Bristol Zoological Society: Supporting a mission to save wildlife

In Cameroon, the Society recently completed the first systematic camera-trap survey of Bénoué National Park, capturing more than 56,000 images and identifying 33 mammal species, including the Critically Endangered Kordofan giraffe. The findings are now helping conservationists understand how wildlife is using the park and where anti-poaching efforts can be most effective.

Closer to home, Bristol Zoo Project is also playing a vital role in conservation breeding programmes. In 2026, the arrival of a new Philippine spotted deer fawn marked another important milestone for a species with fewer than 700 individuals thought to remain in the wild.

The Society is also helping to safeguard some of the world’s most threatened freshwater species. Earlier this year, Bristol Zoo Project made a remarkable discovery: it was home to the only known individual of a Critically Endangered Cameroon cichlid held in an accredited zoo or aquarium anywhere in the world. The team is now searching for another individual, in the hope of establishing a breeding programme that could help protect the species from extinction.

These are just a few examples of the work taking place behind the scenes and around the world.

Meanwhile, the zoo’s newly opened African Forest habitat has created larger, more natural environments for some of the world's most threatened animals, while helping visitors understand the conservation challenges facing these species in the wild.

It’s this connection between the animals cared for at Bristol Zoo Project, the science behind their conservation and the work taking place in the field that makes the Society’s mission so powerful.

At Hello Starling, we’re delighted to be working alongside Bristol Zoo Project and supporting an organisation so committed to protecting wildlife for generations to come.

Our work with them is focused on helping more people discover and support the work taking place there. From campaigns designed to increase visits to promoting animal adoptions, experiences and gifts, we help connect more people with the animals and the conservation work behind them.

We’re proud to play a small part in supporting their mission, and we look forward to seeing what comes next.