primates news

Barefoot luxury hotel, spa and resort operator Six Senses is set to open its first property in Africa in 2025. The location will front Princess ... More

All of the national parks in Congo and Rwanda featuring primates have closed their doors to visitors in an effort to avoid Africa's endangered mountain ... 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

Zoos and aquariums associations have criticised a report by World Animal Protection (WAP) which claims to have identified numerous examples around the world of wild ... 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

One of Europe's oldest zoos has revealed major shift in strategy and focus – thanks to a new law passed by local government. In May, ... More

The St Louis Zoo in Missouri, US, has announced plans for a major US$11.5m (€10.28m, £9.08m) expansion of its Primate House, with the 35,000sq ft ... More

One&Only Nature Resorts aims to offer access to “nature’s best kept secrets" and will target inbound tourists. The group will open two hotels in Rwanda, ... More

Rwandan fashion entrepreneur Teta Isibo has been appointed by ecotourism operator Wilderness Safaris to bring “a vibrant Rwandan flair” to the interior design of its ... 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

A brand new exhibit has opened at Chester Zoo, UK, dedicated to some of the world’s most threatened primate species. The exhibit, which is located ... More

After a 10-year absence and four years of fundraising and construction, Houston Zoo in Texas is about to open its new state-of-the-art gorilla exhibit to ... More

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, has announced plans for a US$65.4m (€57.2m, £42.5m) expansion and renovation of the existing facilities, to include ... More

San Francisco Zoo in California has hired an expert to investigate the recent accidental death of a 16-month-old gorilla, crushed under a closing hydraulic door. ... More

Writer Wilbur Smith is set to open a new £650,000 African species house at Marwell Zoological Park near Winchester in the UK on 4 April. ... More