Zoo News Archive
Boost for UK’s rarest lizard as over 140 are released back into the wild
September 23, 2021
A group of the UK’s rarest lizard – the Sand Lizard – have been released back into the wild in Dorset. Over 140 of these endangered species, bred at several […]
A huge thank you to our fundraising superstars!
September 7, 2021
We have been overwhelmed by your incredible support Your fantastic fundraising efforts are helping us to ensure we can carry out our vital conservation work and continue to offer the […]
Infrared imaging for non-invasive health monitoring
August 27, 2021
Marwell was recently part of a pilot study to find out if Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging can be used to monitor animal health.
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 […]