Rhino poaching in South Africa has reached crisis point. Last year 1,215 rhinos were poached across the country - that’s one every eight hours. If the killing continues at this rate, rhino deaths could overtake births in 2016-2018, meaning in the...
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ZOO NEWS
There's always a new story to tell at Colchester Zoo, from welcoming new arrivals, to exciting things to see and discover.
Spotted hyena moves on to help his species!
On Tuesday 24th March we said farewell to our our eldest and first Spotted hyena offspring, Nafari, who has moved to Beauval Zoo in France to join a young female in the hope that they will become a successful breeding pair....
We’re very sad to report the loss of Dume the Mandrill
On 28th February 2015 staff at Colchester Zoo were devastated to lose male mandrill, Dume, who was 20 years of age and the dominant breeding male within the group.
Dume had been a resident at Colchester Zoo since 2004 and was...
Butterfly Glade to open in 2015!
The new 'Butterfly Glade' is dedicated to the loving memory of a very special little girl, Isobel Rose Parmenter. She recently passed away aged just 22 months. Isobel spent seven months, one third of her short life, in hospital. For five and a half...
Observation and education helping titi monkeys survive
Eduardo, Clarita and their infants Elva and Timi - a family of San Martin titi monkeys - spend the first few hours of the early morning looking for food and taking shorts rests in their forest habitat in Morro de Calzada...
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