Zoo News Archive

July 22, 2018

Their arrival brings even more colour and excitement to our unique and immersive exhibit which boasts more than 650 plants, a cascading waterfall, large aquarium and a variety of exotic […]

July 16, 2018

Next time you are at the zoo make sure you say hello to our new hooved arrivals, two Arabian oryx calves, a Grevy’s zebra and a mountain bongo! Grevy’s zebra A […]

July 15, 2018

Results from this year’s Great Grevy’s Rally (GGR) show there are now around 2,800 Grevy’s zebra in Kenya, representing a healthy increase in the population since 2016! We have some […]

July 15, 2018

The new menu provides hearty and healthy options lovingly prepared by our experienced chefs. The menu… Options include creamy coriander pork, roasted cod with lemon, garlic and parsley crust and […]

July 15, 2018

Education is an inseparable part of conservation and we are hugely proud of this milestone achievement.  We are celebrating the one millionth student visit to the zoo.  The milestone occasion was […]

May 25, 2018

It’s National Volunteer Week from 1-7 June and to celebrate we want to highlight the amazing work of our dedicated volunteers. We have more than 130 volunteers who make up […]

April 22, 2018

We’re celebrating Earth Day with a huge carbon reduction of 72 per cent in ten years, bringing it closer to its goal of becoming carbon-neutral by the end of 2020. […]

March 28, 2018

It has been an exciting start to 2018 for our global conservation team, who have been hard at work across three continents. Northern Kenya In January, Marwell Wildlife was one […]

March 22, 2018

From a Linné’s two-toed sloth, to colourful free-flying birds, our animals are settling well into their new home the Tropical House. Flying High Under the exhibit’s spectacular curved roof in […]

March 22, 2018

Our new immersive and sustainable ‘Energy for Life’ Tropical House will become the first in the UK to generate energy using waste ‘zoo poo’. Spanning two levels with fantastic vantage […]