust's Dr Roisin Campbell-Palmer reflects of the success of beaver reintroductions, the role of zoos in that success and asks what…
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Record-breaking breeding success for critically endangered native insect
18th Aug 2021
Efforts to save a rare native insect from extinction have been boosted by a record-breaking breeding season at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s…
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£1.9 million to help create world-class attraction at Highland Wildlife Park
6th Jul 2021
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has today announced a £1.9m investment to help create a truly world-class attraction at the Royal Zoological…
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Funding boost for Scottish wildcat conservation
7th Jun 2021
A vital partnership to restore Scotland’s wildcat population has received a funding boost, with a £400,000 Scottish Government grant to the…
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Over 1,000 animal samples arrive at Edinburgh Zoo’s biobank hub
28th Jan 2021
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), in partnership with National Museums Scotland (NMS), has received over 1,000 samples of animal tissue for the European Association of Zoo and Aquaria (EAZA) and CryoArks biobank facilities at Edinburgh Zoo.
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RZSS appoints new CEO
4th Mar 2020
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has appointed David Field as the wildlife conservation charity’s new chief executive.
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Into the wild
10th Jul 2018
One of the rarest cats in the world has been born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Highland Wildlife Park, but you won’t be able to see it.
