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London Zoo has welcomed a critically endangered western lowland gorilla infant. The tiny infant was born at the conservation zoo to mum Mjukuu at 9:34am on Wednesday 17th January 2024, following an approximately eight-and-a-half-month long pregnancy. London Zoo‘s gorilla keepers were carrying out their usual morning duties when they first spotted that Mjukuu was in … Read more
In honour of International Red Panda Day yesterday, here’s a round up of the latest red panda news and where to visit them around the UK. West Midland Safari Park welcomes new red panda cub In June, keepers at West Midland Safari Park heard tiny squeaks coming from a nesting box and noticed that resident … Read more
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has shared the first photos of a tiny baby L’Hoest’s monkey born at Edinburgh Zoo to parents Sheli and Jamal. Born on 8th May 2023, the youngster will receive their first health checks from expert vets at the wildlife conservation charity in the coming weeks and will be … Read more
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo has shared behind-the-scenes pictures of its towering new arrival – a six-foot-tall baby giraffe born on Remembrance Day and named Wilfred after the WWI poet Wilfred Owen. 📸 ZSL
Paradise Wildlife Park in Hertfordshire is proud to announce that their endangered red panda, Tilly, has given birth to a miracle cub one month after the devastating passing of her partner Nam Pang, creating a lasting legacy in his honour. In the early hours of 16th July, on one of the hottest days in UK history, … Read more
The pitter-patter, or rather thud-thud, of baby feet can be heard at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo after an endangered Asian elephant was born on Monday 22nd August. The not-so-tiny infant was born to mum Donna at around 7:00am, surrounded by the rest of the females in the herd, including her own mum Kaylee – who provided … Read more
Tiger conservationists at Chester Zoo have welcomed a new male Sumatran tiger, Dash, as part of a special breeding programme for the critically endangered species. ? Chester Zoo
Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside has welcomed 27 hand-built brick animals for the summer, which include a seven-foot tall Bengal tiger called Bryn, perfect for celebrating International Cat day today. Bryn took a team of three builders over 390 hours to create, using more than 81,000 bricks. Over the last 100 years, hunting and forest destruction have … Read more
Africa Alive Zoological Reserve in Suffolk, owned by the conservation charity Zoological Society of East Anglia (ZSEA), is celebrating the birth of a critically endangered Somali Wild Ass born to mother Calula and father Sahib on 30th June 2022. Often mistaken for ‘a striped legged donkey’, these animals are one of the rarest equine species … Read more
Marwell Zoo in Hampshire has announced the arrival of a sibling pair of vulnerable Clouded Leopards, Taevey and Kanya (both females). The duo have taken up their new home after moving from Chessington World of Adventures Resort in Surrey. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates there are only 3,700 to 5,580 Clouded Leopards … Read more
West Midland Safari Park has opened its new luxury lodges, offering overnight stays with views of giraffes and rhinos. Eight two-storey lodges are now ready to welcome guests and are integrated into the white rhino and giraffe habitats, giving a truly unforgettable and immersive experience. The white rhino lodges sleep up to 6 people and are … Read more
A rare pair of cheetah cubs have ventured outside for the first time at Longleat Safari Park. Cubs Poppy and Winston, who were named by the public, are the first to have been born at the Wiltshire wildlife attraction, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2016. The pair, both still sporting Mohican-style juvenile fur, were … Read more
2016 has been a great year for West Midland Safari Park (WMSP) in Worcestershire, with the success of 12 different species and more than 60 babies. A baby boy white rhino came first, which was great news for the park as the last rhino to be born here was 10 years before. This seemed to … Read more
The latest update of the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species has revealed a devastating decline for the giraffe, driven by habitat loss, civil unrest and illegal hunting. The global giraffe population has plummeted by up to 40% over the last 30 years, and the species has moved from … Read more
Staff at West Midland Safari Park are celebrating the birth of two Rothschild’s giraffes — one of the rarest sub-species of giraffe in the world. The exciting new youngsters, standing at six feet tall, are the first successes of a breeding programme for Rothschild’s giraffe, put in place with the arrival of five adults three … Read more
A rare set of red panda twins has been born at Longleat. It’s only the second time the species, which is endangered in the wild, has bred successfully at the Wiltshire wildlife attraction. Twin red panda births are extremely rare and keepers are delighted with the pair’s progress. The new arrivals are doubly welcome as their parents … Read more
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