It may be near the end of the Easter holidays and half term, but I hope everyone has spent their time off wisely, making good memories and eating lots of chocolate. The New Reptile House At the beginning of the Easter half term, after two long years, we finally opened the doors to the…
Spring is in the hair! April is shaping up to be a very exciting month for us, you won’t want to miss a thing in this month’s update so pop the kettle on and get comfy as we bring you up to speed! Coming up in April The Reptile House is open! We thought we…
I am very lucky and get to work with our 3 Bornean Orangutans. Molly, Jin and Belayan. These guys have incredible characters and it has been a joy to get to know each of the orangutans personalities. From the very start of my journey with them at WWP, Molly was the one I spent most…
April is World Autism Awareness Month. This week the condition is being highlighted by the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA). So, I thought we could investigate how the animal world is intertwined with Autism. What is Autism? Autism is a lifelong developmental disability which affects how people communicate and interact with…
Hi everyone. So, I thought I’d start this off by introducing myself as this is my first ever blog. Thank you for taking the time to give it a read. Some of you may know me already but for the ones who don’t, Hi, I’m Meg and I’m the deputy head on the mammal section….
Happy Mother’s Day to everyone celebrating this day. I’m going to take a look at some of the animals at the park who have given birth at WWP over the past 12 months. Detailing some of the struggles that they face as they embrace motherhood, some for the very first time. Howler Monkeys Minnie, one…
5th March Having just done 4 days in various forests we were looking forward to something a little different and a little more chilled out for the next day as we got in a car (pretty early though I must say) and headed to the tunnels of the demilitarized zone. It was a 90 minute…
Okay, I know what you’re thinking, card tubes? The piece of rubbish that’s supposed to be thrown away after the wrapping paper or kitchen roll is used up? Really? Card tubes are actually a really useful item here at the Zoo. We can make a variety of enrichment toys with them, for free! So, firstly,…
3rd march We arose at 5:00am and if you ask me, that was far too early, not that I had the best night’s sleep! A travel pillow would have been incredible when camping on concrete. But anyway, I packed away all my gear and was ready to go by about 5:30 but everyone in camp…
2nd March Morning soon came and if you ask me… far too soon and before even a coffee or breakfast we joined the rangers on a mock patrol for 45 minutes to see what they do and how to set a camera a trap. To this point and even beyond we didn’t see many animals…
