Colchester Zoo in United Kingdom

Colchester Zoo
Photo © Nat Bocking
Type	zoo

Owner
Founded	1963
Address	Maldon Rd.
Zip-code	CO3 5SL
Place	Colchester
Country	United Kingdom
Website	Website

Directors

Key People

Veterinarians

Elephant department

Elephant management	Protected Contact, since

Head keepers of elephants

Elephant keepers	1994-: Claire Bennet (elephant keeper) -now: Terry Shelton (elephant keeper)
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-18:

Latest document update	2025-03-18 15:47:37
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Description

Colchester Zoo, located at Maldon Rd., in Colchester, United Kingdom , was founded in 1963

Colchester Zoo elephants are managed in Protected Contact, since

Living elephants

At the Colchester Zoo lives 4 elephants with records in this database: (detail list)

References for records about Colchester Zoo

Koehl, Dan (2025). Colchester Zoo, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=6. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Litterature about Colchester Zoo

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Colchester Zoo on elephant-news.com

Colchester Zoo is mentioned on Elephant News:
Date	Links which opens in new window
2013-05-05	Visitors to colchester zoo were surprised to see a helicopter land in the elephant enclosure today after a teenager was taken ill. - Elephant News
2010-08-20	Giant step forward as addo elephants’ territory doubles (video) - Elephant News
2009-01-30	Elephant paternity mix-up at zoo - Elephant News
2009-01-27	Opal the elephant is pregnant - Elephant News
2008-10-17	British zoo celebrates first elephant in the uk to conceive by artificial insemination - Elephant News
2008-09-12	Elephants show how to have fun - Elephant News
2007-12-28	African elephants jambo and kito set to leave colchester zoo to bioparc valencia in spain - Elephant News

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