WE ARE MOVING!!! So over the last year, we’ve been busy building much larger habitats for our animals in a new, much larger location in Hebron Business Park, Kilkenny. Over the coming weeks our doors in Gowran will be closed to public as we ready all our animals for the move. We look forward to welcoming everyone to our new facility (with lots of new and exciting elements!) and will be opening our doors at 10am on Friday the 27th of December at The National Reptile Zoo, Hebron Business Park, Kilkenny City, R95 KF6V. In the meantime, you can still contact us by phone or email. The post We are m ..read more

My name is Helena Pereira, I’m 24 years old and I’m in the 6th year of Veterinary Medicine. I started my internship, here at The National Reptile Zoo, on September 1st 2019 and stayed here for 3 months. My thesis is going to be about reptile management in zoos and clinics, so I thought that coming here all way from Portugal, would be a great place to learn and write about it. The objective of this internship was also to gain experience regarding reptiles’ welfare, because in college we don’t have the chance to learn much about reptiles. I had the chance to participate in almost all the zookee ..read more

A huge thank you to all visitor donations which have contributed to funding the Gerry Martin Project to help tackle the venomous snakebite crisis in India. India accounts for nearly half of the global 40,000 -50,000 deaths caused by snakebites every year and many more suffer from tissue damage or loss of limbs. The Gerry Martin Projects has been working on educating at-risk communities on avoiding and treating snakebites since 2013. This includes providing solar powered lanterns and gumboots to people working in fields and high-risk areas and informing farmers of the presence of snakes in the ..read more

Did you know that tortoise where the first animals to successfully orbit the moon? Reptiles were some of the first animals to be sent outside of the earths orbit and so for World Space Week this year we will be exploring some of the ways our scaly friends have contributed to our knowledge of the universe. We will have lots of fun facts and information for all ages available all week with our interactive talks where we will showcase some of our fantastic reptiles, a Space trail where you can explore the vastness of our solar system alongside our reptilian wonders and some fun competitions with ..read more

For our Eggstravagant Easter Event we will be showcasing some of our finest egg-laying reptiles with a chance to meet them, hold them and learn all about them every hour with one of our expert zookeepers. Of course we will also have an egg hunt running all weekend with lots of nice prizes up for grabs, our resident reptiles will be guarding the eggs in their habitats, so everyone can join in with trying to find them. The egg hunt and all interactive talks are also FREE, just pay the normal admission price which can be found on https://www.nationalreptilezoo.ie/visitor-info/opening-times-admis ..read more

We’d like to thank all our visitors and supporters for another great year, and let you know that we will be open as usual over the Christmas holidays, except for the 24th, 25th and 26th of December. It’ll be business as usual, 10 am to 6 pm every other day! The post Happy Christmas from all at The National Reptile Zoo! appeared first on National Reptile Zoo ..read more

April 21st, The Great Irish Bake! On April 21st, The Great Irish Bake will take place at The National Reptile Zoo, 11am to 5.30 pm. You’ll enjoy fabulous baked goods and have the opportunity to help sick children by giving a donation. All proceeds will be sent to the Temple Street foundation in order to help sick children and provide them life-saving care. Every day hundreds of seriously-ill children come to Temple Street for vital care. Your donation might help to raise the funds needed to make sure that each and everyone of those brave children is surrounded by the best f ..read more

Due to works being carried out by the E.S.B., the Zoo will be closed on Thursday 5th April. We may re-open in the late afternoon on Thursday, depending on how quickly the work has been completed. If you plan on visiting that day, please email or message us on social media to check if we are open. The post One Day Closure, 5th April. appeared first on National Reptile Zoo ..read more

Today we are celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women across the globe. And what better way to do that than to highlight some of our intrepid team members! Christina Zoo Keeper/Educator/HR Our Internship and Volunteer Program comes under Christina’s watchful eye.       Hope Zoo Keeper/Educator/Health and Safety Along with her H&S duties, Hope runs our Lost World Exhibit in Drogheda.       Tara Zoo Keeper/Education Officer Tara keeps our Zoo to You team on the road and up to date.       Joana Zoo Keeper/Ed ..read more

CELEBRATE WORLD TURTLE DAY @ NRZ (Image: www.naturalawakeningsmag.com) World Turtle Day is on May 23rd 2017, but here at The National Reptile Zoo, we just can’t wait that long to celebrate! For the entire month of May, we are focusing our spotlight on Turtles and Tortoise from around the world and we’re here to teach you all about these amazing animals! Throughout the entire month we will focus our encounter sessions (in The National Reptile Zoo, Gowran AND The Lost World, Drogheda) on Turtles and Tortoise so you can learn all about them, their habitat, how we care for them in the Zoo and th ..read more