Zoo News Archive

December 15, 2019

We wanted to say a massive thank you to all our guests, staff and supporters who have supported us throughout 2019! As a charity, we rely heavily on the support […]

December 15, 2019

As 2019 draws to a close, we’re looking back at some of the amazing births we’ve had at the zoo this year, all of which are crucial additions for the […]

December 15, 2019

We have a new species and a stunning new arrival Potoroo A trio of Long-Nosed potoroo arrived from Blackpool Zoo on 25 July 2019… Keep your eyes peeled as our potoroos […]

November 25, 2019

The female calf named Belle by keepers was born on 27 October and brings the total count to three calves born at Marwell in 2019 alone. The once abundant scimitar-horned […]

November 25, 2019

Earlier this month we announced the sad death of one of our cheetahs, Jabal, as well as our youngest scimitar-horned oryx calf, Belle. Jabal the cheetah Jabal was born on 24 […]

November 15, 2019

The conservation organisations listed below are committed to driving the palm oil industry in the right direction, and support a move to sustainable palm oil and not a blanket boycott.  […]

November 15, 2019

We have new arrivals and a sad update. NEW Species! We have some new arrivals settling in behind the scenes that you’ll be able to spot soon… Three male long-nosed […]

November 3, 2019

John Knowles founded Marwell Zoo out of his dream to create Britain’s first zoological collection specifically for the breeding of endangered animal species. On 29 September 1969 he purchased Marwell […]

October 30, 2019

A critically endangered mountain bongo has been born, the first for Marwell in 10 years! The female calf was born on 29 September to first-time parents, Kailina and Ituri. Keepers […]

October 25, 2019

We are updating ‘Wallaby Walkthrough’ and we will be carrying out maintenance work in Life Among the Trees Wallaby walkthrough Thanks to a very generous legacy donation, Wallaby Walkthrough will […]