The Wildlife Trusts have been running a series of national photographic competitions this year and there’s still time to enter in a few regions. If you have some great wildlife photos and live in Kent, Sussex or Suffolk. why not submit them to your local Wildlife Trust now. Photography is one of the many ways […]
RZSS Edinburgh Zoo treated their tigers to spectacular globe-shaped enrichment as part of the zoo’s World Tiger Day celebrations this week. World Tiger Day is held globally on the 29th July to help highlight the plight of tigers in the wild and raises awareness of the vital conservation work being carried out to save them. […]
One of the biggest international birding events will take place in England’s smallest county next month. The British Birdwatching Fair is held on the shores of Rutland Water Nature Reserve and attracts around 24,000 visitors from around the world each year. Birdfair, as it is now known, has grown significantly in size and popularity since […]
Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire are taking part in a ground-breaking project, along with a number of other zoo’s in Europe, to save the world’s rarest rhino from extinction. The northern white rhino had an estimated wild population of thousands as recently as 1960, but was virtually wiped out in the 2000s due to poaching. […]
Keepers at West Midland Safari Park welcomed a tiny new addition earlier this month — a baby pancake tortoise. The little one, who hatched on 3rd July and is a first for the park, has been named Finn and is about the size of a 50 pence coin. The pancake tortoise is known for being slow […]
Marwell Zoo in Hampshire has opened an exciting new exhibit which allows visitors to walk through the lemur enclosure and watch them close up, like never before. The new Lemur Loop experience has both indoor and outdoor sections and immerses visitors into a densely planted lemur environment which aims to closely resemble their natural habitat. The […]
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire are offering nature lovers the chance to sleep under the stars this summer with a brand new wild camping experience. Nature Night Camping offers guests the opportunity to sleepover at the UKs largest zoo alongside its 3500 animals on selected dates during August and September. Campers will be able to […]
Stratford Butterfly Farm are inviting visitors to come along and get up close to a number of insects this summer. The farm’s Education Team will be running a series of Meet the Minibeast handling sessions which will take place every day from 22nd July until 3rd September. Here visitors will get the chance to hold […]
Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire helped Nico the western lowland gorilla celebrate his 56th birthday this weekend. Keepers marked the special occasion by providing Nico with a selection of presents and a birthday cake made out of bananas and courgetttes which they topped off with carrot candles. Nico is believed to be the oldest silverback gorilla […]
Cotswold Wildlife Park, Oxfordshire, has celebrated the arrival of its first ever litter of five Eurasian wolf cubs. Born to first-time parents Ash and Ember, mammal keepers were surprised by how quickly the cubs arrived, especially as the wolves had only been introduced in October 2016. Wolves can take a long time to bond, and […]
Twycross Zoo in the Midlands welcomed two female snow leopard cubs in April and the pair can now be seen venturing outside for the first time. The cubs and mother Irma spent their first months away from public view to allow them to bond together. They will continue to stay by her side for the […]
Paignton Zoo in Devon is home to a pair of Parson’s chameleons, the largest of the species in the world. Found only in isolated pockets of humid forest in Madagascar, the Parson’s chameleon has a strange appearance with swivelling eyes and a rapid-fire tongue longer than it’s own body which can hit prey in about […]
Paradise Wildlife Park in Hertfordshire is home to the only jaguar cub in the U.K. and this week little Keira took her first steps outside. Born on 2nd April to parents Kedera and Kumal, the new cub quickly adapted to her surroundings, playing amongst the bamboo and climbing in her enclosure, while making sure mum […]
Colchester Zoo will be running a series of late night events over the summer as they extend their opening times and offer visitors the chance to see wildlife after hours. As the heat of the day subsides, watch animals like the Amur leopards, tigers, hyenas and anteaters spring to life in the cool evening air, […]
Wee Beasties are set to take over RZSS Edinburgh Zoo from this weekend as the wildlife attraction opens a big new exhibit for some of its smallest animals. The zoo’s latest indoor attraction promises to take you on an adventure from the forests of East Africa to the islands of French Polynesia. Discover unusual species […]
Discover Animals were proud sponsors of the Best Animal or Sea Life Attraction at the Group Travel Awards which took place on Friday 2nd June at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel, London. The annual award ceremony celebrates the very best in the group travel industry and this event was particularly special as it marked 21 years […]
A rare Gentoo penguin has hatched at the National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham. The fluffy new arrival is a first for 2017 and part of a global breeding project aimed at increasing the declining penguin population. Spanning three continents, the programme saw 4 year old dad Pablo, a Gentoo from New Zealand pair with […]
RZSS Highland Wildlife Park were delighted to share news that female red panda Kitty gave birth to two kits last month. Born on the 14th of June, the new arrivals are currently around the same size as a hamster, but when fully grown will be slightly bigger than the average domestic cat. Visitors hoping to […]
ZSL London Zoo will become home to a new herd of colossal creatures this this summer as dinosaurs move in for Zoorassic Park. From 22nd July visitors to the Zoo can travel back in time to prehistoric times and come face-to-face with life-size, moving dinosaurs – from the giant but gentle brachiosaurus to the towering […]