This blog will be focusing on our beautiful boy Loki, our handsome male jaguar. Jaguars are the third largest big cat in the world, after tigers and lions. These incredibly powerful animals were worshipped as gods. They are also a symbol of intelligence, beauty and strength, and we can see why! These stunning animals are…
Happy Halloween everyone, the time of year when I would normally buy a big bag of chocolates, turn the lights off, hide and hope no one knocked on the door so I could eat the chocolates myself! This year however, my 3-year-old is adamant he wants to dress up as a “pumpkin ghost” and terrorise…
This week I thought I would change things up a bit from my usual blogs and give you the chance to find out a few more things about the keepers that look after all of the animals on the section. Also to find out which keepers don’t mind getting their legs out in the colder…
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…
Something way different this week from my usual blog topics and a special request from our Curator, Markus. Did you manage to catch our Wingham Bake-Off over lockdown? I didn’t win, mainly because I managed to make the worst cookies ever, but I had so much fun taking part… and I have since had another…
Hello everyone! For this blog I am going to write about one of our giraffe boys, Robin, and his fantastic progress with training. He has come along leaps and bounds since the last training update. So, like a very proud mumma, I want to share it with you all! For anyone who isn’t familiar with…
This week we have been invited to celebrate the Great Big Green Week (18th– 26th Sept) with The Climate Coalition and BIAZA. We wanted to take this as an opportunity to let you know what we are doing at Wingham Wildlife Park to tackle climate change and discuss why this is such an important subject!…
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…
Let me introduce you to Molly, Markus and Albert our group of Common Cusimanse. They joined us in early 2019 and can be seen next to the smooth coated otters. Definitely for me, along with the Egyptian fruitbats, these guys are one of the most overlooked or forgotten about species in the park by visitors….
With Tara’s 26th birthday on 5th September and the chimp’s 5th anniversary of their arrival to Wingham fast approaching next month, I thought it would be a great opportunity to give you hints and tips for telling the chimps apart and a little bit about their personalities. Tara So, let’s start with the birthday girl…
