Conservation Archive
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. […]
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. […]