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| Breslau Zoo | Communications and transfers with the UK | Elephant from London in 1873 - Hans Honigman worked in London / Dudley 1930s |
| Pring | Was there a Pring as well as Tring? | They supplied birds to Waddesdon Manor when their aviary first opened in 1889 |
| Private zoological collections | Has there ever been a master list? | There were such lists for France |
| Mareth the lion | Did he breed? | Born London Zoo 30.1.1943. Sold 14.3.1945 to Sir Garrard Tyrwhitt. Army mascot. |
| William Almond | Further background requested by 3rd Great Granddaughter | Worked at the Regent Zoo in 1851 and in the 1861 census was keeper of the animals |
| Earliest aviairies still in use | Where are they and who built them? | Many seem associated to grand houses or city parks |
| The Scottish Zoo as run by Bostock & Wombwell | Many guidebooks seem to have been produced but very few remain in circulation | A sales catalogue is also known |
| Walworth Zoo | Any information or pictures | The local council and friends have produced some excellent display boards |
| Whittington menagerie? | What stock did they have | We have identified kangaroo cat as springhare, tiger wolf as thylacine, silver beer as Syrian brown bear and axus as axis deer but what was "the figgary" |
| World War 2 | Zoo life during World War 2 | Newquay Zoo events and an article published in Bartlett Society Journal |
| Sheep colours | Research on the genetics of coat colour in sheep | We already know of Shanghai and Hu being crossed with UK domestics |
| Sansui Aquarium | What happened to Sansui Aquarium? | Waterlife Centre situated on the A4 into London near Heathrow and was used to train divers in World War 2 |
| Dolphinariums which existed in Belgium and Luxembourg | Any information and or pictures | Gie has published some findings in International Zoo News |
| Bideford Zoo | We have no plan of the layout | Now a housing estate but the house remains |
| Bird of Paradise in Europe | Early examples and drawings | Paper already publshed (Croatia) |
| Yaks in Europe | Where did the originals come from? | Vienna, Antwerp, London and Knowsley were early collections |
| Simba (the very large lion) | Can his body be confirmed through records? | Last seen in an antique shop in Cardiff |
| Gulleries | Any information and or pictures | Edmund Saul Dixon "The Dovecote and the Aviary" (1851); William Thomas Greene "British Birds for Cages and Aviaries" (1899) |
| Travelling menageries | Assorted | Any information is appreciated |
| Chester Zoo are missing some early annual reports | 5th 1939; 7th 1941; 8th 1942; 10th 1945; 1952; 1955 | Reports were produced throughout the war |
| First breeding records for mammals in the UK and Eire | Additional sources of information sought | This project is now published see Projects |
| Eugene Granat (Stepaside Bird and Animal Park) | Who was he? | He had worked as a zoologist in Africa, South America and Asia. He gave shows of crocodile taming |
| Oxford Zoo guidebooks | How many versions are there? | We have only seen the 2nd and 7th editions |
| Canadian Eskimo Dog in the UK | Where did the UK stock originate from? | London Zoo had some on opening in 1828 but from where |
| Whitson Zoo | Will this former zoo site receive recognition? (a sign) | No plans that we are aware of |
| Leonardo Fea (Italian zoologist) | His family are researching him | Mike Grayson's "Who's Who" |
| Thomas Bewick (wood engraver) | Tracing hand bills relating to Gilbert Pidcock and his travelling Menagerie | Couple of examples found |
| Dolphins & whales of Clacton pier | Additional material always welcome | http://www.clactondolphins.co.uk/ |
| Bob Humphrys (London Zoo Insect House) | He worked early 40s till the mid 80s | In addition to the DVD by Granada TV dated 1964 |
| Torquay Aqualand | When and why did Torquay Aqualand close? | Best guess we have is 1992 |
| The Bartlett Family | Tracing existing family members | Several now in contact |
