The animal kingdom has an amazing variety of animals, each with its own specialised adaptations for life. One subject that is very fascinating is how different species reproduce. Here at Wingham we have a few different methods of reproduction which our animals use. But firstly, let’s look at those different methods. According to the biologist,…
On the 30th of June this year we welcomed 30 juvenile White Clawed Crayfish. An endangered species endemic to the freshwater streams of the UK. It is the only native crayfish species in the UK. I am very pleased to announce that all 30 crayfish that arrived with us have been flourishing in our new…
To celebrate Belayan’s 12th birthday this month, I thought I would take this opportunity to allow you to get to know our 3 orangutans a little bit better and what it’s like to work with the smartest of the smart. All of the orangs we have at WWP are Bornean Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus), native to…
It has been a little while since I’ve written a blog post, but the other day I was doing some invertebrate surveying in the new bug garden and I just had to write about all the wildlife which we see at the park. We are of course a wildlife park, and we mostly specialise in exotic…
Hiyaaaa!!! I’m sure you have all seen enough of my face over these past few weeks so I’m back to writing blogs for you all to enjoy and hopefully learn a thing or two about some of species that we have on the mammal section at the park. It has been lovely in the recent…
International Red Panda Day is the 3rd Saturday of September each year. On this day, zoos, schools, and other groups around the world celebrate by creating as much red panda publicity as possible. This aims to raise public awareness and support for red panda conservation issues. This year has been slightly different to previous years…
Hello everyone! In this week’s blog I want to talk about one of my favourite primate species, not only are they on my favourite list, I also have the privilege to work with them here at Wingham Wildlife Park. Last week on August 19th there was a special day to celebrate them; International Orangutan day!…
On the 9th July 2020 the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) released a news article about the completed revision of African primate’s assessments and their conservation status. This sadly included the news that almost a third of lemur species are now critically endangered and on the cusp of becoming extinct. Lemurs are only…
As we celebrate the start of a New Year and a new decade, I have decided to take a look back at what has been happening in the world of conservation over the last ten years. The IUCN red list has been releasing a lot of statements over the past few months concerning the worrying…
December is well known for being a month of celebration, with Christmas fast approaching (less than 2 weeks to go everyone!), festivities and high spirits are all around. However before Christmas arrives there’s another, admittedly lesser known, day of celebration I’d like to draw your attention to! December 14th 2019 will mark the 19th annual…
