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Blackpool Zoo

Blackpool Zoo East Park Drive Blackpool Lancashire FY3 8PP


Get Close to Wildlife at Blackpool Zoo. Over 1000 mammals, birds, reptiles and invertebrates reside in 32 acres of scenic parkland on the edge of the UK's most famous seaside resort. From aardvarks to zebra, all your favourites are here including lions, tigers, giraffes, elephants, gorillas, orangutan and the very popular sealions.
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Spotted on Site 1st Jan, 2024
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The Great British Wildlife Restoration 2026 - the shortlist! 27th Oct 2025 Twenty-six zoos and aquariums have been shortlisted for the Great British Wildlife Restoration competition, a prestigious scheme that recognises the incredible…
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History is made as endangered elephant calf is born at Blackpool Zoo 26th Sep 2025 A rare Asian elephant calf has been born within the elephant herd at Blackpool Zoo.  Tara the elephant gave birth to the healthy female calf at 10:30pm on…
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Daily physiotherapy saves spiky newborn at Blackpool Zoo 11th Aug 2025 Keepers at Blackpool Zoo share the story of the successful veterinary intervention of a newborn North American tree porcupine. It is the first…
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Allies for Wildlife: Sustainable Palm Oil in action! 30th May 2025 In today's blog, the team at Chester Zoo have made waves across our community and beyond with their work on sustainable palm oil: Palm oil. A forever…
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Blog: A bunch of blokes having a chat over a brew 12th May 2024 Rebecca Reynolds, Head of Education, Conservation and Research, shares the healing benefits of a wellbeing programme at Blackpool Zoo: The World…
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Have you HERD the elephant-astic news at Blackpool Zoo!? 26th Mar 2024 The results of the latest round of super-sized pregnancy testing at Blackpool Zoo has revealed that two elephants are expecting (big) little bundles of…
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Pregnancy testing with supersized glittery poo at Blackpool Zoo 22nd Feb 2024 Blackpool Zoo is monitoring the reproductive cycles of its female Asian elephants by using coloured edible glitter, which helps to identify the dung.…
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Blog: Inclusive Interviews - "I like beer. Do you?" 12th Dec 2023 Rebecca Reynolds, Head of Education, Conservation, and Research at Blackpool Zoo, writes about how they've made their interviewing experience…
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BIAZA Photo Competition 2023 - the stand-out comedic photos 6th Dec 2023 Last week, we announced the winning images of our 2023 photography competition, and with five-hundred glorious entries we didn't want to just…
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Critically endangered orangutan born at Blackpool Zoo 30th Jun 2023 Blackpool Zoo has welcomed its first critically endangered Bornean orangutan baby for more than two decades after first-time mother Jingga gave birth…
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Stand up for elephants! Zoos come together to urge Government to act on World Elephant Day 12th Aug 2021 Zoos issue call ahead of the impending Animals Abroad Bill
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Blackpool’s Biggest Bubble 12th Oct 2020 Blackpool Zoo continues to celebrate its bubbles this week, almost a year to the day since it welcomed the final member of one of its most significant families.
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A visit to the zoo is good for you! 13th Feb 2020 Blackpool Zoo has teamed up with mental health charity, Lancashire Mind, to champion mental wellbeing for all.
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Blackpool Zoo to raise funds for Australian wildlife crisis 16th Jan 2020 Blackpool Zoo will mark Australia Day on Sunday 26 January by raising funds to support the millions of animals affected by the country’s devastating bush fires.
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Investigating lumpy jaw in macropods 20th Jan 2017 Lumpy jaw is a leading cause of death in zoo-housed kangaroos and wallabies worldwide. The aim of this research is to determine the housing and husbandry requirements that will prevent and/or reduce outbreaks of lumpy jaw in zoos.