Marwell Wildlife: conservation action, education, science and sustainability
2017
August 2017
Global Snow Leopard Forum in Kyrgyzstan
Marwell Wildlife’s Philip Riordan is attending a forum and summit for the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP) in Kyrgyzstan
July 2017
Zoos and reintroductions: challenges and opportunities
The world is facing a biodiversity crisis and populations of surviving species have substantially declined.
The genetic diversity of Addax nasomaculatus in reintroduced and ex-situ managed populations
Marwell Wildlife, Al Ain Zoo, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland and San Diego Zoo Global have initiated a project with the Tunisian Direction Générale des Forêts to evaluate the genetic diversity of addax across global ex-situ populations and the Tunisian metapopulation
May 2017
Marwell and partners celebrate a quarter of a century of successful sand lizard reintroductions
A breeding colony of sand lizards Lacerta agilis first established at Marwell Zoo in 1989 has now led to the re-establishment of 26 populations of this rare reptile across the south of England.
The role of zoos and aquaria in animal reintroductions to the wild
The world faces a biodiversity crisis and conservation efforts are needed to protect species from extinction.
