Newquay Zoo will be the location for the 8th UK and Ireland Regional Environment Enrichment Conference, which will take place from Sunday, 11 September to Wednesday, 14 September. The conference will provide animal carers from across the UK and Ireland…
Newquay Zoo’s Owston’s civets are leading the way in a ground-breaking reproductive project to learn more about these rare and mysterious animals. Owston’s civets are Endangered in the wild, and so elusive that very little is known about them. The…
Female Visayan warty pig, May – one of the rarest animals at Newquay Zoo – has just given birth to two piglets. She and the father, who is called Randy, are part of a breeding programme that’s helping to boost…
Our family of black and white ruffed lemurs has almost doubled overnight with the arrival of triplets. The babies, known as pups, were born in late April, but have only just been spotted coming out of their house. They are…
Newquay Zoo has announced that they are working in collaboration with local organisations and businesses to try to make Newquay the first Sustainable Palm Oil Town. The Sustainable Palm Oil Communities initiative was developed by Chester Zoo, and in 2019…
The staff at Newquay Zoo in Cornwall are hoping that romance is on the cards, as a new male fishing cat (pictured) goes on display. The male, called Ozil, will join Newquay’s existing fishing cat Freya and it is hoped…
Following last weekend’s fundraising efforts, Wild Planet Trust, the charity which operates both Paignton and Newquay Zoo, is incredibly pleased to announce that they have raised around £25,000 in donations to support the Ukrainian Zoo Community. One-hundred percent of profits…
We have welcomed the addition of a new male red panda here at Newquay Zoo. It has been named Rowan, which means ‘red hair’ in several Celtic languages. Red pandas, which are native to the mountains of Nepal, China and…
Wild Planet Trust, the charity which operates both Paignton and Newquay Zoo, intends to demonstrate its solidarity with Ukraine by providing opportunities to generate financial support for the Ukrainian Zoo Community. “We stand with the people of Ukraine, with our…
Newquay Zoo has added a new nyala antelope to its herd. The female calf was born to parents Arnold and Arya last month and she has been named Nadja, which means ‘hope’. Nyala antelope are shy animals that inhabit areas…
