The vital search for conservation evidence
It sounds like the latest police drama – the Zoo Evidence Officer is on the case, searching for clues, combing through paperwork and tracking down the truth. In fact, the new post, based at Paignto…
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Zoo keepers put exotic skills to local use
Most of us think zoos are about exotic species and conservation in faraway places – but bird keepers at Paignton Zoo are working on a project based in the heart of Devon. Animal staff from the char…
Another brick in the wall-aby…
Paignton Zoo will host the UK’s biggest Brick Safari in 2020. The Great Big Brick Safari will bring over 80 giant wild animal models to Devon next summer. But first, the zoo is declaring a great bi…
Trust announces star patrons
A major South West conservation charity has announced its patrons. Both are star names regionally and nationally. Naturalist Nick Baker and broadcaster Judi Spiers have been unveiled as patrons of …
OAP – the Old Age Primate
In a lovely little place not far from the sea, the old fella takes it easy. He has a garden, a nice view and people who come in every day to look after him. He’s got bad feet, declining eye-sight and …
Boots on the ground: conservation in action
A South West charity is marking World Ranger Day on Wednesday 31st July by highlighting the work of its conservation patrols – and by paying tribute to a ranger recently killed in the line of duty. …
Zoo’s UK climate change first
A Devon educator has become the first accredited UN climate change teacher in a UK zoo. Steve Nash, Head of Education for Wild Planet Trust, the charity that runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Tor…
Charity beer hits the spot
Bays Brewery’s special orangutan-themed beer has raised nearly two thousand pounds for a local conservation charity. The guest beer, called Orangutan Ale, sold out, raising £1,393 for Paignton Zoo.…
Setting higher standards in zoo retail
Local zoos are setting high environmental and ethical standards for their suppliers to ensure the quality of products in their shops. Questionnaires were sent to some 70 different suppliers asking abo…
Hatching chicks (nearly) as easy as ABC…
This Vietnam pheasant chick – and others like it hatched recently at Paignton Zoo – could be the future of its species. Bird keepers at the charity zoo are based in the Avian Breeding Centre, commo…
Zoo’s TB restrictions lifted
The TB restrictions at Paignton Zoo have been lifted. The conservation charity has been constrained since August 2017, when a single case of TB was discovered. A crucial final test has come back al…
Are these the sweetest babies in the world?
There are baby red ruffed lemurs at Paignton Zoo – and just look at them! The charity zoo is a professional science and conservation body working internationally to help save these Critically Endan…
Zoo staff battle to save sick orangutan
Animal experts at Paignton Zoo in Devon have been battling around the clock to save a sick primate. Keepers, vets and vet nurses responded swiftly when female orang utan Gambira was taken ill sudde…
New wild, wild website for local charity
The charity behind the region’s three top zoos has launched a new website with a new look and a radical new approach. Wild Planet Trust is the new name for the charity that runs Paignton Zoo, Living C…