Latest Zoo News

Published 15.06.2015 Bugs BY Design – Velopost Stamp Competition

We've joined forces with fossil fuel-free letter delivery service, Velopost to launch a stamp design competition which celebrates the arrival of the animatronic Big Bugs exhibition.

Published 11.06.2015 Giant venomous centipede flies over from Antigua - in Bristolian’s dirty washing.

We've just revealed the exciting adventure of one its new additions, a giant venomous centipede that travelled from Antigua, through customs, via a Bristolian’s dirty washing.

Published 10.06.2015 It’s pulling season for the Avon Invasive Weeds Forum

Avon Invasive Weeds Forum has just kick-started this year’s ‘Big Pull’ campaign in which members of the public are invited to pull up Himalayan Balsam; one of the main invasive weeds responsible for strangling and eradicating native species within the River Avon.

Published 09.06.2015 Sunset Specials return to Bristol Zoo

Bristol Zoo is inviting members of the public to visit the Zoo after-hours at the end of this month.

Published 08.06.2015 Institute of Conservation Science and Learning opens

On Monday 8th June, Bristol Zoological Society officially opened its new Institute of Conservation Science and Learning – the first of its kind in the UK.