Friday 25 July 2025 Chester Zoo and Wild Planet Trust are excited to announce a new partnership aimed at strengthening their shared mission and accelerating progress toward key strategic goals. This includes advancing conservation efforts and enhancing commercial performance, during…
Zoo-goers are in for a treat this summer as Newquay Zoo unveils its game-changing virtual reality experience that’ll transport you across the globe in minutes. The Cornwall attraction has teamed up with Wild Immersion to launch an incredible VR adventure that…
Newquay Zoo has welcomed two of the world’s rarest carnivores – a young pair of endangered brown hyenas – making it the only zoo in the South West, and just one of two in the UK, to house this elusive…
We wanted to share an important update on our Carpathian lynx kitten and the Linking Lynx expert network. After a series of thorough behavioural tests at Zoo Karlsruhe in Germany, the Linking Lynx team has decided that our lynx kitten…
For full statement regarding the lynx kitten in the wild release programme, please click here. Visitors to the Cornish zoo were delighted to see the kittens venture out for the first time on Friday 20 June, just in time for…
Newquay Zoo is pleased to announce the arrival of a new male Chapman’s zebra (Equus quagga chapmani), who joined the zoo today from Dartmoor Zoo. The male – who is seven years old and named Parsley – has joined six-year-old Luna…
Newquay Zoo is thrilled to announce the birth of twin cotton-top tamarins, a critically endangered primate species, born on 3 April 2025 to first-time parents Febe (2 years old) and Santiago (3 years old). These palm-sized primates, each weighing about…
A Cornish wildlife attraction is at the forefront of European rewilding efforts, proving that local action can have global impact. Dedicated staff at Newquay Zoo have bid a bittersweet farewell to a young Carpathian lynx born at the facility –…
Newquay Zoo is celebrating the arrival of two Humboldt penguin chicks, born in recent weeks to long-term pair Ebony and Patch and to first-time parents Oreo and Humbug. The eggs were laid in March and hatched just a few weeks…
Newquay Zoo recently welcomed almost 200 visitors, including 85 children, for a special day organised in collaboration with the Cornwall Accessible Activities Programme (CAAP) and Active Cornwall. This event provided children and young people with additional needs, along with their…
