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London Zoo‘s trio of 10-week-old Endangered lion cubs had their first health check this week, and their eager keepers were finally able to confirm the sexes of the zoo‘s newest big cats. The zoo‘s veterinary team and keepers carried out the medical exam in the cubs’ familiar dens, where they are most relaxed. The team … Read more
The eccentric millionaire Herbert Whitley founded Paignton Zoo in Devon in 1923 and today it is one of the UK’s leading zoos, an important conservation charity and a great family day out. Thousands of animals are housed in a range of different global habitats, from desert to rainforest, all set in an 80-acre park.
Their habitat once ranged from the Mediterranean to north-west Indian subcontinent. Today they’re found only in the Gir Forest of Gujarat, India. It’s estimated that only 320 survive in the wild.
Chester Zoo is one of the top 15 zoos in the world. It was opened in 1931 by George Mottershead after he bought Oakfield Manor and seven acres of land for £3,500. With him, he brought a group of animals from a zoo at Shavington near Crewe – the first animals of Chester Zoo.
One of the UK’s flagship attractions, ZSL London Zoo, is run by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). Founded in 1826, the society’s mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats.
Cotswold Wildlife Park in Oxfordshire was the brainchild of John Heyworth, who in 1969, transformed the overgrown Bradwell Grove Estate into a wildlife park, which has seen over 12 million visitors since it officially opened in 1970.
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