Latest News
From the Zoos
Below are the most recent news reports from all of the zoos listed within this site. For older reports, see the News Archives pages. News archives for individual zoos can be found from the appropriate details page, or linked from the individual reports below.
Death: Bristol Zoo Gardens
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Moti, the 15-year-old Asiatic Lioness has sadly had to be put down, due to an extensive disease of her reproductive tract that was seriously affecting her health. It is hoped that a new lioness will arrive in the summer to join Kamal and continue the breeding programme for this Critically Endangered species. |
Birth: Drusillas Park
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Two baby Sulawesi Black Crested Macaques have been born, to mums (and sisters) Kendari and Jude. The first for the zoo and great news for this Critically Endangered species. The sisters arrived earlier this year from Chester Zoo. |
Arrival: Colchester Zoo
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A male Red Panda called An An has arrived from Warsaw Zoo. He joins the resident female Lushan, in the hope that they will form a breeding pair when he is old enough - he is currently just 11 months old and should reach sexual maturity at around 3 years. |
Arrival: Colchester Zoo
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A male Komodo Dragon has arrived from Prague Zoo, in order to take part in the European breeding programme for this Vulnerable species. |
Arrival: Edinburgh Zoo
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An 18-month-old male one-horned Indian Rhino called Samir has arrived from Stuttgart. This species is something of a conservation success story: a victim of habitat loss and hunting and poaching, it reached the brink of extinction in the late 20th century. The wild population has now recovered from 200 to 2575 and the species is now listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List. |
Birth: Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park
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A baby male North American Porcupine called Spike has been born. |
Birth: Belfast Zoo
May
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Lady, the Gloucestershire Old Spot Pig, has given birth to a litter of 8 piglets. |
Birth: Belfast Zoo
May
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A pair of Ring-Tailed Lemur twins have been born, to first time mum Ringo. |
Arrival: Belfast Zoo
May
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A pair of Red Titi Monkeys have arrived, from Blackpool and London Zoos, to form a new breeding pair as part of the European breeding programme for this species. The male is called Aztec and the female is called Inca. |
Depart: Blair Drummond Safari Park and Adventure Park
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Mazumba, the female White Rhino who was born at the park in 2007, has moved to Beekse Bergen Safari Park in the Netherlands, as part of the European breeding programme for this species. |
Arrival: Colchester Zoo
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Three young African Lions have arrived from Woburn Safari Park, where they were slowly being rejected by their pride. The group consists of a 3-year-old male called Bailey and two 6-year-old females called Malika and Naja. They are too closely related to form a breeding group. |
Birth: Marwell Wildlife (Marwell Zoological Park)
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A baby female Rothschild Giraffe called Nsia has been born, the sixth for mum Matilda and the first pure-bred birth at the zoo since 1997. |
Birth: ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
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A baby male Elephant has been born, the first for mum Karishma. |
Arrival: South Lakes Wild Animal Park
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A group of Black Howler Monkeys have arrived. |
Arrival: South Lakes Wild Animal Park
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A female Giant Otter called Tupi has arrived from Leipzig Zoo. She will hopefully be joined by a mate in the near future. |
Notes:
Where possible, the dates given are for the event itself, but some zoos do not make this information available, when the date of announcement is used instead.
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