From behind the scenes updates, to 'meet the zookeeper' features, discover more about Whipsnade Zoo and our amazing animals. Plus, we'll give you some top tips for visiting, reveal fun facts about our animals, and tell you how you can get involved in our events and conservation work.
19 May 2022Zookeepers at the UK’s largest Zoo are collecting elephant dung samples to help conservationists
6 May 2022ZSL’s Chief Curator Malcolm Fitzpatrick explains why a ban on keeping elephants isn’t the solution, and how zoos like Whipsnade are ensuring the future survival of these irreplaceable creatures.
12 April 2022Conservation researchers at Whipsnade Zoo have found four distinct sounds made by Asian elephants
31 March 2022Sarah McGregor, Team Leader of Predators at Whipsnade Zoo, spends her time caring for the animal kingdom’s top predators – from Amur tigers to African wild dogs.
21 February 2022Our baby rhino Nandi is 6 months old already! We're looking back at some of her cutest moments.
11 February 2022Anusia Acus gives us an insight into life as a Zookeeper.
14 July 2021Celebrating the arrival of four, fluffy, flamingo chicks, after the eggs spent a month in an incubator to ensure their survival.
18 May 2021As Whipsnade Zoo commemorates its 90th birthday, we celebrate the work of one family that, over four generations, has dedicated almost 200 years to the founding and running of Whipsnade Zoo.
25 February 2021How our elephants are helping to tackle human wildlife conflict in the wild through our an innovative HEAT project.
29 January 2021Our head elephant zookeeper takes us behind the scenes with the elephants, and explains his journey in becoming a zookeeper.