Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visited Torquay’s historic Torre Abbey on Wednesday 20 July and learnt about Tor Bay’s seagrass mooring buoys which have been installed to help protect extraordinary and endangered seagrass meadows from…
For the first time in almost two years, Paignton Zoo has moved one of its animals internationally as part of a breeding programme. The wrinkled hornbill, an Endangered species of bird, moved to Jurong Bird Park, Singapore, this week after…
Paignton Zoo’s bird team are pleased to announce the successful hatching of a Rothschild’s peacock pheasant. With less than 60 individuals of the species in zoos worldwide, the new chick marks an important arrival for the breeding programmes of this…
With big eyes, golden fur and a fluffy tail, the distinctive hazel dormouse is a small mammal native to the British Isles that’s vulnerable to extinction. Due to milder winters and continued loss of woodlands and hedgerows, the UK population…
A unique collaboration has been formed between National Trust and Paignton Zoo which is helping to feed zoo animals. “We’re delighted to be working with National Trust. This is a project that’s been in the pipeline for some time so…
© Miriam Haas Western lowland gorilla Pertinax, who lives at Paignton Zoo, is celebrating his 40th birthday on 13 April 2022, making him the oldest male gorilla in the UK. Pertinax, lovingly known as ‘Pert’, arrived to Paignton Zoo 25…
Paignton Zoo have successfully created a bird–dinosaur hybrid using fossilised dinosaur cells and genetic material from a female hamerkop. A giant egg was laid by the female on the morning of 1 April, and this has since been checked over…
At the start of March Paignton Zoo’s skyline changed significantly with the removal of their former Brookside Aviary located near the zoo’s entrance. Now the netting and support poles have been taken away it has enabled visitors to really appreciate…
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…
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…
