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Our work is committed to conserving biological diversity and wilderness.

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Generation Naturschutz - das neue GORILLA-Magazin ist da! 🌿Wie sieht Naturschutz heute aus? Innovativ, international und...
21/07/2026

Generation Naturschutz - das neue GORILLA-Magazin ist da! 🌿

Wie sieht Naturschutz heute aus? Innovativ, international und getragen von Menschen, die mit Leidenschaft neue Wege für die Wildnis gehen.

In der neuen Ausgabe unseres GORILLA-Magazins lernen Sie Menschen kennen, die den Naturschutz von morgen gestalten: Junge Mitarbeitende der Zoologischen Gesellschaft Frankfurt zeigen, wie sie mit neuen Technologien, wissenschaftlicher Expertise und großem persönlichem Engagement Wildtiere und ihre Lebensräume schützen.

Bleiten Sie eine junge Matsiguenka aus dem peruanischen Amazonasgebiet auf ihrem Weg von einer abgelegenen indigenen Gemeinschaft an die Universität, erleben Sie, wie der Naturschutz in Sambia Brücken zwischen Menschen baut und erfahren Sie, warum Jugendliche in Kolumbien mithilfe von Wildtierkameras ihre Natur neu entdecken. Außerdem nehmen wir Sie mit nach Vietnam, wo der seltene Nachweis eines Chinesischen Schuppentiers Hoffnung macht und zu vielen weiteren Geschichten aus unseren Projektgebieten weltweit.

📖 Lesen Sie die neue Ausgabe hier:
https://fzs.org/de/aktuelles/gorilla-magazin-generation-naturschutz/

18/07/2026

How do you prove you've discovered a new species? 🐒🔬

The story of the Likweli didn't end with a single sighting.

It began with a photograph taken in 2008 in what is now Lomami National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A second encounter a decade later finally gave researchers a clearer look at the mysterious monkey.

But photographs alone aren't enough. Scientists combined years of field observations with genetic, anatomical and acoustic analyses before confirming that the Likweli (Colobus congoensis) is a species previously unknown to science – one that diverged from its closest known relative around 4–5 million years ago.

It's a reminder that even today, the Congo Basin remains one of the world's last great frontiers for wildlife discovery.

🎥 / 📷 Daniel Rosengren

Find out more: https://fzs.org/en/news/striking-new-species-of-african-monkey-discovered-in-the-congo-rainforest/

Meet the Likweli - a monkey species previously unknown to science. 🐒The first clue came in 2008, when researchers photog...
16/07/2026

Meet the Likweli - a monkey species previously unknown to science. 🐒

The first clue came in 2008, when researchers photographed an unfamiliar monkey high in the forest canopy of what is now Lomami National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ten years later, another sighting prompted a closer investigation.

Researchers have now confirmed that the animal is a new species: Colobus congoensis, known locally as the Likweli. Its glossy black fur, orange-cream markings around the mouth and nose, and white perianal patch set it apart from every other known colobus monkey.

The Likweli is only the fifth new monkey species identified in Africa in the past 75 years. It has so far been recorded in an area of just 1,700 square kilometres, and researchers recommend classifying it as Endangered because of its limited range, habitat loss and hunting pressure.

The discovery is a reminder of how much remains to be learned about Lomami National Park and the wider Congo Basin. The park is also an important refuge for bonobos, forest elephants and many other threatened species.

Together with the Congolese nature conservation authority ICCN and local communities, FZS is working to protect this unique landscape for the long term.

📷 Daniel Rosengren

Find out more: https://fzs.org/en/programs/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/lomami-national-park/

📡 A conservation first in Guyana.After introducing some of FZS's work in Guyana over the last few days, we're excited to...
09/07/2026

📡 A conservation first in Guyana.

After introducing some of FZS's work in Guyana over the last few days, we're excited to share a recent milestone from the Rupununi landscape: the first-ever satellite tagging of Yellow-spotted River Turtles (Podocnemis unifilis) in the Kanuku Mountains.

Led by the South Rupununi Conservation Society (SRCS) and supported by FZS and other partners, the initiative combines modern telemetry with generations of local knowledge about the rivers and wildlife of the region.

The data collected will help reveal how these turtles move through the Rupununi river system, where they nest, feed, and spend critical stages of their lives. This knowledge will directly support conservation planning and help safeguard freshwater habitats for the future.

What makes this milestone special is not only the technology. It is the collaboration behind it - bringing together community researchers, rangers, conservation practitioners, and scientists around a shared goal: protecting one of Guyana's most important freshwater species.

Together, we continue to make conservation count.

We hope you enjoyed our little journey to Guyana. 🇬🇾

Click to read more: https://fzs.org/en/programs/guyana/

08/07/2026

What does conservation look like on the ground? 🌳

In this video, a ranger from Guyana shares insights into their work in and around the Kanuku Mountains Protected Area. Spanning rainforest and savannah ecosystems, the area is home to species such as the Harpy Eagle and plays an important role in Guyana’s protected area network.

For more than a decade, FZS has supported the Guyana Protected Areas Commission in strengthening protected area management, biodiversity monitoring, and planning for new protected areas. Together with local communities and government partners, this work contributes to the long-term conservation of Guyana’s forests and the wider Amazon region.

Get to know more about FZS work in Guyana: https://fzs.org/en/programs/guyana/

🌿 Conservation starts with people on the ground.In Guyana's Kanuku Mountains Protected Area, rangers and field teams spe...
06/07/2026

🌿 Conservation starts with people on the ground.

In Guyana's Kanuku Mountains Protected Area, rangers and field teams spend countless hours navigating rivers, hiking remote landscapes, monitoring wildlife, and gathering the information needed to protect biodiversity.

Whether they are scanning the area for a well-camouflaged bird, collecting data in the rainforest, or helping to reach places that are accessible only by boat, their knowledge and commitment are essential for effective conservation.

We're grateful to work alongside the Protected Areas Commission (PAC) rangers and local partners who help safeguard these landscapes every day.

Their work is also closely connected to biodiversity monitoring efforts led by colleagues such as FZS Biological Monitoring Officer Alex Stewart. In the latest issue of the GORILLA magazine, Alex shares how new tools such as environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis and drones are helping conservationists better understand and protect Guyana's remarkable biodiversity.

At the heart of these efforts is a simple idea: good conservation depends on good knowledge and on the people who make that knowledge possible.

Click to read more: https://fzs.org/en/programs/guyana/

📸 Daniel Rosengren

🌿 Trefft uns heute beim Entdeckertag Artenschutz im Zoo Frankfurt !Kommt an unserem Stand vorbei und erfahrt, wie wir un...
05/07/2026

🌿 Trefft uns heute beim Entdeckertag Artenschutz im Zoo Frankfurt !

Kommt an unserem Stand vorbei und erfahrt, wie wir uns gemeinsam mit vielen Partnern weltweit für den Schutz bedrohter Arten und ihrer Lebensräume einsetzen. Unsere Kolleginnen und Kollegen freuen sich darauf, mit euch über Artenschutz, Biodiversität und unsere Naturschutzarbeit ins Gespräch zu kommen.

📍 Zoo Frankfurt
🕙 Heute von 10:00 bis 18:00 Uhr

Wir freuen uns auf euren Besuch!

A bird's-eye view of Kaieteur Falls, where river and rainforest meet.At 226 metres high (more than four times the height...
05/07/2026

A bird's-eye view of Kaieteur Falls, where river and rainforest meet.

At 226 metres high (more than four times the height of Niagara Falls) and 113 metres wide, Kaieteur is one of the world's most powerful single-drop waterfalls. Every second, an average of 663,000 litres of water plunge over its edge, enough to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool in just over 3.5 seconds.

Surrounded by vast rainforest and accessible only by air, Kaieteur remains one of South America's remarkable natural wonders. Sir David Attenborough once described the cave hidden behind its curtain of water as one of the last unexplored places on Earth.

But Kaieteur is more than a spectacular landscape. It is part of a unique natural heritage that supports biodiversity, stores carbon, and provides habitat for countless species.

This is why FZS works alongside the Protected Areas Commission and other partners in Guyana: to help strengthen protected area management and conserve these landscapes for the long term.

Because protecting nature means safeguarding not only individual species, but also the ecosystems that sustain them.

Learn more about FZS' work in Guyana: https://fzs.org/en/programs/guyana/

📸 Daniel Rosengren

Sie sehen aus wie kleine Drachen, sind aber die am häufigsten geschmuggelten Säugetiere der Welt.Warum Schuppentiere wel...
04/07/2026

Sie sehen aus wie kleine Drachen, sind aber die am häufigsten geschmuggelten Säugetiere der Welt.

Warum Schuppentiere weltweit so stark bedroht sind, erklärt Stephanie von Meibom von TRAFFIC in der neuen Folge von „Hinter dem Zoo geht's weiter“.

Wir sprechen darüber, wie der illegale Handel mit Wildtieren und Pflanzen funktioniert, mit welchen Tricks Schmugglerinnen und Schmuggler Kontrollen umgehen und wie TRAFFIC weltweit gegen diesen Handel vorgeht.

Außerdem gibts im Zoo Frankfurt einen neuen "kleinen Drachen": das Chinesische Schuppentier Guo Bao. Wir stellen den neuen Bewohner vor und zeigen, was die Haltung von Schuppentieren so anspruchsvoll macht.

🎧 Jetzt reinhören: https://fzs.org/de/podcast-hinter-dem-zoo-geht-es-weiter/

🌿 Entdeckertag Artenschutz im Zoo Frankfurt!Am kommenden Sonntag, 5. Juli, dreht sich im Zoo alles um den Arten- und Nat...
03/07/2026

🌿 Entdeckertag Artenschutz im Zoo Frankfurt!

Am kommenden Sonntag, 5. Juli, dreht sich im Zoo alles um den Arten- und Naturschutz. Freut euch auf zahlreiche Mitmachstände, Tierfütterungen, spannende Einblicke in die Arbeit von Naturschutzorganisationen und viele Ideen, wie wir gemeinsam die biologische Vielfalt schützen können.

Auch wir von der Zoologischen Gesellschaft Frankfurt sind mit einem Stand dabei und freuen uns auf euren Besuch.

📍 Zoo Frankfurt
🕙 Sonntag, 5. Juli 2026 | 10:00 bis 18:00 Uhr
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