Marwell Zoo

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Marwell Zoo
Marwell Hall, March 2016
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50°59′35.39″N 1°16′39.85″W / 50.9931639°N 1.2777361°W / 50.9931639; -1.2777361
Date opened1972
LocationOwslebury, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Land area140 acres (57 ha)
No. of animals1208+ (2019)
No. of species149 (2019)
Annual visitors511,000 (2006)[1]
MembershipsBIAZA,[2] EAZA,[3] WAZA,[4] IUCN[5]
Major exhibitsRoof of the World, Into Africa, Heart of Africa, Life in the Trees, Wild Explorers, African Valley, Fur-Feathers-Scales, Energy For Life: Tropical House, Aridlands
Websitehttp://www.marwell.org.uk

Marwell Zoo is a 140-acre (57 ha) zoo situated in Colden Common near Winchester, in the English county of Hampshire. It is owned and run by the registered charity Marwell Wildlife. The zoo is home to 1,208 animals of 149 species. The charity undertakes a range of educational and conservation activities, with a particular focus on Africa in addition to work from its base.

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