Zoo News Archive

Marwell Wildlife named top workplace in UK

February 25, 2020

We’re celebrating being named in the top 100 UK Best Not-for-Profit Organisations to work for in The Sunday Times Best Companies list 2020. The Best Companies list is an annual […]

We’re Renovating Wallaby Walkthrough!

February 15, 2020

Renovations to our Wallaby Walkthrough exhibit are well underway! You may have seen the Marwell team working hard to revamp the area, making space for the new layout by clearing […]

THANK YOU!

February 15, 2020

We would like to thank all our supporters who have gifted us an item from our Amazon Wishlist. Here at Marwell we have an Amazon wish list, which enables guests […]

We have some sad news about our wrinkled hornbills…

February 15, 2020

Our two wrinkled hornbills, Cinta and Bulu, have died suddenly. We have some sad news to report… our two wrinkled hornbills, Cinta and Bulu, have died suddenly, meaning we no […]

Annual animal stocktake

February 15, 2020

An endangered red panda and okapi calf are among the new residents at Marwell, we are beginning the decade busily conducting our annual animal stocktake. Each year, we count every single creature, great […]

Animal updates!

February 15, 2020

We have a new female addax as well as a stunning new Sclater’s pigeon!  Neil and Maria the Sclater’s pigeons Our male Sclater’s crowned pigeon has a new girlfriend… meet […]

Animal of the month!

February 1, 2020

Check out February’s animal of the month! This month we are celebrating one of our wonderful and unique species, the lowland tapir. Tapirs are found in the lowland areas of […]

Our MRes students recently returned from a 10-day field course in Kenya

January 15, 2020

MRes students MRes Wildlife Conservation is a post- graduate research programme, delivered jointly by Marwell Wildlife and the University of Southampton. Our students recently returned from a 10-day field course […]

We have a new ant colony!

January 15, 2020

As we have a new colony you will see a lot of heightened activity over the next few weeks. Sadly, our queen leaf-cutter ant recently died, resulting in the demise […]

The first 2020 ‘animal of the month’

January 1, 2020

Learn about the critically endangered African wild ass The first 2020 ‘animal of the month’ African wild asses are critically endangered and fewer than 600 individuals are thought to survive […]