Month: August 2025

BIAZA CEO Dr Jo Judge presents a BIAZA Zoo and Aquarium Hero Award to Dr Tania Gilbert, Head of Conservation Science at Marwell Wildlife

Rare award given to outstanding conservationist at Marwell Wildlife

August 26, 2025

The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA), has awarded Dr Tania Gilbert a rare ‘Zoo and Aquarium Hero Award’ for her outstanding long-term conservation work. The award […]

Scimitar-horned Oryx in the wild

Celebrating the first-ever Scimitar-Horned Oryx Day – a 50-year conservation story

August 19, 2025

By Sophie Whitemore, Marwell Wildlife Zoologist & International Studbook Keeper for the Scimitar-horned Oryx On 16 August 2025, we’re celebrating the very first Scimitar-Horned Oryx Day, a new world awareness […]

Marwell Wildlife Scimitar-horned oryx in Tunisia

Scimitar-Horned Oryx Day – a symbol of saving species from extinction

August 14, 2025

This week sees the first International Scimitar-Horned Oryx Day in recognition of the decades-long work conservation organisations like Marwell Wildlife have done around the world to save the species from […]

A group of children pose in front of a Gigantopithecus made from toy bricks at Marwell Zoo's Extinction event

The lesser known BOGOF has arrived just in time for the summer

August 12, 2025

It may not be a creature from far off lands, but it is an exclusive treat for animal lovers to have two wild days out for the price of one! […]