Author: Lindsay Harris
Important guest notice – 02/01/24
January 2, 2024
Update 03/01/24 – We are open again as usual (10am until 4pm) last entry 2:30pm. We look forward to welcoming you at the zoo! Due to high winds at the […]
2023: A Year in Photos
December 31, 2023
Happy New Year’s Eve! We can’t believe another year has flown by already and 2024 is just around the corner. Take a walk with us down memory lane as we […]
We’re helping to safeguard the future of the world’s most endangered zebra
December 18, 2023
We’re helping to protect the world’s most endangered zebra ahead of a major infrastructure project that will cut across the heart of their habitat in Kenya. Conservationists from Marwell Wildlife, […]
The cutest “Pumpkin” in the patch
November 28, 2023
We’re delighted to welcome a new addition to our Endangered banteng herd and she’s the cutest “Pumpkin” in the patch! The new calf, born to mother Dewi and father Henky […]
A Winter Update for Annual Members
November 2, 2023
We’re delighted to announce our members will still be able to visit their favourite animals on selected dates over winter 2023! The zoo will open to members from 1pm […]
Celebrating 10 years of International Snow Leopard Day
October 23, 2023
We’re celebrating 10 years of International Snow Leopard Day and a decade of efforts to safeguard one of the world’s most elusive threatened big cats. Known as the “Ghost of […]
Adorable dik dik calf!
September 30, 2023
Meet our newest tiny arrival, a Kirk’s dik-dik calf, who is winning guests over with big black eyes and a wiggly nose. We are thrilled to have welcomed a second […]
Our Chief Executive Dr James Cretney is leaving Marwell after 18 years at the helm
September 13, 2023
Marwell Wildlife’s Chief Executive Dr James Cretney is leaving the zoo, following his resignation after 18 years at the helm. We’re sorry to see him go and wanted to take […]
Our newest “mischief maker”
September 4, 2023
Our herd of Endangered Grevy’s zebra has welcomed a new addition in the form of a gorgeous new foal! The new arrival, born to mother Ellen and father Angus, arrived […]
The birth of one of the rarest mammals on the planet
August 28, 2023
The birth of one of the rarest mammals on the planet has thrilled keepers at Marwell Zoo this week, following the arrival of a Critically Endangered African wild ass. With […]