Hello everybody, it’s me, Ava! I’m back with more exciting stories and fun facts to share! How’d you like my painting of a capybara? Terrible right! Don’t worry, I’ll stick to journalism from now on! This is my third visit as a young reporter for Wingham Wildlife Park, and in this article I’m going to…

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Seasons greetings to you all and I hope you are all ready and prepared for the big day. As this is my last blog for 2024, I’ve decided to have a look back at some of this year’s highlights and changes that have happened over the past 12 months, here at Wingham Wildlife Park. January…

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At Wingham we have a pair of western dwarf crocodiles and we have been working with them to scale train them, in this blog you’ll see how it’s going.  Some snapping facts Dwarf crocodiles are the smallest crocodile species, rarely reaching a length of over 1.5 meters. This nocturnal species are opportunistic feeders, hunting for…

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Biazas Creatures Unseen Week This week, from the 23rd to the 27th of October, BIAZA (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquaria) is shining a light on the nocturnal animals that live and thrive in the dark. Nocturnal animals are important for the ecosystem and many species are under threat. Here at Wingham Wildlife…

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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…

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The reptile blogs have been very lizard focused. So, I’m going to mix it up a little this time and introduce you to some pretty cool chelonians instead. More specifically, I’m going to tell you about our alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii). Wingham Wildlife Park is home to 2 alligator snapping turtles. One is fairly…

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