She’s 29 years old, she’s the mother of a grown-up daughter and she weighs around a tonne - but female black rhino Sita still likes to mess about in the mud. This amazing photo, taken by Paignton Zoo…
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, …
Animals at Paignton Zoo will be getting their own festive dinners this Christmas – but you may not find them quite as appetising as your own… So what’s on the menu? Well, the big cats could get a w…
If animal training makes you think of tricks and shows, think again. Top zoos use training to improve animal welfare, reduce the need for risky general anaesthetics and to keep both animals and people…
Staff at a top regional conservation charity have shared their successes and frustrations as they try to reduce, reuse and recycle consumables in their cafes and restaurants. Wild Planet Trust is t…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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 …
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. …
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…
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.…
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…