Yorkshire Wildlife Park Yorkshire Wildlife Park News 2023

JoeDK14 said:
I wonder if the park is now planning on what comes next for the lion enclosure, or if anyone has any ideas of the future plans?
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The park haven’t confirmed any plans yet.

Simba was recently paired with Julie following the loss of Ares (Julie’s companion) in May, so Julie is now presumably without companion.

It will be interesting to see if Julie is reunited with her two sisters, considering they haven’t lived together in the same pride for around three years.
 
The park could be looking for some more rescue lions to fill the empty spaces. I can see the enclosure becoming somewhat of a rehab for mistreated lions before they move on to other collections.
 
According to bbc news YWP has offered a home to a lioness and her three cubs from war torn ukraine. They will be housed in the enclosure originally built for the lions that they rescued from Romania
 
Via the newsletter as well as highlighting the Ukraine lions and Auckley the leopard and Xmas event listings, the zoo also announced 9 new meerkats arrived.

In addition there's a visitor research programme with the lemurs going on between Monday 30th October – Friday 3rd November 2023 which sounds interesting. There's a registration requirement for the minimum one hour commitment at the zoo and a link on the website.

Lemur Learning
We're collaborating with a PhD research project at Nottingham Trent University titled: “Human health benefits and animal welfare implications of a walkthrough zoo exhibit”.

"We are inviting YWP members to participate in the project, which will involve a visit to the park to spend time in our Lemur Wood exhibit, completing questionnaires, wearing a heart rate monitor watch, and providing two saliva samples.
There is growing evidence of the benefits of being immersed in nature and interacting with animals; Yorkshire Wildlife Park is a place where there are opportunities for both!"
 
Lafone said:
Via the newsletter as well as highlighting the Ukraine lions and Auckley the leopard and Xmas event listings, the zoo also announced 9 new meerkats arrived.

In addition there's a visitor research programme with the lemurs going on between Monday 30th October – Friday 3rd November 2023 which sounds interesting. There's a registration requirement for the minimum one hour commitment at the zoo and a link on the website.

Lemur Learning
We're collaborating with a PhD research project at Nottingham Trent University titled: “Human health benefits and animal welfare implications of a walkthrough zoo exhibit”.

"We are inviting YWP members to participate in the project, which will involve a visit to the park to spend time in our Lemur Wood exhibit, completing questionnaires, wearing a heart rate monitor watch, and providing two saliva samples.
There is growing evidence of the benefits of being immersed in nature and interacting with animals; Yorkshire Wildlife Park is a place where there are opportunities for both!"
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Does it say where the meerkats are from ?
 
jayden said:
Does it say where the meerkats are from ?
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The newsletter didn’t say. Their Facebook mentions the mixed them with the existing three to form two mobs.

We’ve enlisted 9 new recruits to help us cure the ‘Curse Of Halloween’ that has spread across #YorkshireWildlifePark! In total we have 12 Meerkats over at Meerkat Manor separated in to 2 mobs, each containing 6 Meerkats. Did you know that Meerkats communicate using complex sounds and use scent to identify group members. Every Meerkat in the mob has a role, including sentry duty to watch out for predators and babysitting for the alpha female. Can you help them cure 'The Curse Of Halloween?' Book your tickets today https://bit.ly/YWPCurseOfHalloween | Yorkshire Wildlife Park | Bobby "Boris" Pickett · Monster Mash
 
Had a fun day at YWP today - sunny all day which was fun. It was super quiet visitor wise in the morning but busier by the afternoon. By the time I left all the EV bays were occupied but I was the only one diving into one at opening time.

The new bush dog male ventured out a couple of times - I don’t envy him the squealing dinosaur sounds right next to the enclosure, but the animals probably don’t notice. He looks fairly young.

The sealion pups and mums are back with the big group and it was lovely to see them all playing together. I always say it’s such fun to see the former Whipsnade sea lions at YWP so …I’ll repeat myself! Good for them now to have the new pups who were born in the new space. You could definitely smell the salt in the enclosure pools today with the weather being so clear and still. Atmospheric.

Didn’t see any sign of the leopard cub though the male was out but everything else was in a showy mood from tapirs through maned wolves to hyenas. The lemurs were at the highest point in their enclosure trees enjoying the sun - it’s a lovely space. The young howler was out as were the marmosets and tamarins in the walkthrough which was excellent. The giant otters were playing in their house. Saw two cheetahs who were patrolling around and seem comfortable in their spaces.

The lions were also active. One of the females in the group of two has grown quite a bit of mane which is something I haven’t seen before outside pictures etc.

Highlight of the trip were the polar bears who were busy playing and being fed. The group of four back together made for a lot of activity - they are such impressive animals. The females were asleep and I ran out of time to circle back for a second look.

The bridge across the tiger enclosure was still closed off as mentioned above which made for a bit of backtracking.

Outside the animals the biggest amount of activity was teams of people installing the Christmas lights and illuminated animals all over the place. Example pic attached. Something fun for the kids.
 

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Lafone said:
Had a fun day at YWP today - sunny all day which was fun. It was super quiet visitor wise in the morning but busier by the afternoon. By the time I left all the EV bays were occupied but I was the only one diving into one at opening time.

The new bush dog male ventured out a couple of times - I don’t envy him the squealing dinosaur sounds right next to the enclosure, but the animals probably don’t notice. He looks fairly young.

The sealion pups and mums are back with the big group and it was lovely to see them all playing together. I always say it’s such fun to see the former Whipsnade sea lions at YWP so …I’ll repeat myself! Good for them now to have the new pups who were born in the new space. You could definitely smell the salt in the enclosure pools today with the weather being so clear and still. Atmospheric.

Didn’t see any sign of the leopard cub though the male was out but everything else was in a showy mood from tapirs through maned wolves to hyenas. The lemurs were at the highest point in their enclosure trees enjoying the sun - it’s a lovely space. The young howler was out as were the marmosets and tamarins in the walkthrough which was excellent. The giant otters were playing in their house. Saw two cheetahs who were patrolling around and seem comfortable in their spaces.

The lions were also active. One of the females in the group of two has grown quite a bit of mane which is something I haven’t seen before outside pictures etc.

Highlight of the trip were the polar bears who were busy playing and being fed. The group of four back together made for a lot of activity - they are such impressive animals. The females were asleep and I ran out of time to circle back for a second look.

The bridge across the tiger enclosure was still closed off as mentioned above which made for a bit of backtracking.

Outside the animals the biggest amount of activity was teams of people installing the Christmas lights and illuminated animals all over the place. Example pic attached. Something fun for the kids.
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Re. EV charging - regardless of the cost, all major zoo parks should have them in place, for guests and staff vehicles alike, positively role-modelling their own conservation messages. The Eden Project have dialled in on this and do it incredibly well.
 
TriUK said:
Re. EV charging - regardless of the cost, all major zoo parks should have them in place, for guests and staff vehicles alike, positively role-modelling their own conservation messages. The Eden Project have dialled in on this and do it incredibly well.
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The cost could be part or wholly funded by charging partners though it’s the infrastructure cost that’s the bulk of the investment.

Would be nice to see them at more zoos though I’d hope for other funding than the zoos to bear all of the cost as it’s pretty substantial. Most zoos don’t have the resources. Grants and partners could be a good way in though.

In some cases the size of the power required will be a hold up for remote locations.

Over time I suspect we will see more places with them. If visiting YWP and coming from the A1 South sort of area though I’d recommend Blyth services fast chargers if you can’t get on the zoo ones. Only 10 miles away and a nice setup.
 
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