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Dedicated rangers needed patience, invention and tasty treats to get the measure of all creatures great and small at Yorkshire Wildlife Park‘s annual animal audit. Each of the hundreds of animals, from tiny meerkats to Eastern black rhinos and giraffes, has to be counted and have their vital statistics recorded as part of a national … Read more
Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster is celebrating the birth of one of the world’s smallest antelopes. The tiny Kirk’s dik-dik calf, named Acorn, will soon be winning the hearts of visitors exploring the reserve under the watchful care of parents Davos and Crissy (pictured below). The species with long limbs and extraordinarily big eyes is … Read more
The first ever Gelada Monkey baby has been born at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster. The adorable youngster, who is enjoying being carried around by mum, is already warming the hearts of visitors. This arrival to first time mum Feven and recent arrival, new male, Obi is a ground-breaking moment in the breeding of Gelada. … Read more
Lonely Lukha the smooth coat otter has found love again with a new companion five months after his partner passed away. The smooth coat otter has a new lease of life after three-year-old Annie arrived at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Lukha, eight, and Annie met nose to nose in the otter house as they were slowly … Read more
Yorkshire Wildlife Park has announced the birth of three endangered giant otters, and the playful trio are sure to become visitor favourites when they venture out into their reserve in a few weeks’ time.
Polar bear Flocke and her three cubs have been a huge hit with visitors since arriving at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster earlier this summer. The family has settled well into their four-acre Project Polar 2 reserve, which is located on the other side of the Park to the original ten-acre Project Polar reserve where … Read more
With the welcome news that wildlife parks and zoos can reopen this month, we take a look at what’s happening where and report on our favourite places to visit to discover animals.
A critically endangered species of monkey has been born at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster. The birth of the baby Roloway monkey is a first the UK, and a major triumph for the European breeding programme of the rare species. The new arrival is one of only three babies to be born in zoos around … Read more
A colony of sea lions famous for appearing in a television documentary about life at two Zoological Society of London zoos will be heading to a new home in Yorkshire later this year. The six sea lions – male Dominic, 13, and females, Lara, 12, and Bailey,13, and two-year-old youngsters, Hanno, Oakley and Maui – … Read more
Hamish the polar bear arrived at RZSS Highland Wildlife Park in 2018 where he was celebrated as the first cub to be born in the UK for 25 years. A huge hit with visitors, two and a half-year-old Hamish is now ready to leave mum Victoria for a new life at Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s Project … Read more
BBC Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park this week to open two new animal reserves. The development completes summer expansion plans at the Park, where Channel 5’s Big Week at the Zoo is filmed, which Helen also presents. A new Himalayan Pass reserve is now home to Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s newest arrivals – red panda sisters Alice, … Read more
Staff at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster have been celebrating behind closed doors following the birth of two Bactrian camel calves during lockdown. The youngsters were born only days apart, with the first calf, Marvin, arriving on the 10th of April to parents Elizabeth and Baxter, with second calf, Merlin, born to mum Darcey – … Read more
Two new primate species from different parts of the world have arrived at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster. The striking black and white Roloway monkey is native to Ghana in West Africa and the brightly coloured and vocal Venezuelan Red Howler monkey from South America. The Roloway monkey is one of the most endangered primates … Read more
Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster is home to the only polar bears in England. Last week, 12 year old Rasputin travelled from Antibes in France where he had been living since 2010 to his new home at the Park’s Project Polar reserves. The European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) recommended the move after Rasputin’s mate Flocke gave … Read more
Friday 21st June is summer equinox – the longest day of the year – and also World Giraffe Day. To mark the occasion – and celebrate the longest-necked animal in the world – Yorkshire Wildlife Park is treating its lofty residents while raising awareness for giraffe numbers in the wild. The Doncaster based attraction is … Read more
Keepers at Yorkshire Wildlife Park were surprised to find that their new giant anteater had given birth to a female pup in January. Mum Tammy arrived at the park from a zoo in France in October as a potential mate for resident male anteater Niki. However, it appears Tammy the female anteater was already expecting. … Read more
Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Branton in Doncaster, is home to the country’s only polar bears – Nissan, Nobby, Victor and Pixel. As the nation shivered under the sudden Arctic blast yesterday, four year old Nobby was in his element. The young polar bear found a frozen lake far too tempting and wasted no time plunging into the chilly … Read more
Yorkshire Wildlife Park has welcomed a special arrival in a bid to save the critically endangered black rhino from the brink of extinction. As part of an ambitious international breeding programme, two-year-old female Najuma was transferred from a German zoo. When Najuma is old enough, she will be paired with three-year-old Makibo, who arrived at … Read more
With plenty going on at wildlife parks throughout the UK this festive season, we’ve selected our pick of the best Christmas events taking place this year… Longleat’s Festival of Light – A Fantastic Voyage is the Wiltshire attraction’s most ambitious ever Christmas event. Featuring more than 1,000 different illuminated lanterns and three-dimensional scenes, visitors can … Read more
The Yorkshire Wildlife Park Foundation launched a vital campaign this week to save endangered giant otters after receiving a £10,000 grant. The Foundation, a leading force in global animal conservation, will visit one of the few strongholds of giant otters in Cantao state park within Brazil’s rainforest where they will collect information about the native species, currently … Read more
The latest addition to Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s family of animals is three year old giant anteater Tammy who recently arrived from Zoo de la Barben, in Provence, France. The female anteater wasted no time settling into her new home as she made herself busy, sniffing out food in bug-infested woodpiles. Tammy will join male Nikki … Read more
Fans of creepy crawlies get the chance to become bug detective for the day when they visit Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster this Thursday. The BioBlitz event, part of a nationwide initiative by BIAZA, the organisation that represents the UK’s zoos and aquariums, has been designed to give people hands-on experience in wildlife surveying and … Read more
Yorkshire Wildlife Park will soon welcome four mature brown bears from Japan as part of an international rehoming project. The bears are currently being kept at the Ainu Culture Museum on Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s islands. However, concerns were raised about the conditions the bears were living in at the museum so a decision … Read more
Yorkshire Wildlife Park has been busy preparing for the arrival of a polar bear who is relocating to the world class facility from Korea in November. Tongki, 24, will be re-homed at YWP’s award-winning Project Polar, one of the biggest polar bear reserves in the world featuring dens, pools and lakes in a rolling landscape designed to … Read more
Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Branton in Doncaster, was transformed into a winter wonderland after heavy snowfall yesterday. The park’s polar bears, Nissan, Nobby, Victor and Pixel, were delighted to find their ten acre reserve completely covered by snow and wasted no time enjoying it. Home to the country’s only polar bears, Yorkshire Wildlife Park is … 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
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