March 20th was World Frog Day and it was created to raise awareness of frogs and the challenges they face. What’s the big deal about frogs? There are over 7500 species of frogs in the world. Out of the 7500+ species of frogs, almost 900 species are endangered and over 500 species are critically endangered,…
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…
Senior Primate Keeper, Holly For this blog I thought I would give you an insight into one of my favourite aspects of my job… DIY projects. As much as there is a part of me that loves picking up poo (you kind of have to, to be a zookeeper); training, enriching and building different things…
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…
Earlier this week we celebrated Valentine’s Day. So, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to share with you some of our bird romances on the section. I think generally birds are seen as being a very romantic group of animals, with many birds forming loyal couples. But in fact, that’s not always the…
Wolves are a formidable predator. With 42 teeth, 4 of which are canines which they use to grip onto their prey and they are able to bite through bone allowing them to get every last crumb of meat, including marrow; an extremely nutritional prize! They have thick fur to keep them warm, especially Artic wolves,…
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…
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…