Conservation Archive
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 […]
GGR 2018: What next?
February 22, 2018
On January 27 and 28 2018 the Great Grevy’s Rally brought together teams from across Kenya, a variety of organisations, and the world to carry out the latest census of […]
The genetics of reintroduced addax populations in Tunisia: the first year of the project
February 22, 2018
In 2017 Marwell Wildlife began a 3-year project with Al Ain Zoo, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, San Diego Zoo Global and the Tunisian Direction Générale des Forêts to […]
Improving generation length estimates for the IUCN Red List
January 22, 2018
Robert S. C. Cooke1,2,4, Tania C. Gilbert2,4, Philip Riordan2,4 & David Mallon3,4 1University of Southampton, 2Marwell Wildlife, 3Manchester Metropolitan University, 4IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group The International Union for the […]
Marwell Wildlife Releases Britain’s Rarest Lizard back to Eelmoor Marsh SSSI
October 12, 2017
As part of a three-year reintroduction, Marwell Wildlife has released 80 juvenile Sand lizards Lacerta agilis onto Eelmoor Marsh Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), near Farnborough. The release forms […]
Global Snow Leopard Forum in Kyrgyzstan
August 22, 2017
Marwell Wildlife’s Philip Riordan is attending a forum and summit for the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP) in Kyrgyzstan Marwell Wildlife’s Philip Riordan is attending a forum […]
The genetic diversity of Addax nasomaculatus in reintroduced and ex-situ managed populations
July 22, 2017
Marwell Wildlife, Al Ain Zoo, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland and San Diego Zoo Global have initiated a project with the Tunisian Direction Générale des Forêts to evaluate the […]
Zoos and reintroductions: challenges and opportunities
July 6, 2017
The world is facing a biodiversity crisis and populations of surviving species have substantially declined. The world is facing a biodiversity crisis and populations of surviving species have substantially declined. […]