News and events

13 Mar 2017

Belfast Zoo is one of Northern Ireland’s oldest and most popular visitor attractions and we have achieved this through our visitor-inspired ethos.

Witness the rise of the King

08 Mar 2017

Celebrate the release of the epic adventure Kong - Skull Island movie.

Getting to know ‘roo'

06 Feb 2017

Today we welcomed James Andrews, assistant team manager of the twilight team from Chester Zoo.

Memorial presentation for William Brown

05 Dec 2016

On 17 September 2016 the Friends of the Zoo held a memorial service at Belfast Zoo in memory of chairman, William Brown.

Winner of our annual photo competition 2017

Belfast Zoo’s 33rd Annual Photographic Competition winners announced

22 Oct 2016

The winners of Belfast Zoo’s annual photographic competition were announced at a special awards ceremony, in the elephant and giraffe house, today.

Critically endangered gorilla born at Belfast Zoo

12 Oct 2016

Belfast Zoo is celebrating the birth of a critically endangered Western lowland gorilla.

Filming at Belfast Zoo for the movie 'Zoo'

Belfast Zoo gets ready to hit the big screen

29 Sep 2016

This week Belfast Zoo travelled back in time to the Blitz era, as filming took place onsite for ‘Zoo’, a new movie based on one of Northern Ireland’s most famous war-time stories.

Lord Mayor of Belfast Brian Kingston opened the conference

Belfast welcomes zoo professionals from across Europe

21 Sep 2016

Animal and conservation experts from across the world have arrived in Belfast to take part in the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) Annual Conference 2016.

Lola has recently started to come out of the den to explore her enclosure.

First Andean bear cub born at Belfast Zoo in 22 years

11 Jul 2016

Belfast Zoo is celebrating the first Andean bear birth, at Cave Hill, in more than 20 years!

Penguin chicks hatch

17 Jun 2016

It’s another cracking success for Belfast Zoo as eight gentoo penguin chicks hatch.

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