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in Action for the Wild & UmPhafa
Zoo crew climb Kilimanjaro for penguins and polar bears!  On January 26th, ten brave conservationists from zoos across the country completed their trek of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania for the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria’s (EAZA) Pole to Pole campaign....

in Animals
Rolong, a smooth-coated male otter, is enjoying his new home in the safety of Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre in Cambodia after undergoing rehabilitation. Otters are threatened from all sides. Hunters look to sell otter meat to restaurants and markets, and...

in Animals
We now have three young male Reindeer! These youngsters will be trained and mixed with our older reindeer ready for helping Santa in Christmas 2014! Fin and Sami are just over 9 months old and Gironimo is the eldest at 1...

in Action for the Wild & UmPhafa
Breeding success on our private nature reserve, UmPhafa, sees first releases of wild animals into new areas of the reserve. Colchester Zoo’s registered charity Action for the Wild is dedicated to researching and conserving animal species all over the world. One...

in Action for the Wild & UmPhafa
It was touch and go for a tiny bear cub called Rescue 171 as he struggled for survival on arrival at a sanctuary in Cambodia, rescued from a market in Kompong Speu province weighing under 3kg. Staff at the centre cared...

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