Conservation
The main current Marwell Wildlife conservation programmes include Managing biodiversity in Hampshire, Assisting Grevy's Zebra and its ecosystem, in Kenya, Supporting threatened species in Zimbabwe, and Managing the population of small vulnerable populations, and reintroducing the scimitar-horned oryx to the Sahara.
The zoo has been involved in reintroducing wild horse, Golden Lion Tamarin, roan antelope and Scimitar Oryx to the wild . The oryx is extinct in the wild, but more than 200 calves have been born and reared at the zoo since 1972 and many of these were released back to the Sahara with animals from Whipsnade Zoo and Edinburgh Zoo.
The charity also carries out a range of research and education activities.
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