Tag: Conservation

BIAZA CEO Dr Jo Judge presents a BIAZA Zoo and Aquarium Hero Award to Dr Tania Gilbert, Head of Conservation Science at Marwell Wildlife

Rare award given to outstanding conservationist at Marwell Wildlife

August 26, 2025

The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA), has awarded Dr Tania Gilbert a rare ‘Zoo and Aquarium Hero Award’ for her outstanding long-term conservation work. The award […]

Scimitar-horned Oryx in the wild

Celebrating the first-ever Scimitar-Horned Oryx Day – a 50-year conservation story

August 19, 2025

By Sophie Whitemore, Marwell Wildlife Zoologist & International Studbook Keeper for the Scimitar-horned Oryx On 16 August 2025, we’re celebrating the very first Scimitar-Horned Oryx Day, a new world awareness […]

Marwell Wildlife Scimitar-horned oryx in Tunisia

Scimitar-Horned Oryx Day – a symbol of saving species from extinction

August 14, 2025

This week sees the first International Scimitar-Horned Oryx Day in recognition of the decades-long work conservation organisations like Marwell Wildlife have done around the world to save the species from […]

Two Harvest Mice on a branch of berries

Harvest mice surveys at Marwell

January 6, 2025

Did you know the harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) is the smallest mouse in the UK? These tiny creatures live in grassy areas like meadows and hedgerows across the country. They […]

Drone with screen showing zebras being monitored

How Modern Innovation is Shaping the Future of Conservation

October 31, 2024

We often hear that the natural world inspires modern technology. So, it seems fitting that Marwell Wildlife is using high tech tools to protect endangered species. Since 2021, we have […]

Highlighting conservation success with the IUCN Green Status

October 28, 2024

We’re excited to be a part of a new initiative by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN): the Green Status of Species. Launched in 2021, the Green Status […]

Three Endangered Przewalski's horses walking toward the camera at Eelmoor Marsh

Endangered horses with a very important job

October 22, 2024

Endangered Przewalski’s horses from Marwell Zoo have galloped into Eelmoor Marsh Site of Special Scientific Interest to help maintain the open heathland. Marwell Wildlife manages Eelmoor Marsh as a rewilding […]

Shining a light on a hidden communication network

October 18, 2024

Preparations for Glow Marwell are underway and an exciting new addition to this year’s show is set to be a hot topic of conversation. Our Enchanted Tree with its fluttering […]

Elephant walking through a gressland area in Kenya

Marwell Wildlife calls for robust action in light of the 2024 Living Planet Report

October 10, 2024

Conservation charity Marwell Wildlife is urging leaders to work together to halt the ongoing devastation of the natural world, following the publication of the 2024 Living Planet Report. The report, […]

Marwell Partula snails sporting their "snail varnish" dots

We snailed it!

September 26, 2024

“by far the greatest contribution to a conservation project in Marwell’s history” More than 6,000 Extinct in the Wild and Critically Endangered Partula snail species from zoos across Europe, including […]