Charitable Impact Archive

Ancient Woodlands at Marwell Zoo's Woodlands

Restoring woodlands and planting trees for sustainability success 

July 9, 2024

For many years we have been restoring the woodlands at Marwell and planting additional trees both within the zoo and on our surrounding land. In 2023, we planted 9,000 new […]

Keel toys available from the Gift Shop at Marwell Zoo

Ethical sourcing: making every purchase count

July 9, 2024

Dr Duncan East, Marwell Wildlife’s Head of Sustainability, talks about how the charity is delivering on its sustainability ambitions across the organisation.  Marwell have been practising ethical and sustainable sourcing […]

Child in Thriving Through Nature Credit Paul Collins

Inspiring change: connecting our guests with nature

July 5, 2024

We’re proud our conservation zoo inspires thousands of people each year with the wonder of wildlife. We aim to connect our 454,342 annual guests, 23,398 members and vast online communities […]

Enrita teaching in a classroom

Conservation education for communities in Kenya 

May 23, 2024

In 2023, Enrita – Leader of Marwell’s Northern Kenya Grevy’s Zebra Project – was excited to recommence engagement with herders and welcome two new schools as part of her conservation […]

Grevys Zebra Equus Grevyi Marwell Zoo

Leading the way in population management

April 16, 2024

Marwell has been leading a subgroup of the European Population Management Advisory Group (EPMAG) in 2023 to develop a mentoring system for population managers of EAZA Ex Situ Programmes (EEPs). […]

Przewalski horses grazing at Eelmoor Marsh

Restoring habitats at Eelmoor Marsh

April 16, 2024

The rare species at Eelmoor Marsh SSSI, our lowland heath restoration site, experienced a remarkable year in 2023. In particular, there was a notable increase in the populations of Dartford […]

Women receive SMART mobile training in Kenya

Monitoring Grevy’s Zebra in Kenya

April 16, 2024

2023 was a difficult year for both wildlife and people due to the gruelling drought conditions, however our Community Scouts continued their work regardless. Twelve teams of six women and […]