We've opened our new Native Species Zone - Marwell Zoo

We've opened our new Native Species Zone - Marwell Zoo

A new Native Species Zone has officially opened at Marwell, a major milestone in protecting some of the UK’s most threatened wildlife. The new area features Hampshire’s first white-clawed crayfish conservation breeding centre, a new habitat for endangered sand lizards and a native wildlife pond.Once abundant in Hampshire’s chalk streams, white-clawed crayfish have suffered a dramatic decline in the past 40 years primarily due to competition and …