As an animal lover you probably already know about the unique black and white Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), it has captured the hearts of many worldwide, but what about an equally adorable and closely named species the Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)? The better known Giant Panda gets a lot of media attention and is the…
Happy Binturong Day guys, and what better day is there to announce that our binturongs have had a baby! Everyone, meet Kali; she is our 7-week-old female binturong kit! She is currently being cared for by staff… I’ll tell you all about her story in a little bit, but firstly, let me introduce you to…
You may have heard zoos talking about enrichment for their animals but what does it mean? Enrichment is providing animals with different things to improve their environment based around their natural instincts and behaviours. As zoo keepers we want to stimulate the animals to get them to think about and enjoy their environment. We want…
When we talk about training here at Wingham Wildlife Park we aren’t talking about teaching the animals tricks. We use training in our everyday husbandry to look after the animals better, make sure they are in peek physical health, enrich their lives by getting them to think about what the keeper is asking them to…
At the end of February a news article about a caracal sighting in Abu Dhabi caught my eye. In the title it said that it was the first sighting in 35 years, so I had to take a look and find out more! The Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi have a network of 45 remote camera traps…
This week is February half term so there’s a lot of excitement and hustle and bustle about the park with everyone coming to see our animals. But at the start of the week, we also celebrated Arroon’s (our male Asiatic black bear) 4th birthday! Mika (our female) also turned 4 on the 1st of this…
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,…
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….
