Conservation Archive
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 […]
It’s official! Marwell Zoo is carbon neutral
August 8, 2023
Following the publication of its first Carbon Reduction Report, it is a source of great pride that Marwell Wildlife is able to announce that it has officially achieved carbon neutral […]
Support our snow leopards
August 8, 2023
We’ve got exciting plans for our snow leopard habitat and we’re inviting the whole community to help us get the project off the ground. Donate Now When it was built […]
Safeguarding the future of endangered tigers
July 28, 2023
Marwell Wildlife has launched a pioneering conservation project to help safeguard the future of endangered tigers in Bhutan. Figures released on Saturday for International Tiger Day revealed tiger populations are […]
Reviving the Sand Lizards: Marwell’s Remarkable Conservation Efforts
May 31, 2023
Exciting news this week, as our ecologist recorded the first signs of breeding among our reintroduced sand lizard population, reinforcing our efforts in conserving these very rare and special creatures. […]
Spring Surveys at Eelmoor Marsh
May 31, 2023
Now that spring has finally sprung, ecological surveys at Eelmoor Marsh SSSI are well underway. Every year, we monitor the animal and plant life at the site to add records […]
Helping the world’s most vulnerable species
March 9, 2023
A Marwell conservationist has contributed to a ground-breaking study about species that have been declared Extinct in the Wild. The paper, which explores the potential to bring animals and plants […]
Finding slender-horned gazelles in the Tunisian Sahara Desert
December 1, 2022
Most of the remaining wild population of the Endangered North African slender-horned gazelle Gazella leptoceros inhabits the vast wilderness of the Grand Erg Oriental, the Great Eastern Sand Sea of […]
Endangered Grevy’s zebra populations in northern Kenya
October 24, 2022
Marwell Wildlife and partners have completed a research project on how the wild population of Grevy’s zebra moves across the fragile aridland landscape of northern Kenya. This project was undertaken […]