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A trio of penguin chicks has hatched for the first time at Longleat. All three chicks, which were born earlier this month, are doing well and keepers at the Wiltshire wildlife attraction are confident more are due to start hatching out over the coming weeks. Longleat is home to a colony of captive-bred Humboldt penguins … Read more
Guests on new safaris will have the opportunity to witness the best of Tanzania’s wildlife during Great Migration Mara River Crossings. Aqua-Firma, the wildlife and marine life travel company, has added to its extensive portfolio of Tanzanian travel, a new small group safari aiming to catch the Great Migration as it makes the death-defying crossing … Read more
Get into the festive mood at WWT London Wetland Centre’s wonderful winter weekend on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December. Children will be thrilled to hop aboard for a husky sleigh ride, visit Santa in his magical grotto or, for the first time this year, enjoy a donkey ride. Head over to our northern pine … Read more
Whilst coral reefs are sick, dying or dead around most of the planet, an expedition to the fjords of northern Oman has found some that are bucking the trend, offering hope that there may be some reefs that can withstand seismic environmental change. The waters of the world’s tropical coral reefs are warming and getting … Read more
Journey in a 20-seater safari truck for a 3,200-mile epic road journey with Saga Holidays and travel through four African countries visiting South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. This 25-night grand adventure starts in Cape Town and during the tour guests stay in 14 different locations, from riverside and safari lodges to a unique bush … Read more
This little chap keeps on smiling, despite the dire threats to his species…. The black marsh turtle (Siebenrockiella crassicollis) is a freshwater turtle from South East Asia. Its powerful jaws have a jaunty upward curve to them, earning it the appealing common name of ‘smiling terrapin’. However, there’s not much to smile about. The species … Read more
Aqua-Firma, the wilderness travel company, has unveiled a new ‘Ultimate Spitsbergen’ portfolio to add to its existing range of once-in-a-lifetime experiences. The Aqua-Firma team has in-depth experience of polar travel – so travellers who pick up the phone in search of a perfect polar experience will be advised by an expert who leads polar expeditions; … Read more
RZSS Highland Wildlife Park welcomed a pair of endangered snow leopards to the Park in July and they have recently entered into their new custom built enclosure for the first time. Their new home is a large hill-top enclosure that overlooks the Spey and the Cairngorm mountains, and consists of a large grassy plateau, a … Read more
An injured wading bird has been rescued and given safe haven at Living Coasts in Devon. Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium can provide the ideal estuary habitat for the whimbrel, now thought to be the only one in a public zoological collection in the UK. The adult female bird was found on a roadside in … Read more
Meet Ralph and Rufus – two adorable rare Red Panda twins born at Cotswold Wildlife Park. After three months secluded in their nest box, Ralph and Rufus have finally emerged from their den, making their public debut at the Park. Like the Giant Panda (their distant relative), female Red Pandas are fertile for just one … Read more
Blackpool Zoo is marking Orangutan Awareness Week by auctioning unique works of art hand crafted by its male orangutan to raise money for charity. Ramon, who is 17, has produced a series of paintings after picking up the skill as a youngster while being hand-reared by keepers at Leningrad Zoo in St Petersburg. All funds … Read more
On selected dates in December, enjoy entry into The Deep including visiting Santa’s grotto (and a small gift), a magical mystery tour on Hull’s famous land train and free car parking for the price of standard entry! This fantastic deal is available on selected dates in December with tickets starting at just £9.75 for a child … Read more
Ever wondered what it’s like to work at one of the UK’s biggest zoos? Interested in wildlife, conservation, animals, science and education? Twycross Zoo is releasing a six-part series of behind-the-scenes videos on its website, inviting audiences to view some of the 500 animals in its care, and the people that keep the zoo running … Read more
One of Blackpool Zoo’s tiger twins is off to sunnier climes after being matched with a potential mate in Portugal. Radzi, who was born at the seaside attraction in 2014, is now almost fully grown and will reach breeding age in the next couple of years. He has been paired with a three-year-old female called … Read more
A special exhibition at World Land Trust Art Gallery will bring together a selection of work by a group of acclaimed bird artists of the 20th century. The exhibit focuses on the masterful work of R B Talbot Kelly, together with a selection of pictures by his contemporaries Eric Ennion, John Busby and Winifred Austen. An … Read more
After Halloween many of us are at a loss as to what to do with leftover pumpkins – but not Twycross Zoo. Based in the Midlands, the zoo is using its remaining pumpkins to provide its animals with hours of play and enrichment. Across the many animal enclosures, keepers are finding clever ways of hiding … Read more
On Wednesday 21st October 2015, 24 years after it first opened, NAUSICAA, the French National Sea Centre in Boulogne sur Mer, welcomed its 15 millionth visitor. It remains the second most popular tourist venue north of Paris, attracting 600,000 visitors every year and continues to play and important role as a driving force in the … Read more
Farmer Christmas will make his first visit to Green Dragon Rare Breeds Farm & Eco Centre every weekend in December. He will greet children on his tractor in the new Soft Play Barn. Children can make a wish on a star and put it on the wishing tree. Farmer Christmas will have lots of presents … Read more
On Saturday 24 October, Twycross Zoo celebrated International Gibbon Day. 2015 was named the “Year of the Gibbon” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in a bid to raise awareness of the threats gibbons face, as it is feared they will be one of the next group of animals to face global … Read more
Over 150 Reindeer roam freely across our beautiful 30-acre site, which opens to the public for special events throughout the year. We are the only place in the country where visitors can see, fuss and even feed so many Reindeer of varying ages and types; from babies and young calves, to sleigh-pullers and our incredibly … Read more
Porfell Wildlife Park is a wild family attraction only a few miles from Looe in South East Cornwall. It offers sanctuary to more than 250 animals from around the world. They might be neglected, injured, imported illegally or simply no longer wanted. For whatever reason they come to us, they’re always welcome.
Five Sisters Zoo has over 160 different species of mammal, birds and reptiles. There are daily keeper talks, feeding and handling sessions and a large outdoor play & picnic area, the Five Sisters Zoo is a great day out for everyone all year round!
With Halloween nearly here, Blackpool Zoo’s residents have certainly been getting in the spirit with apple bobbing antics one minute and pumpkin escapades the next. Placed at the bottom of a carved pumpkin, the zoo’s GoPro camera caught cheeky squirrel monkeys running riot inside the Halloween decoration, giving viewers a pumpkin eye view.
Tour operator Biosphere Expeditions is helping to showcase genuine volunteering opportunities set up by locals and satisfying local need for help with wildlife research and conservation to overcome the reputation that South Africa has been gaining as the home of bogus wildlife voluntourism projects. At the worst end of the scale are profiteering scams that abuse … Read more
Following the record breaking year at Chengdu Breeding Centre with the arrival of six pairs of baby panda twins, Wendy Wu Tours is offering the chance to visit the baby panda’s on its ‘In Pursuit of Pandas’ tour. Journeying from the imperial treasures of Beijing through atmospheric Xian with its enigmatic legions of Terracotta Warriors … Read more
The Cairngorm Reindeer Herd is Britain’s only free-ranging herd of reindeer found in the Cairngorm mountains in Scotland. These tame and friendly animals are a joy to all who come and see them. Reindeer are not just for Christmas. The centre in Glenmore is open from the February half-term holidays right through the year to early … Read more
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