Zoo News Archive
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 […]
This year we surpassed 500,000kWh of electricity generated from our own solar panels!
December 18, 2019
500,000kWhs of electricity could power an average sized home (with electric heating) for 33 years or a modern Passive House (a more energy efficient building) for 100 years. Here at […]
We won two coveted tourism awards in this year’s Beautiful South Awards!
December 15, 2019
We claimed silver for the Large Visitor Attraction of the Year Award and scooped gold for the Ethical, Responsible And Sustainable Tourism Award Marwell topped fellow finalists including Aviator in Farnborough, […]
Kids Love Nature Kindergarten open day
December 15, 2019
Are you looking for a nursery with a difference? The team at Kids Love Nature Kindergarten, at Marwell Zoo, invites all families with children under the age of 5 (who […]
Did you know, you can send gifts to our animals this Christmas?
December 15, 2019
Did you know, you can send gifts to our animals this Christmas? From hanging baskets used to feed our giraffes and okapi, to scales we use to weigh reptiles (such […]
Thank you for your support
December 15, 2019
We wanted to say a massive thank you to all our guests, staff and supporters who have supported us throughout 2019! As a charity, we rely heavily on the support […]