Tag: Animals

March 29, 2023

By James Cretney, Marwell Wildlife Chief Executive In our last newsletter, I tried to set the scene, post covid, that Marwell finds itself in.  Having done this and explained some […]

March 16, 2023

Guests got to witness the birth of a Critically Endangered addax calf when mother, Amelie, went into labour on Wednesday morning. The male calf was born shortly after 12:30pm in […]

March 9, 2023

A Marwell conservationist has contributed to a ground-breaking study about species that have been declared Extinct in the Wild. The paper, which explores the potential to bring animals and plants […]

March 6, 2023

Work is underway to give grazing animals at Marwell more variety, including herbs and meadow grass. Introducing these to the paddock used by our giraffe, plains zebra and roan antelope […]

February 28, 2023

I am taking the opportunity to pen an introduction. There is so much to say, and I think as valued Marwell supporters and annual pass holders, I want to start updating […]

February 27, 2023

It is with great sadness that we had to euthanase our female red panda Mei Mei on Monday 27 February following a period of illness. Mei Mei, who was nine […]

February 13, 2023

We dusted off the clipboards, dug out the click counters and sharpened up our pencils ahead of Marwell’s annual animal audit this month. The huge job of counting every species […]

February 9, 2023

Fans of our resident Linné’s two-toed sloth, Santos, will be thrilled to learn that our Energy For Life: Tropical House is reopening to guests on Saturday! As well as Santos, […]

February 3, 2023

Meet our floppy-eared new arrival, a Critically Endangered mountain bongo, born to parents Canela and Ituri on Monday (30 January). The bongo calf is said to be doing well, with […]

February 1, 2023

We are thrilled to announce we’re upcycling and completely revamping our old tropical house building to become home to some exciting new species and immersive displays. As well as new […]