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…
February 1st is National Serpent Day and to celebrate serpents on this wonderful day I thought I would use this blog to introduce you to our keepers, our snakes, and our favourites (I know, I know, we’re not supposed to have favourites, but we all do). I’ve already written a blog about serpents for World…
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…
Hi, it’s Celia again and I’m here with my second blog for Wingham Wildlife Park! I visited the park on Thursday 28th December – Brrr (it was cold!). I arrived after lunch as I wanted to listen to the Big Cat Talk at 2pm. Again, I will concentrate on just two areas of the park…
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…
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…
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…
Yes, you can train a crocodile (find more here about why training is important and who else I work with)! We have a pair of Cuban crocodiles, Rico and Havana, who have been trained to enter a shut away area. This is in order for our keepers to safely enter the enclosure. Clever crocs The…
It may be near the end of the Easter holidays and half term, but I hope everyone has spent their time off wisely, making good memories and eating lots of chocolate. The New Reptile House At the beginning of the Easter half term, after two long years, we finally opened the doors to the…
When you think of animals and venoms, your first thought is probably snakes. You wouldn’t be wrong! There are around 600 species of venomous snakes with about 200 being able to seriously hurt or even kill humans. We don’t hold any of these snakes at Wingham anymore. However, we do still have our venomous lizards,…
