From July 20th to July 26th, we celebrated the incredible work, resilience, and passion of keepers everywhere for National Zookeeper Week! So, what better way to show our appreciation for zookeepers than by highlighting the achievements and hard work of our keepers here at Wingham Wildlife Park and showing you a behind the scenes glimpse…
This week, I wanted to show you how we zookeepers get creative by turning everyday, unwanted household items into exciting enrichment for our animals. You might be surprised to learn that what you see as rubbish is absolute gold dust to us! From old water bottles to cardboard boxes, these simple items can make a…
Hello again, it’s me Ava! And welcome to my final article as Wingham Wildlife Park’s 2024/25 Junior Journalist. I hope you enjoy it as much as I’ve enjoyed exploring and learning about the zoo over the last year. In this article, I’ll be writing about what it’s like to be a “Keeper for the Day”,…
Hi – it’s Ava again, here with an autumn update for Wingham Wildlife Park! I visited during half-term with my sister Bea, my Nanny and my twin cousins, Isabelle and Grace. They hadn’t been to WWP for 5 years and I couldn’t wait to show them around! When we arrived, we noticed a crowd gathered…
For my blog this week, I thought I’d treat you and give you a little update on one of the park’s most popular species. As well as helping you to try and identify our individuals on your next visit. Currently we have a whopping 15 meerkats on the mammal section which consists of 9 females…
Ava Riley, age 9 Hi – I’m Ava, and this is my little sister BeaBea. Welcome to my first article for Wingham Wildlife Park! I was really excited for my first trip as a junior journalist, and I hope you enjoy my article just as much as I enjoyed my time at the Wildlife Park….
Hey guys and girls! In this blog I’ll be updating you on some of the training I’ve been up to at the park, I’ve picked a small selection of animals I’m working with. Clouded leopards I have been working with the gorgeous clouded leopards Hari and China with the aim of getting them ready for…
This week my blog will be on our mischievous mob of Meerkats Suricata suricatta. We currently have 5 adults Bill, Ken, Ariel, Kiara, Pinky and excitingly we now also have 3 babies, born on May 4th. At the moment we don’t know their genders but I think with their date of birth being May 4th…
This week my blog will be about our mischievous mob of Meerkats Suricata suricatta. Our Mob We currently have 6 individuals called Amara, Candy, Kalia, Sandy, Enzo and Kovu. They are all quite different in shape, size, colour and personality much like us really. To the trained eye they’re quite easy to tell apart. Most…
