Blackpool Zoo
East Park Drive
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY3 8PP
Telephone: 01253 830830
Fax: 01253 830800
Get Close to Wildlife at Blackpool Zoo. Over 1000 mammals, birds, reptiles and invertebrates reside in 32 acres of scenic parkland on the edge of the UK's most famous seaside resort. From aardvarks to zebra, all your favourites are here including lions, tigers, giraffes, elephants, gorillas, orangutan and the very popular sealions.
What's happening at Blackpool Zoo
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Spotted on Site
1st Jan, 2024
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Have you HERD the elephant-astic news at Blackpool Zoo!?
26th Mar 2024
The results of the latest round of super-sized pregnancy testing at Blackpool Zoo has revealed that two elephants are expecting (big) little bundles of…
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Pregnancy testing with supersized glittery poo at Blackpool Zoo
22nd Feb 2024
Blackpool Zoo is monitoring the reproductive cycles of its female Asian elephants by using coloured edible glitter, which helps to identify the dung.…
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Blog: Inclusive Interviews - "I like beer. Do you?"
12th Dec 2023
Rebecca Reynolds, Head of Education, Conservation, and Research at Blackpool Zoo, writes about how they've made their interviewing experience…
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BIAZA Photo Competition 2023 - the stand-out comedic photos
6th Dec 2023
Last week, we announced the winning images of our 2023 photography competition, and with five-hundred glorious entries we didn't want to just…
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Critically endangered orangutan born at Blackpool Zoo
30th Jun 2023
Blackpool Zoo has welcomed its first critically endangered Bornean orangutan baby for more than two decades after first-time mother Jingga gave birth…
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Stand up for elephants! Zoos come together to urge Government to act on World Elephant Day
12th Aug 2021
Zoos issue call ahead of the impending Animals Abroad Bill
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Blackpool’s Biggest Bubble
12th Oct 2020
Blackpool Zoo continues to celebrate its bubbles this week, almost a year to the day since it welcomed the final member of one of its most significant families.
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A visit to the zoo is good for you!
13th Feb 2020
Blackpool Zoo has teamed up with mental health charity, Lancashire Mind, to champion mental wellbeing for all.
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Blackpool Zoo to raise funds for Australian wildlife crisis
16th Jan 2020
Blackpool Zoo will mark Australia Day on Sunday 26 January by raising funds to support the millions of animals affected by the country’s devastating bush fires.
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Blackpool Zoo to welcome world’s rarest birds
1st Apr 2019
Work has begun at the zoo to reshuffle current residents and make room for four new aviaries.
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Magic Magellanic
3rd Oct 2018
Blackpool Zoo is the only zoo in the UK where you can see Magellanic penguins, and now they have five more!
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A star with stripes
14th Sep 2018
The UK’s only female Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal has been born at Blackpool Zoo.
Project
Investigating lumpy jaw in macropods
20th Jan 2017
Lumpy jaw is a leading cause of death in zoo-housed kangaroos and wallabies worldwide. The aim of this research is to determine the housing and husbandry requirements that will prevent and/or reduce outbreaks of lumpy jaw in zoos.
