Tag: Animals
Tiny boost for previously extinct Przewalski’s horse
April 25, 2023
We are delighted to announce the birth of a rare Przewalski’s foal who will join our harem in the valley field. These horses were extinct in the wild from 1969 […]
Goodness me, she’s a cute one!
April 19, 2023
We’ve got another new arrival to announce to the world and goodness me she’s a cute one! The new sitatunga calf, who was born last Wednesday morning (12 April) was […]
Meet the new kids on the block
April 5, 2023
It’s been a busy couple of months at the zoo and we’ve enjoyed welcoming lots of new arrivals destined to play a huge part in their species’ conservation. From our […]
Exciting Zoo Updates
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 […]
Incredibly rare birth wows zoo guests
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 […]
Helping the world’s most vulnerable species
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 […]
Variety is the herb of life!
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 […]
An update from James, our Chief Executive
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 […]
Farewell Mei Mei – We’ll miss you
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 […]
Annual animal audit
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 […]