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Twycross Zoo

Lucy Ray

Twycross Zoo Burton Road Twycross Atherstone Warwickshire CV9 3PX


Come face to face with over 500 animals of almost 150 species at Twycross Zoo. Set in 88 acres Twycross Zoo is renowned as a specialist primate zoo and is the only zoo in the UK where you can see the bonobo as well as the other three types of great ape: gorilla, orang-utan and chimpanzee. The zoo also has one of the largest collections of gibbons in Europe.
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Spotted on Site 1st Jan, 2024
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The UK’s only Bonobo Baby born at Twycross Zoo 18th Sep 2025 Today (18.09.25), UK conservation charity Twycross Zoo has announced the successful birth of an endangered bonobo – human’s closest living…
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BIAZA Awards 2025 - The Winners! 27th Jun 2025 Each year, we recognise the achievements of BIAZA member zoos and aquariums across a wide range of categories in the BIAZA Annual Awards. Compiled below…
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Twycross Zoo announces £25 million investment to create ‘Global Conservation Centre’ and scale up charity’s impact for Endangered wildlife 26th Jun 2025 UK conservation charity, Twycross Zoo, has today announced it is making a game-changing contribution to the fight against global extinction, with the…
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Twycross Zoo appoints Dr Rebecca Biddle as Chief Conservation Officer to lead global conservation efforts 25th Oct 2024 Leading conservation charity, Twycross Zoo has announced the promotion of Dr Rebecca Biddle to Chief Conservation Officer. This brand-new role will…
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Twycross Zoo welcomes Critically Endangered red fronted macaws as part of conservation programme 10th Jul 2024 Leading conservation charity, Twycross Zoo, has today announced the arrival of two red-fronted macaws — one of the most endangered species of parrot…
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The BIAZA Annual Awards 2024 - The Full List of Winners 17th Jun 2024 Each year, we recognise the achievements of BIAZA member zoos and aquariums across a wide range of categories in the BIAZA Annual Awards. Compiled below…
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Blog: 60 years marks conservation turning point for Twycross Zoo 23rd Jan 2024 Dr Rebecca Biddle, Director of Conservation, Twycross Zoo writes for BIAZA about their new conservation strategy and what it means for the Zoo……
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Coastal restoration led by zoos wins big in Parliament 17th Jan 2024 ZSL’s oyster restoration project beat 21 other native species projects to win BIAZA’s Great British Wildlife Restoration Award  The competition…
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Endangered gibbon born at Twycross Zoo 31st Oct 2023 For last week's International Gibbon Day, leading conservation charity Twycross Zoo announced the new arrival of a pileated gibbon.…
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Twycross Zoo launches new Conservation Strategy to Maximise its Global Impact in fight against Extinction 18th Sep 2023 Today (Monday 18 September), amid the planet's sixth mass extinction crisis, Twycross Zoo has unveiled its ambitious new Conservation Strategy that…
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The BIAZA Annual Awards 2023 - The Full List of Winners 31st Aug 2023 Each year, we recognise the achievements of BIAZA member zoos and aquariums across a wide range of categories in the BIAZA Annual Awards. Having featured…
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The Butterfly Effect 7th Jul 2023   The Butterfly Effect - How establishing a formal transect for long-term population monitoring breathed new life into the Twycross Zoo Nature Reserve,…
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The BIAZA Annual Awards 2022 - The Full List of Winners 31st Aug 2022 Each year, we recognise the achievements of BIAZA member zoos and aquariums across a wide range of categories in the BIAZA Annual Awards. Having featured…
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Blog: Spotted on Site! How zoos and aquariums are supporting native species 26th Jul 2022 BIAZA’s Senior Manager, Nicky Needham, writes about the innovative campaign to document the native species observed across sites at BIAZA zoos and…
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PRIDE: Taking steps to find yourself 30th Jun 2022 This month, in celebration of PRIDE, we are giving space to LGBT+ voices from across the BIAZA membership. The PRIDE blogs will provide a snapshot of…
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PRIDE: Life lessons on homosexuality - and bedbugs 1st Jun 2022 This month, in celebration of PRIDE, we are giving space to LGBT+ voices from across the BIAZA membership. The PRIDE blogs will provide a snapshot of…
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On the move to Memphis: Twycross Zoo marks global impact of conservation work on National Endangered Species Day, alongside Memphis Zoo 20th May 2022 This National Endangered Species Day (20 May 2022), Twycross Zoo is celebrating the global impact of its conservation work to help protect the critically…
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Twycross Zoo announces birth of baby Bonobo 11th Feb 2022 Twycross Zoo has announced the arrival of a new baby bonobo, the first to be born in the UK since 2019. Announced ahead of World Bonobo Day (14 February),…
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UK's only bonobos troop take first look at new home at Twycross Zoo 18th Oct 2021 A family of bonobos at Twycross Zoo have taken a first look at their brand-new enclosure - and are already making themselves right at home.
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Statement in support of Sustainable Palm Oil 1st Oct 2021 The conservation organisations listed below are committed to driving the palm oil industry in the right direction, and support a move to sustainable palm…
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Tadpoles, Turtles and Tigers – Extraordinary winners from Zoo and Aquarium photography competition 10th Aug 2021 From conservation projects interrupted by coronavirus, to a turtle ultrasound, the story of dedicated conservationists and animal keepers have been told in the extraordinary results of BIAZA’s photo competition.
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Training the next generation of wild animal health professionals 12th Feb 2021 Modern zoos play a critical role in education and while most are involved in teaching a variety of age groups, tertiary education needs often are not being addressed.
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Answer Twycross Zoo’s call for mobile phones 7th Feb 2020 Twycross Zoo has partnered with Clover Environmental Solutions to launch a much-needed mobile phone recycling scheme.
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Chimpanzee Eden – Twycross Zoo’s Exhibit Vision 20th Sep 2019 All about Twycross Zoo's new Chimpanzee exhibit