World Binturong Day takes place this Saturday, its celebrated every year on the second Saturday of May to raise awareness about the conservation of the Binturong. Also known as Bearcats; they play an important role because their key ecological position in Asian rainforests and help maintain healthy forest ecosystems. Seed dispersers for rainforest trees; Binturongs…
In this blog, I will give an update on the wonderful Duke and Tora, who remain in the new big cat building out of visitor view for the time being. I will tell you a bit about their personalities, husbandry and what they’ve been up to recently. Their New Home Duke and Tora, our pair…
Earlier on this week we celebrated world bear day, why? Because who doesn’t love bears! There are eight species: Asiatic black bears (moon bears), brown bears, giant pandas, North American black bears, polar bears, sloth bears, spectacled (Andean) bears and sun bears. Each species has adapted to its environment in remarkable ways, from the polar…
During your visit here at Wingham wildlife park you may be wondering why some of your favorite animals spend so much time asleep, in this blog we are going to break down the facts and delve deep into the many biological advantages some of our animals gain just by simply sleeping. As a member of…
Finding that special someone in your life is a beautiful thing, but when it comes to animals it’s also quite rare. An estimated 90% of bird species partner up for life, however that can’t be said for mammals. It is estimated that only 3% to 5% of all mammal species form monogamous relationships. With Valentine’s Day…
In this blog you will get to know a little about team carnivores, responsible for taking care of a wide range of species here at Wingham Wildlife Park. I had a chat with our team to find out about why they became keepers, how they got into the industry and their favourite species to work…
As this is my last blog for 2025, I’ve decided to have a look back at some of this year’s highlights and changes that have happened over the past 12 months, here at Wingham Wildlife Park. January What a way to kick start 2025 as we welcomed 2 servals to the collection, Maggie and Michael….
This week my blog is all about our amazing volunteers that we have working at the park. They are part of the keeping team here and it is important to us keepers to make them feel like they are as well. So, I’d just like to say a massive thank you to all the current/previous…
From a very young age I have wanted to work with animals in some capacity. As a child I wanted to become a palaeontologist, just like many others I was fascinated by dinosaurs. This was due to one of my favourite films growing up; The Land Before Time. This dream was then fuelled after watching…
In this blog I will be delving into the trials and tribulations of medicating our animals on carnivore section and who is good as gold and who could do with improvement! Our animals have access to round the clock veterinary care and sometimes they need to be medicated for various reasons to keep them in…
