There are over 20 different species of macaques (Macaca) and here at Wingham Wildlife Park, we have one of these – Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus). As we kick off International Macaque Week, I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce you to this wonderful, fascinating and charismatic species! Barbary macaques are classified as endangered on…
As many of you know on 1st July 2017 Kikay the female cheetah at Wingham Wildlife Park gave birth to 3 beautiful cubs – 1 girl and 2 boys. Kikay was an exceptional mum, raising all 3 cubs with no issues what so ever, however sadly (through no fault of her own), the female cub, Willow,…
A wide variety of wild birds make use of the park throughout the year, whether it’s taking advantage of the free food on offer, finding a nice safe place to shelter or just stopping off on migration. I have 50 species on my personal check list of birds that I have seen or heard whilst…
There are plenty of ways in which you are able to recycle a mobile phone, whether it be sorting it properly when taking it to your local recycling centre, sending it off to a recycling company or bringing it to us at Wingham Wildlife Park where we are able to exchange old mobile phones for…
Hi everyone! I’m Becky and head of the birds section here at the park. Not many people seem to share, or even understand my passion for birds, but I think they’re fascinating! I always have my eyes on the sky when I’m walking around at work in case something interesting flies over. But I often…
Pickle, the gibbon, is one of the biggest characters at the park and is one of the animals which our regular visitors will look out for and ask the keepers how she is and what she’s been up to. Recently Pickle has moved enclosures to be right next to her family to allow us to start the process…
It is now one more week until I will be embarking on my 100km sponsored walk, taking part in the Thames Path Challenge – in fact as I write this (11:00am), by this time next week I should be about coming to the end, or already making my way back home… That’s IF I can…
I recently returned from a much needed holiday to Mexico. Whenever I go abroad I try to see as much of the wildlife as possible and Mexico has a huge amount to offer, and so I thought that this would be a brilliant subject for my next keeper blog post! I hope you enjoy the…
I recently returned from the United States where I participated in a court hearing about the chimpanzee export from the Yerkes National Primate Research Center to the Wingham Wildlife Park (WWP). This post focuses on that hearing and next steps, inaccuracies some are saying and reporting about the chimpanzee donation and our park, and more…
Today is Endangered Species Day, a chance to raise awareness and educate about the plight of many of the world’s species that are at risk of extinction. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is responsible for the classification of species and their status, the most at risk being on the IUCN RedList….
