Colchester Zoo has proudly been named as Essex's Best Youth Tourist Attraction by the county's 16- 25 year olds! The competition was organised by Essex Business School at the University of Essex, in celebration of its new BSc Tourism Management degree...

Colchester Zoo’s Action for the Wild has supported the N/a'an ku sê Foundation since 2012 and has, to date, donated £19,225 to support their carnivore research programme, with another £4,984 pledged for July 2017. In March, the Rapid Response Unit received...

These beautiful spotted cats are found in areas with long grass, often associated with water. They specialise in preying on small mammals, in particular rodents, but will also eat birds, reptiles and bugs. Servals are commonly recorded from most major national parks...

Work continues for the Wae Wuul Nature Reserve Rehabilitation Project as they continue to work in the local community to raise awareness of the dangers facing komodo dragons.  The first three months of 2017 have concentrated on awareness raising and training...

Thank you to the Royal Engineer Divers from the Carver Barracks in Saffron Walden who recently visited Colchester Zoo to help clean our sealion tunnel! The team are a bomb disposal regiment who also have specialist trades within the army including...