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latest Paignton press releases

• Torquay

  Zoos warm to thermal art

  Arts & Culture : Zoos : Whats On

  Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is launching a unique art exhibition that brings together wildlife conservation and military hardware.

• Paignton

  Download a Zoo expert for free!

  Where To Go : Zoos

  Visitors to Paignton Zoo Environmental Park can now get a free personal tour from their very own animal expert.

• Paignton

  Zoo's green challenge to businesses

  Business & Commerce : Weather & Environment

  Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is challenging South West businesses to prove their green credentials at the first Green Solutions Festival, to be held in the Zoo at the end of October.

• Paignton

  Half century dedicated to animals

  People & Society : Wildlife : Zoos : Nature & Wildlife Parks

  Paignton Zoo Environmental Park's Curator of Birds & Reptiles Colin Bath has retired after nearly 50 years.

• Paignton

  Giant bird box for fledgling naturalists

  Zoos : Whats On

  A giant parrot nest-box has taken pride of place at Paignton Zoo - but it's for children not birds.

• Paignton

  Zoo scientist's welfare quest

  Wildlife : Zoos : Nature & Wildlife Parks

  A scientist from Devon is helping to improve primate welfare around the world at a major international conference.

• Torquay

  SPEED WAITING

  Whats On

  It is set to be thrills, but hopefully not too many spills, as the annual Waiters and Waitresses Race returns as part of the 100th anniversary of Torbay Carnival.

• United Kingdom

  Zoo works to save not-so-common dormouse

  Science & Nature : Zoos : Nature & Wildlife Parks

  Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is helping to coordinate conservation efforts for one of Britain's best-loved creatures.
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  Dartmoor

  Zoo's new head of plants returns to his roots

  Gardening : Zoos

  Paignton Zoo Environmental Park has appointed a new Curator of Plants & Gardens. And for globe-trotting Kevin Frediani, it's a return to his Devon roots.

• Paignton

  85 hours on a bicycle!

  Zoos : Charity

  Two members of staff from Paignton Zoo Environmental Park have completed their charity bike ride from Land's End to John O'Groats.

• Surrey

  Gorilla moves on

  Zoos

  Paignton Zoo Environmental Park's male Western gorilla Damisi has gone to Chessington Zoo in Surrey to start a new breeding group.
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  Paignton

  Zoo gets in the pink!

  Zoos : Whats On

  Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is turning pink for an exotic charity soirée. The first ever Flamingo Ball is on Saturday 12th July.

• United Kingdom

  Zoo digs in for gardens show

  Zoos : Whats On : Home & Garden

  Devon horticulturalists are heading for one of the biggest national gardening shows.

• Modbury

  Penguins conquer adventure challenge

  Zoos : Charity

  Staff from a local conservation attraction recently took part in a gruelling adventure challenge to raise money for charity.

• Paignton

  Zoo pair's marathon bike ride

  Zoos : Charity

  Two members of staff from Paignton Zoo Environmental Park are taking on the ultimate cycle challenge.

• Paignton

  Zoo volunteers worth their weight in gold

  People & Society : Conservation : Zoos

  Local conservation charities are using National Volunteers Week to highlight the value of volunteers.

• Paignton

  Charity hosts moth night

  Zoos : Whats On : Nature & Wildlife Parks : Nature

  The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust is holding an event for creatures of the night. The charity is inviting people to come and find out more about marvellous, mysterious, magical moths.

• Paignton

  Zoo crocodiles get in the swim

  Zoos : Whats On

  Paignton Zoo's Crocodile Swamp exhibit is a world of water.

• Paignton

  Zoo leaps into action for frogs

  Zoos : Whats On

  Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is leaping to the aid of frogs during the May half term.

• Westcountry

  End of an era at Paignton Zoo

  Zoos

  Paignton Zoo Environmental Park's female Bornean orang utan Bulu has been euthanased due to ill health.

• Westcountry

  Rhino on the move

  Zoos

  The father of one of Devon's most famous youngsters is heading off with the intention of fathering more offspring with new females.
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  Paignton

  Zoos lead international bag giveaway

  Where To Go : Environment

  Local conservation charities are leading attempts to kill off the plastic carrier bag by giving away reusable bags sent from as far away as Rome.

• Paignton

  Turtle tossing is a total triumph!

  Zoos

  Forget football and cricket, there's a new game in town - turtle tossing.

• Paignton

  Zoo researchers sniff out unreliable dung

  Zoos

  A collaborative project between four scientific organizations in three countries and on two continents has cast doubt on the accepted method of surveying elusive antelope species in the wild.
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  Paignton

  Monsters move in

  Zoos

  The crocodiles are gathering at Paignton Zoo Environmental Park.

• Paignton

  Snakes are in the bag

  Zoos

  Zoo keepers have had a designer bag made to move giant snakes into the new Crocodile Swamp exhibit.