Zoo News Archive

September 10, 2016

A competition to name one of our male Amur leopard cubs has come to a close and we can reveal that the winning name is Kazimir! Kazimir, which is a Russian name meaning […]

July 21, 2016

Our three Amur tiger cubs have emerged from their den and are delighting guests with their playful antics! NEWS UPDATE: The votes were counted and we can reveal that the […]

July 21, 2016

We’re celebrating the arrival of black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) triplets. Born on 6 June to mum Breeze and dad Mr Breeze, these little bundles of fluff are finding […]

June 21, 2016

Meet Safiya  We held a competition to help name our littlest Grevy’s zebra and are delighted to announce that we received a huge 1152 entries over just 3 days! With […]

May 5, 2016

On Saturday 14 May more than a hundred people of all ages took part in a stripy dash through the zoo, for Marwell’s Zany Zebras ‘Zebra Zooooom!’ The non-competitive trot […]

April 21, 2016

We’re delighted to announce the birth of four adorable meerkat pups. Experienced Mum, Macbeth, is looking after the playful siblings and teaching them the ropes. At four weeks old the […]

March 14, 2016

The critically endangered Sulawesi-crested macaque was born on Monday 8 February to first time mum, Satana and dad, Douglas. Sulawesi-crested macaques (Macaca nigra) are the most endangered of the seven […]

February 21, 2016

Marwell Wildlife has been placed at number 17 out of 100 Not for Profit Best Companies to Work For in the The Times and The Sunday Times lists for 2016. […]

January 20, 2016

Businesses have until the end of the month to join the stampede and sign up to the spectacular art extravaganza Marwell’s Zany Zebras. This summer, a zeal of Marwell’s Zany […]

January 14, 2016

We have welcomed two young crowned lemurs to the zoo- a brand new species for Marwell! The pair arrived at Marwell Zoo from Tywcross Zoo and Obterre Zoo earlier this month as […]