Zoo News Archive
We are offering a new child adoption package for our red panda, Mei Mei!
May 15, 2019
We are excited to announce, we are offering a new child adoption package for our adorable red panda, Mei Mei! Red pandas are listed as endangered in the wild. Found […]
Marwell Wildlife celebrates National Volunteers Week
May 15, 2019
We are celebrating National Volunteers Week (1-7 June) and have awarded our first ever ‘Volunteer of the Year’ accolade to local Winchester resident Hal Chenhall. Hal has been volunteering at Marwell since 2014 […]
We welcome an endangered okapi calf
May 15, 2019
We’re celebrating the rare and safe arrival of an endangered okapi calf – and it’s a girl! As both mum and calf are doing well, we have reopened the okapi house. […]
What drives the probability of being born male or female?
May 15, 2019
A new study published today by Marwell Wildlife (UK) and University of Alcala (Spain) has shown that the genetic quality of fathers plays a significant role in determining the sex […]
Our Roti Island snake-necked turtles are back!
May 1, 2019
We have some exciting news for turtle fans out there… our Roti Island snake-necked turtles are back! You might remember that we had a male Roti Island snake-necked turtle in […]
A New male Red Panda has arrived
April 15, 2019
Our new male red panda called Peter has arrived from Gaia Zoo in the Netherlands as part of the European Endangered Species breeding Programme (EEP) and has been settling behind […]
A new arrival and a new home
April 15, 2019
We have welcomed a male Marabou stork The new arrival is all the way from Santa Inacio Zoo, in Portugal, and is yet to be named. He has been settling […]
New woodland created to feed animals and boost native wildlife
March 18, 2019
A new woodland area is being planted at Marwell Zoo as part of a ground-breaking initiative to provide a source of nutritious food for its animals and expand the native habitat for local wildlife. In collaboration with the […]
Celebrate Mother’s Day at Marwell Zoo
March 15, 2019
For a great family day out this Mother’s Day, join us at Marwell Zoo Run wild in our 140 acres of beautiful grounds with hundreds of animals to see including […]
New arrivals this March!
March 15, 2019
Introducing Doowi, our new crowned lemur Doowi, a male crowned lemur, joined us in February from Paris Zoological Park and you can now spot him in Lemur Loop. The two-year-old […]