Conservation Archive

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. […]

The role of zoos and aquaria in animal reintroductions to the wild

May 21, 2017

The world faces a biodiversity crisis and conservation efforts are needed to protect species from extinction. The world faces a biodiversity crisis and conservation efforts are needed to protect species […]

Marwell and partners celebrate a quarter of a century of successful sand lizard reintroductions

May 15, 2017

A breeding colony of sand lizards Lacerta agilis first established at Marwell Zoo in 1989 has now led to the re-establishment of 26 populations of this rare reptile across the […]

Delivering new conservation funding for Grevy’s zebra in Kenya

September 1, 2016

Through an innovative awareness and fundraising approach, Marwell Wildlife is engaging businesses, schools and communities in support of conservation efforts for the endangered Grevy’s zebra in Kenya. With investment from […]

Red-necked ostrich reintroduction efforts

August 21, 2016

We are delighted to report the great success of the first ostrich offspring born and raised by their parents in Sidi Toui national park in Tunisia, near the Libyan border. […]

Marwell oryx begin path to ambitious reintroduction

January 21, 2016

An important herd of scimitar-horned oryx from Marwell Zoo has arrived in Abu Dhabi as a critical step in an ambitious and globally pioneering conservation project. An important herd of […]

The Great Grevy’s Rally

January 5, 2016

Species Conservation, Citizen Science, and Tourism join forces to support the first-ever photographic census of the Endangered Grevy’s Zebra in Kenya. The first ever photo-census of Grevy’s Zebra is gearing […]

Journey of the desert zebra

September 28, 2015

Recently, Marwell Wildlife’s team in Kenya deployed GPS/GSM enabled tracking collars on a new study group of Grevy’s zebra as part of a long term initiative to understand the distribution […]