Conservation Archive
Detailed analysis reveals key differences in landscape use by snow leopards in two mountainous regions of China
August 5, 2020
A snow leopard photo taken using a remote camera trap in the Qilian Mountains, Gansu Province of China. © The Wildlife Institute, Beijing Forestry University, P.R. China Marwell researchers working […]
Remnant Asian elephant populations at risk in China
March 15, 2020
The Asian elephant is at risk of extinction due to anthropogenic pressures, and remaining populations are often small and fragmented remnants, occupying a fraction of the species’ former range. The […]
Impact Report 2018: positive news for Grevy’s zebra population
May 15, 2019
Impact Report 2018: positive news for Grevy’s zebra population, a 73% reduction in carbon footprint and the opening of the Energy for Life: Tropical House We are delighted to share […]
Marwell Wildlife Trustee receives inaugural ‘Lifetime Contribution to Wildlife Translocations Award’
December 15, 2018
Dr Mark Stanley Price, Marwell Wildlife Trustee, received the inaugural ‘Lifetime Contribution to Wildlife Translocations Award’ from the IUCN SSC Reintroduction Specialist Group Dr Mark Stanley Price, Marwell Wildlife Trustee, […]
Do wildlife corridors link or extend habitat?
December 2, 2018
Insights from elephant use of a Kenyan wildlife corridor Human encroachment on wildlife habitats is leading to increased fragmentation; hence, there is an increasing focus on improving connectivity between remaining […]
Marwell uses technology to track reintroduction of Britain’s rarest lizard
September 15, 2018
Marwell Wildlife is using tiny radio tags to track the movements of Britain’s rarest reptile, the sand lizard Lacerta agilis, following reintroduction to a protected area. 24 out of 86 […]
Congratulations to our Tunisian field assistant, Chawki Najjar!
July 22, 2018
Chawki Najjar, a young Tunisian veterinarian, joined Marwell Wildlife’s team in Tunisia as a volunteer during his last year studying Veterinary Medicine. Assisting Marwell’s Field Biologist, Dr. Marie Petretto, his […]
Citizen science reveals increase in Kenya’s Grevy’s zebra population
July 15, 2018
Recently announced results from the ‘Great Grevy’s Rally’ show that there are now around 2,800 Grevy’s zebra in Kenya representing a healthy increase in numbers compared to previous surveys despite […]
New book published – “The dama gazelles: last members of a critically endangered species”
June 15, 2018
A new book on the Critically Endangered dama gazelle has been published by Texas A&M University Press, with contributions from Marwell Wildlife on how best to conserve the European zoo […]
The reintroduction of addax to Djebil National Park features in a new book on global reintroductions
June 15, 2018
We are pleased to report the inclusion in the sixth edition of Global Reintroduction Perspectives, published by the IUCN SSC Reintroduction Specialist Group, of a case study submitted by Marwell […]