Author: Marwell Team

May 15, 2015

With a quarter of antelope species threatened with extinction and over 60% suffering declines in their populations, Marwell Wildlife has joined forces with the IUCN Species Survival Commission to host […]

May 11, 2015

Settling into our Wallaby Walkthrough are three young joeys, who can be spotted in their pouches or occasionally hopping out to explore their new home Settling into our Wallaby Walkthrough are three […]

April 21, 2015

A new male fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) has arrived at Marwell Zoo. Varus, who is nearly five years old, arrived from Parken Zoo in Sweden as part of the European Endangered […]

April 21, 2015

We have joined forces with Southampton Airport to create the world’s very first Airport Zoo! A herd of Grevy’s zebras will be moving to Southampton Airport while we create our […]

March 21, 2015

Help us to stage an extraordinary, FREE, family friendly event for 2016. We are looking for businesses and organisations to sponsor our stunning Grevy’s zebra sculptures. These large sculptures will […]

March 21, 2015

Conserving and reintroducing North-African ostriches is not only vital to retaining the diversity of ostrich but also to filling the gap left in the Sahara’s ecosystems. At 9 feet tall, […]

March 21, 2015

Lucky visitors to the zoo are in for a treat this Easter as they can watch our tiny meerkat pups find their feet and explore their new home! The four […]

February 1, 2015

Experience the African wilderness first hand when we open our brand new and biggest exhibit to date – Wild Explorers opening on 23 July 2015. Visitors will be immersed in […]

January 21, 2015

Regular visitors may have spotted Ralph the penguin back in his wetsuit for the winter season. The 16-year-old Humboldt penguin, who moults much quicker than the other penguins at the […]

December 20, 2014

We are thrilled to have been awarded two coveted Silver awards in the Large Visitor Attraction of the Year category along with Tourism Event of the Year at the Beautiful […]