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Colchester Zoological Society

Colchester Zoological Society Maldon Road Stanway Colchester Essex CO3 0SL


Colchester Zoological Society is well worth a visit with over 150 beautiful, unusual and rare species of the animal kingdom, set in 60 acres of parkland and lakes. Visited by over 1.5 million people every year, there’s plenty for the whole family to explore!
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Spotted on Site 1st Jan, 2024
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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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Colchester Zoological Society (CZS) announce that Tayo has arrived safely at his new home in Spain 20th Jun 2025 On Tuesday 10th June 2025, CZS said farewell to their male white rhino, Tayo aged 4 years old, as he began his journey to his new home at Safari Madrid…
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BIAZA Photo Competition 2025 - the winners! 7th May 2025 Secret lives in zoos and aquariums have revealed in BIAZA's annual photography competition.  A playful rhino and a penguin optical illusion –…
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Colchester Zoological Society opens renovated Capuchin habitat 10th Apr 2025 In 2024, Colchester Zoological Society (CZS) started the renovation of one of the oldest habitats within the Zoo, which is home to the Critically Endangered,…
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Tombe and Tumba Move Out 23rd Jan 2025 Colchester Zoo's long term male chimpanzee residents, Tombe and Tumba, will be heading to a new home at Belfast Zoo in Northern Ireland on Thursday…
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Rare Amur leopard cubs born at Colchester Zoo 3rd Dec 2024 Colchester Zoo is excited to announce that in the early hours of the morning on 24th November 2024, exactly one month before Christmas Eve, female Amur…
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Colchester Zoo is delighted to report that UmPhafa Reserve in South Africa has been officially declared a Nature Reserve 16th Oct 2024 The UmPhafa Nature Reserve, situated in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, is a 6,000 hectare reserve comprised of a number of farms previously managed for…
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Blog: Fostering Collaborative Science | Strengthening the bond between Zoos and Academia 11th Oct 2024 In the ever-evolving landscape of science and conservation, collaboration really is key to achieving success and impact, writes Dr Andrew Mooney (Senior…
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Colchester Zoo are delighted to be a part of celebrating the 250th anniversary of Colchester Medical Society! 25th Sep 2024 Colchester Medical Society is the oldest provincial medical society in the country, being established in 1774. This year, to celebrate their 250th anniversary,…
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Colchester Zoo Shares Exciting Pre-Application Plans for New Lion Habitat 29th Jul 2024 Since Colchester Zoo released their future vision plan as part of their 60th anniversary celebrations in 2023, work has now started to begin on one of…
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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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Colchester Zoo shares visitor memories in celebration of BIAZA’s Love Your Zoo campaign 17th Jun 2024 In celebration of BIAZA’s Love Your Zoo campaign, which ran from 27th to 31st May 2024, Colchester Zoo invited visitors to share their favourite…
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Colchester Zoo’s charity changes name ready for taking over the running of the Zoo in 2025! 3rd Jun 2024 Colchester Zoo are pleased to confirm that on the 2nd April, their charity, ‘Action for the Wild’ changed its name to ‘Colchester Zoological…
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Exciting Spider monkey birth at Colchester Zoo! 7th May 2024 On 16 April 2024, female Colombian black spider monkey, Cheekaboo, welcomed her seventh offspring at Colchester Zoo! Cheekaboo is an experienced…
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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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Student Keeper Work Experience Programme at Colchester Zoo 22nd Jun 2023   Since 2015 Colchester Zoo has delivered a voluntary one-year work experience placement on animal sections, called the Student Keeper Programme.…
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Colchester Zoo Camera Trap Loan Scheme 21st Jun 2023 The Colchester Zoo Camera Trap Loan Scheme aims to encourage students to investigate and explore wildlife, to develop the skills used in conservation…
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Conservationists mark 3 year anniversary of Brexit calling for an end to red tape swamp 31st Jan 2023   On the 3-year anniversary of Brexit, zoos and aquariums across Great Britain have called on Government to end the endless red tape preventing conservation…
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Colchester Zoo celebrates Southern white rhino calf 24th Jan 2023 Colchester Zoo could not have asked to start their 60th anniversary year any better than with the birth of a healthy Southern white rhino calf! Back in…
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BIAZA Zoos and Aquariums sending each others' animals Christmas presents 22nd Dec 2022 Somewhere in the country this Christmas, a ring-tailed lemur investigates a brand-new ball, a curious armadillo noses at a new puzzle feeder, and a fruit…
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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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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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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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Another step forward for Volunteers in Zoos & Aquariums 19th Mar 2021 Volunteer zookeepers and aquarists now have the opportunity to gain a dedicated award from Sparsholt College and City & Guilds. T