Zoo News Archive
Meet our new arrivals!
May 26, 2021
Meet our latest newborns at Marwell – a scimitar-horned oryx declared extinct in the wild, a Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal and some chicks in the Tropical House! Hartmann’s mountain zebra […]
A tiny Humboldt penguin chick has hatched!
May 26, 2021
We’re celebrating the arrival of a threatened Humboldt penguin chick Keepers say the one-week-old youngster is growing well and is very responsive. Parents Echo and Lilly, two of the oldest Humboldt […]
Hope for vulnerable wild snow leopards in Kazakhstan
May 26, 2021
“We saw that it is quite possible to conserve nature, one just needs to commit to it.” Camera trap images from Kazakhstan have revealed that snow leopards and other predators including […]
Our latest animal arrivals and moves!
April 21, 2021
You may have noticed a few changes around the zoo Our sitatungas have moved from opposite our okapis to the front of the park behind our Gift Shop. Here, they […]
Meet our tiny Dorcas gazelle fawn!
April 21, 2021
The youngster was born on Mother’s Day to parents Maid Marian and Rashid during our closure. Keepers report the male fawned named Kivu is doing well and enjoying exploring the […]
We’re fawning over our tiny new arrival…
April 13, 2021
We have welcomed a new arrival, a rare Javan Chevrotain (mouse deer). The tiny youngster – one of the smallest hoofed animals in the world – was born to parents […]
We’ve welcomed a rare new arrival!
March 23, 2021
We’re celebrating the birth of a threatened antelope declared extinct in the wild. Keepers say the one-month-old scimitar-horned oryx calf named Freya born to Christina and Tenzi is thriving and enjoying running […]
Welcome to Marwell, Santos the sloth!
March 23, 2021
Our new Linné’s two-toed sloth has arrived at Marwell Santos arrived from Banham Zoo in February and recently took his first steps into his enclosure at Energy for Life: Tropical […]
We’re calling on the UK government for an urgent review of the Zoo Animal Fund
March 10, 2021
£93m of the £100m remains unspent while zoos across the country are struggling with the pressures of lockdown. The Rt Hon George Eustice, MP, Secretary of State for the Environment […]
March’s Animal of the Month
March 1, 2021
March’s Animal of the Month is the wonderful red panda! We are proud to be home to two red pandas at Marwell: Peter and Mei Mei. This species is sadly endangered and […]