I was very excited on 11th April as it was finally my next visit to Wingham Wildlife Park for the next part of my blog! It was a great day out during my Easter holidays and another perfect opportunity to get some more beautiful pictures of the animals. During my visit I saw many different…
Hi, it’s Celia again and I’m here with my third blog for Wingham Wildlife Park! I visited on Saturday 6th April and had another fantastic time looking around the park. It seems that every time I visit there is a new area to explore or experience to be had. The Tropical House – Lorikeet Feeding…
As some of you may already know, this will be my last blog as Head Keeper at Wingham Wildlife Park as I prepare to move onto a new career path as a small business owner. I’ll be running a comic book shop in Hythe, Kent which will be opening at the start of May. I…
After being closed for several weeks for bird training, our Tropical House is now open again! We have been working hard with our group of rainbow lorikeets so that they are comfortable with eating some of their daily food allowance from visitors. I think that getting up close and personal to the birds like this…
So thought I would treat you guys to another guess who to really test your animal knowledge. Time to meet the weird and wonderful creatures you may not have heard of. What am I? Your only clue is they are not found here at the park! Question 1 What am I? Question 2 What am…
March 20th was World Frog Day and it was created to raise awareness of frogs and the challenges they face. What’s the big deal about frogs? There are over 7500 species of frogs in the world. Out of the 7500+ species of frogs, almost 900 species are endangered and over 500 species are critically endangered,…
In this blog I’m going to talk about tiger, Tora’s recent contraceptive implant change and general health check. So, who is Tora? Tora is a 5 year old hybrid tiger currently housed at Sandwich Wildlife Park with another tiger Duke. Her implant was due to be changed so I did some training with her to…
Senior Primate Keeper, Holly For this blog I thought I would give you an insight into one of my favourite aspects of my job… DIY projects. As much as there is a part of me that loves picking up poo (you kind of have to, to be a zookeeper); training, enriching and building different things…
Hi everyone! I am sure most of you have seen our 2 newest members of the park by now, but I thought it was only fair that they received a proper introduction in addition to providing you all with an insight into how our new giraffes have been settling into their new home. So, on…
War has always been synonymous with humans, but what about the animals that have stood beside us on the battlefields? On 24th February each year, the world comes together to celebrate International War Animal Day. This is a day dedicated to acknowledging and paying tribute to the crucial role animals have played in conflicts. The…