Zoo News Archive

June 15, 2019

From our meerkats’ temporary enclosure to protective geese, everything you need to know about the zoo this month. Stay up to date with what’s happening in the zoo! There is […]

June 11, 2019

On Friday 14 June we welcomed a male plains zebra foal! While we don’t have any more details at the moment, keepers say both mum, Neve, and the foal are […]

May 15, 2019

We are excited to announce, we are offering a new child adoption package for our adorable red panda, Mei Mei! Red pandas are listed as endangered in the wild. Found […]

May 15, 2019

We are celebrating National Volunteers Week (1-7 June) and have awarded our first ever ‘Volunteer of the Year’ accolade to local Winchester resident Hal Chenhall. Hal has been volunteering at Marwell since 2014 […]

May 15, 2019

We’re celebrating the rare and safe arrival of an endangered okapi calf – and it’s a girl! As both mum and calf are doing well, we have reopened the okapi house. […]

May 15, 2019

A new study published today by Marwell Wildlife (UK) and University of Alcala (Spain) has shown that the genetic quality of fathers plays a significant role in determining the sex […]

May 1, 2019

We have some exciting news for turtle fans out there… our Roti Island snake-necked turtles are back! You might remember that we had a male Roti Island snake-necked turtle in […]

April 15, 2019

Our new male red panda called Peter has arrived from Gaia Zoo in the Netherlands as part of the European Endangered Species breeding Programme (EEP) and has been settling behind […]

April 15, 2019

We have welcomed a male Marabou stork The new arrival is all the way from Santa Inacio Zoo, in Portugal, and is yet to be named. He has been settling […]

March 18, 2019

A new woodland area is being planted at Marwell Zoo as part of a ground-breaking initiative to provide a source of nutritious food for its animals and expand the native habitat for local wildlife. In collaboration with the […]