You may have attended one of our talks here at Wingham and heard our keepers talking about studbooks, EEP’s and ESB’s, but what are they? My blog the week aims to unveil the mysteries and provide a comprehensive understanding of these programs and their significance in the conservation efforts of zoos. Conservation and breeding programs…
Senior Bird Keeper, Ryan Just to set the scene, despite being a bird nerd, I absolutely adore butterflies. Unfortunately, I started here at Wingham after the Butterfly House, inside the Tropical House, closed. So, I missed out on meeting Wingham’s fluttery friends. However, just like the rest of the bird team, I often get confronted…
So last time we talked about nocturnal animals which are awake at night. Now it’s time to look at diurnal species which means most active during the day. This includes us. Even if you have a night job we are still adapted for being up in daylight. Diurnal animals include most primates, deer, antelope, falcons…
As today is Iguana Awareness Day it only makes sense to dedicate this blog to the iguanas of Wingham. In 2011, the Iguana Taxonomy Working Group recognized 44 species of iguana with 19 sub-species across six of those species. Several of these species are listed by the IUCN as endangered and a few are critically…
Georgia is sharing what a typical day at work looks like for her here WWP from weighing to target training and everything in between.
Hello, my name is Celia, I am 9 years old and I am extremely excited to announce that I am Wingham Wildlife Park’s new Junior Reporter! Here’s how my first day went…. I arrived at the park on Sunday 6th August and met with Leanne who answered some of my questions before I got going….
Hello, I am Taliya and I am 12 years old. I hope you like my first junior journalist report from WWP. Today, I went the zoo but not just any zoo. I was able to go my favourite zoo – Wingham Wildlife Park. There are so many reasons I love this park. There are things…
As I write this month’s blog, it is final day between England and Spain in the Women’s Football World Cup. As the country gathers to see the Lionesses hopefully make history, it sparked a wonder of how animals often cross over into the world of sport. The most obvious sports being horse racing and dog…
This week I thought it would be a good opportunity to give you an update on what has been going down on the mammal section over the last few weeks as there has been quite a lot happening! We are now deep into the summer holidays, which in my opinion is the busiest time of…
The 8th of August every year is Moon Bear Day. It is very special to us as we are the only zoo collection in the UK that houses Asiatic Black Bears and one of only 18 zoos within Europe. Our Asiatic Black Bears or Moon Bears, as they are sometimes called because of the white…
