Rare ne-ne hatched at Paignton Zoo
Two ne-ne have hatched at Paignton Zoo in Devon. But what-what is a ne-ne?It’s a species of goose - one of the rarest in the world. Found on the Hawaiian Islands, the Hawaiian goose or ne-ne is named …
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Zoo keepers get fish to clean their own aquarium
Ingenious aquarists at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium, have trained strange fish to help clean their tank of a naturally-occurring pest. Filefish, or leatherjackets, have been in…
Doh! Homer’s keepers are seeing double at Paignton Zoo
How many lobsters are there in this picture? One – because the “other one” is the hollow, hard outer shell of a lobster, known as an exoskeleton. Keepers at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo, ha…
Rowcroft announce new coastal challenge walk
Rowcroft Hospice is proud to announce the launch of a new coastal challenge walk, D2D. The Dartmouth to Dawlish walking challenge will take place between Saturday 16 - Sunday 17 May, covering 34 miles…
Paignton Zoo breeds beautiful endangered lizard
Paignton Zoo in Devon has hatched three very special – and very beautiful - youngsters. Keepers are hand rearing a trio of Chinese crocodile lizards. In 2018, Paignton Zoo became the first major zoolo…
The Male Trail is back for 2020
Rowcroft Hospice is proud to announce that The Male Trail is back for a second year on Saturday 7th March 2020. After a successful first year, Rowcroft Hospice is calling upon the men of South Devon …
Tesco Bags of Help looking for grant applications in South Devon
Community groups and charities across South Devon are being invited to apply for thousands of pounds’ worth of funding through the Tesco Bags of Help scheme. Applications are now officially open fo…
Wild Planet Trust’s 2020 vision
A local conservation charity is looking forward to 2020, despite a challenging 2019.Wild Planet Trust is the Devon-based charity that runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cor…
Nurses’ League donates to dementia-friendly hospital ward
A group of current and former nurses is helping improve the lives of patients with dementia and their families by donating memorabilia to a ward at Torbay Hospital which is run by Torbay and South Dev…
All creatures great and very, very small
This is an Nguru spiny pygmy chameleon. It’s just a few centimetres long. What could it possibly have in common with a black rhino? The answer is – Wild Planet Trust. The charity behind Paignton Zoo, …
Paignton Zoo says goodbye to lion Lucifer
Paignton Zoo is sad to announce that senior male lion Lucifer has had to be put to sleep. Zoo spokesperson Phil Knowling: “Lucifer was 17 years old, so he was a good age for an Asiatic lion. He was…
Thousands of meals donated by South Devon Tesco shoppers this Christmas
Thousands of meals have been donated to food banks and groups feeding people, thanks to the generosity of Tesco’s South Devon shoppers, figures released today reveal. South Devon shoppers donated 10,…
Conserving Torbay’s underwater rainforest
Devon conservationists and volunteer divers have completed a successful year tending to a very special local species. Staff from Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo, supported by seagrass project div…
Tesco adopts sunflower lanyard to help customers with hidden disabilities
South Devon Tesco stores will be providing sunflower lanyards to promote disability inclusion for customers and colleagues in 2020. This comes after the supermarket chain become a signatory to the Va…