Hi, it’s Celia again and I’m here with my last blog for Wingham Wildlife Park! Instead of focusing on two areas of the park like I usually do, I wanted to simply enjoy all the animals and use my last time as Junior Reporter, making my way round to see and interact with as many…
Hi everyone! As this is my first blog as the new Head of Mammals, I thought it would be a great idea to write about my journey here at Wingham and why the mammal section is the best section. Most of you know me already, but for those who don’t, I’m Meg and I’ve worked…
Hi everyone, my name is Georgia, I am the vet for Wingham Wildlife Park. As it is World Veterinary Day on Saturday 27th April, we thought you might like an insight into what I get up to as the onsite vet for the collection! My role as a vet in a zoological collection varies hugely…
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…
On the 17th of April each year we celebrate Bat Appreciation Day, so I thought we could go all batty for bats in this week’s blog. What’s the aim of this day? To raise awareness about the vital role these flying mammals play in our ecosystem and playing such an important role in many habitats…
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…
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…
This blog will be celebrating ‘Fun At Work Day’ and dedicated to our keepers with some photos of them doing some of the fun and the not-so fun parts of the job! I wanted to give the keepers a much-needed giggle for the end of January by catching their best side at work. *Some of…
Senior Keeper, Holly Hi everyone, I’m Holly, the Senior Primate Keeper here at Wingham Wildlife Park. For my first blog I could have dedicated to all of the primates that everyone loves to talk about here at Wingham Wildlife Park. However, I chose instead to write this one about the “other” monkeys. The monkeys that…
