Zoo News Archive
We celebrate the arrival of 100 education sculptures for Marwell’s Zany Zebras!
October 21, 2015
We created a spectacular 33-metre-high zebra portrait to celebrate the arrival of 100 education sculptures for Marwell’s Zany Zebras! With help from HMS Collingwood, Marwell staff used the 100 sculptures […]
Marwell Celebrates Birth of Critically Endangered Primate
August 25, 2015
Guests visiting Marwell are in for a treat as they can watch a new adorable primate infant find its feet. The critically endangered Sulawesi-crested macaque was born on Tuesday 28 July […]
Wild Explorers is now open!
July 15, 2015
Wild Explorers is about exploration and the discovery of wild animals, focussing on the natural history and conservation of white rhinos, Grevy’s zebra and scimitar-horned oryx – three iconic species […]
Summer babies & our lemur baby names revealed!
June 21, 2015
Summer loving is in the air at Marwell Zoo as we celebrate a flurry of furry new arrivals. From tiny lemurs to excitable meerkat pups, there are lots of young animals finding […]
We are excited to announce the arrival of four meerkat pups!
May 21, 2015
The pups were born in May to mum, Macbeth, and dad, Choggy, and the experienced parents have been caring for them underground. The pups were born in May to mum, […]
Action for Antelope
May 15, 2015
With a quarter of antelope species threatened with extinction and over 60% suffering declines in their populations, Marwell Wildlife has joined forces with the IUCN Species Survival Commission to host […]
We have some new arrivals that will put a spring in your step!
May 11, 2015
Settling into our Wallaby Walkthrough are three young joeys, who can be spotted in their pouches or occasionally hopping out to explore their new home Settling into our Wallaby Walkthrough are three […]
Welcome Varus the fossa
April 21, 2015
A new male fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) has arrived at Marwell Zoo. Varus, who is nearly five years old, arrived from Parken Zoo in Sweden as part of the European Endangered […]
Herd of zebras move in to Southampton Airport
April 21, 2015
We have joined forces with Southampton Airport to create the world’s very first Airport Zoo! A herd of Grevy’s zebras will be moving to Southampton Airport while we create our […]
Join the Stampede – Marwell’s Zany Zebras
March 21, 2015
Help us to stage an extraordinary, FREE, family friendly event for 2016. We are looking for businesses and organisations to sponsor our stunning Grevy’s zebra sculptures. These large sculptures will […]