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The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Highland Wildlife Park has welcomed the birth of a critically-endangered Amur leopard. Born within the zoo world’s only purpose-built Amur leopard habitat, keepers are yet to establish if there is more than one cub, due to limited human contact. The complex has been designed solely to breed Amur leopards … Read more
Twycross Zoo in the Midlands will be putting its rarest animals in the spotlight from Friday as part of Endangered Species Weekend, which runs worldwide from 19-21 May. Over the course of the three days, the zoo’s Education Rangers will give a number of talks about the importance of protecting endangered species and animals under … Read more
Twycross Zoo in Warwickshire will treat mums to free entry this Mother’s Day weekend – Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th March – when accompanied by another full paying child or adult. In a series of keeper’s talks designed especially for the weekend, visitors will get the chance to learn all about animal mothers and their … Read more
Persuading two black rhinos to stand still is the ultimate weigh-in challenge. But Hodari and Dayo, who tip the scales at 3,000lbs, were models of calm behaviour during the annual Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP) animal audit. The playful pair, who arrived at the award-winning wildlife park this year, may weigh the same as a family estate … Read more
Also known as the Far Eastern leopard, they differ from other subspecies by a thick, soft coat of spot covered fur. They show the strongest and most consistent divergence in pattern.
The 70-acre Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster is the UK’s fastest growing attraction, and is constantly adding new experiences for visitors. For 2014, the first polar bear in England will arrive to live in a 10-acre reserve divided into four sections, featuring landscaped hills, valleys and a main lake with streams, pools and waterfalls.
Edinburgh Zoo is owned by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), which was founded in 1909, with the zoo opening in 1913. Set in 82 acres, over 1,000 rare and endangered animals are looked after here.
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