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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 … Read more
West Midland Safari Park will be hosting a week of fundraising activities this month dedicated to the protection and conservation of lions. Protect Lions Week runs from 17-25 June and aims to highlight the threat lions face in the wild and also bring attention to the important work the safari park does with its own … Read more
Keepers at West Midland Safari Park have been celebrating the arrival of a fluffy Humboldt penguin chick, the first to hatch at the park in its 44 year history. The appearance of an egg on 9 March provided much excitement at the park, with a tiny, cute grey chick hatching five weeks later on 19 April. … Read more
West Midland Safari Park will be hosting a range of events during half term week to raise awareness and funds for Save the Rhino International. The park’s own Rhino Week runs from 28 May until 5 June and will promote the plight of these magnificent animals while also highlighting the work the park does to … Read more
West Midland Safari Park have been busy hosting a dedicated conservation week to raise awareness and funds for bats. Protect Bats Week, in association with the Bat Conservation Trust, runs until Sunday 14th May and aims to inform guests about the amazing world of bats, and what species can be found in the U.K. A variety … Read more
West Midland Safari Park have been busy preparing for their annual Easter event, and the animals have been getting involved in the celebrations too. For this year’s Easter Eggstravaganza, which runs until the 23rd of April, keepers have been tasked with making Easter-themed enrichment for the animals in their care. The park’s mob of mischievous … Read more
West Midland Safari Park have been celebrating the first birthday of Ekozu, a southern white rhino and the first to be born at the zoo in ten years. His birth last year was highly celebrated by staff and also marked a success for the park’s breeding programme of the species. Southern white rhinos are listed … Read more
A rare Rothschild’s giraffe has been born at West Midland Safari Park in Worcestershire – the third baby welcomed into the herd in just six months. The six-foot-tall baby boy is son to first time mum, five year old Arusha. He joins playmates, Embu and Emali, who were born in August and September 2016. Rothschild’s … Read more
A family of gigantic pterosaurs have soared into the grounds of West Midland Safari Park in Worcestershire and made it their new home. With a wing span averaging around 11 metres, quetzalcoatlus was the largest animal to have ever taken to the skies. It was so tall, it could have looked a giraffe in the … Read more
Staff at West Midland Safari Park are celebrating and feeling extremely pleased, after handing over a significant amount of cash to a number of charities they fundraised for in 2016. Over £14,000 was raised by staff and guests onsite, through competitions, donations and VIP experiences. Some funds even came from supporters online, who donated to … 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
West Midland Safari Park has teamed up with The Real Junk Food Project Birmingham for a nifty way of recycling some of their leftover Halloween decorations. As part of the park’s Spooky Spectacular event, around 1,700 pumpkins were used to decorate the Discovery Trail, African Village and Adventure Theme Park. After the event ended on … Read more
West Midland Safari Park enlisted some extra help this year for the festive season in the form of 60 elves, who have been very busy indeed! Lead by a completely new role — head elf — the team of Santa’s little helpers worked extremely hard transforming the park’s Discovery Trail into a winter wonderland, ready … 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
Sarah Jeffery of the Discover Animals team was recently invited to attend a special VIP Experience Tour with her family at West Midland Safari & Leisure Park in Bewdley, Worcestershire. The park’s VIP Tours are a unique treat for animal lovers that want to see what goes on behind the scenes. Accompanied by Dave Higgin, … Read more
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