With The Zoo continuing on RTÉ One on Thursdays at 7:00pm, Dublin Zoo has announced details of its annual Native Species Weekend, which takes place on Saturday May 23 and Sunday May 24.

Focussing on the richness of Ireland's native wildlife and how we can help to protect it, the weekend will see 10 organisations working with Dublin Zoo.

They are: Bat Conservation Ireland, BirdWatch Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, Galway Atlantaquaria,

Irish Grey Partridge Conservation Trust, Irish Peatlands Conservation Council, Irish Wildlife Trust, National Museum of Ireland, National Parks and Wildlife Service and OWLS (The Children's Nature Charity).

For more, visit: www.dublinzoo.ie.