Crocodile news

Busch Gardens theme park in Tampa, Florida, US will open the world's fastest and steepest hybrid coaster in March. Iron Gwazi, manufactured by Rocky Mountain ... More

Merlin Entertainments has revealed details of the new Croc Drop attraction, set to open at its Chessington World of Adventures Resort theme park near London, ... More

Avanton, a London-based property developer, has announced plans to create an alligator farm and enclosure to be built on the UK capital's Old Kent Road. ... More

Happy New Year to all our readers! After a year that was packed with new attractions developments (see our 2019 review articles over the last ... More

New Zealand's Auckland Zoo has revealed a timetable for opening each part of its new South East Asia Jungle Track project ‒ a NZ$58m (US$39m, ... More

Zoo Knoxville in Tennessee, US, is to rehouse its reptiles and amphibians in a new US$18m (€15.9m, £13.8m) home. Called the amphibian and reptile conservation ... More

Architect Robert D Henry has created a salon and medical spa in upstate New York, integrating the two together. The 3,300sq ft location features custom ... More

Tourist spending in Australia has grown by a huge AU$5.8bn (US$4.2bn, €3.7bn, £3.3bn), or 6 per cent for the year to March, according to latest ... More

Australia Zoo in Queensland, Australia, is to open a kids’ waterpark zone, zoo owner Terri Irwin has said. Irwin – wife of the ‘crocodile hunter’, ... More

Australia has turned to one of its most beloved film franchises, along with two of Hollywood's biggest stars, as part of a multi-million dollar marketing ... More

Often when people think of conservation, they think about exotic animals from faraway places – such as tigers and rhinos. But Florida residents are about ... More

Since opening its US$57m (€51.5m, £43.7m) African Adventure, California’s Fresno Chaffee Zoo has experienced a 40 per cent upturn in attendance – and that’s only ... More

New York's American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is bringing in live crocodiles for a new exhibition exploring the 200 million-year history of the species. ... More

Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, US, is preparing to launch its new US$22.3m (€19.5m, £15.7m) Zambezi River Hippo Camp at the end of this month, bringing ... More

The worlds of architecture, art and fashion have collided at Sexy Fish, a lavish new Asian seafood restaurant in London opened by British restaurant magnate ... More

Plans for a crocodile park in Dubai are to be realised after the city’s civic body confirmed plans for the AED22m (US$6m, €5.4m, £3.8m) development. ... More

Chester Zoo has debuted phase two of its £40m (US$62.2m, €56.4m) Islands project, which is centred around the UK’s largest indoor zoo exhibit, Monsoon Forest. ... More

San Diego Zoo is about to embark on what will be the California attraction’s largest expansion to date, the US$68m (€62m, £43.5m) Africa Rocks exhibit. ... More

Chester Zoo has debuted its new £40m (US$62.2m, €56.4m) Islands development, making the visitor attraction one of the largest and most important zoos anywhere in ... More

Australia’s crocodiles – a driver of tourism in the north of the country – have become a serious problem with an “infestation” of the once ... More

An Israeli/Cypriot consortium has put forward plans to build a visitor attraction housing 1,000 crocodiles in Psematismenos, Cyprus. The plans for the crocodile farm, submitted ... More

Greensboro Science Center in North Carolina, US is about to undergo a massive US$25m (€18.6m, £15m) expansion, renovating its indoor museum and doubling the size ... More

Australia’s first dedicated indigenous theme park attraction has opened at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast, offering visitors a unique insight Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... More

South African eco-spa and yoga retreat Woodlands has made a fresh start to 2014, reopening with a new operator and design following renovation work. Spa ... More

Terri Irwin has spoken about the challenges she has faced since taking over the Australia Zoo and various other conservation projects from her husband Steve ... More