Wingham have announced that a pair of Servals - named Maggie and Michael - have joined the collection and have moved in near the Lynx and Moon Bear exhibits.
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They are from the Cat Survival Trust. Considering what has been going on CST (which can be seen on CST’s thread), I say that these servals are now in a better place.
Baringogiraffe12
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A pair of tigers are due to arrive in the near future from Sandwich Wildlife Park.
Typhlonectes
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The zoo have announced the arrival of a pair of Black Lemurs
Typhlonectes
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The zoo recently released their annual “Conservation Plan and Impact Statement”.
It details their continued work with ex-situ White Clawed Crayfish breeding, in-situ work in Vietnam and their plans to take over the Ornamental Gooty Tarantula EEP.
https://winghamwildlifepark.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Conservation-Plan-2024-final.pdf
It details their continued work with ex-situ White Clawed Crayfish breeding, in-situ work in Vietnam and their plans to take over the Ornamental Gooty Tarantula EEP.
https://winghamwildlifepark.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Conservation-Plan-2024-final.pdf
After watching the most recent video on their YouTube channel for Women’s Day, I was quite surprised to see that the longest anyone had worked there was about 3 years with most being less than a year.
I am well aware that the park had a high staff turnover back in the day but I’m surprised to see this is still the case. I remember when I used to be in the industry and looking on BIAZA jobs that Wingham was constantly posting jobs. Does anyone know the causes of this? (Perhaps I’m jumping to conclusions)
I am well aware that the park had a high staff turnover back in the day but I’m surprised to see this is still the case. I remember when I used to be in the industry and looking on BIAZA jobs that Wingham was constantly posting jobs. Does anyone know the causes of this? (Perhaps I’m jumping to conclusions)
ZooNews2024
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Indeed - such a high turnover, especially for all of the staff must be quite unusual. Other collections of a small and medium size have some (many?) very long-standing staff.
Typhlonectes
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Here’s a link to staff reviews from the job search website Indeed:
https://uk.indeed.com/cmp/Wingham-Wildlife-Park/reviews
Sounds like poor management and poor welfare
Who or What runs Wingham? I've never heard any mention of the owner or company behind it.
Typhlonectes
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A husband and wife took over in 2008(?) when it was just a small exotics collection and rebranded from Wingham Bird Park to Wingham Wildlife
Typhlonectes
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Not sure which guy you are referring to
Not wanting to name names, for obvious reasons...
Latter comment probably refers to Hamerton Zoo I think.
ZooNews2024
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Always pretty much impossible to tell, as so VERY few users of this site use their own names.
Other Late 2024 News / Early 2025 News Not Mentioned:
On November 18th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) Barbary macaque was born on August 9th and later named Kevin which is on exhibit.
Wingham Wildlife Park
Wingham Wildlife Park
On November 19th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) blue-and-yellow macaw named Rio flew off-site on November 18th though was safely recaptured within a day.
Wingham Wildlife Park
Wingham Wildlife Park
On November 26th, it was announced that the zoo transferred a (1.0) grey crowned crane to Bristol Zoo Project in Bristol.
Bristol Zoo Project
On December 10th, the zoo announced they acquired 2+? rainbow boas which are on exhibit.
Wingham Wildlife Park
On December 19th, the zoo announced (amongst other previously mentioned news) they acquired a (0.1) pink-backed pelican named Florida in May. The zoo also announced that 3 grey-crowned cranes hatched in August.
2024 - A Year in Review - Animal Experiences At Wingham Wildlife Park In Kent
On December 23rd, the zoo announced several pieces of news surrounding its primates in 2024 including:
A (1.0) black howler monkey named Millhouse was born on February 16th.
A (1.0) Goeldi's monkey named Spider Pig was transferred to Shaldon Wildlife Trust in Devon on April 7th, with one of Shaldon's males (named Eugene) coming to the facility on the same day.
A (0.1) Goeldi's monkey named Marge was transferred to Northumberland Zoo in Northumberland in mid-April.
A (0.1) Goeldi's monkey was born on October 9th which is on exhibit.
(0.3) ring-tailed lemurs were transferred to an unspecified facility in Essex on December 10th.
(2.0) ring-tailed lemurs were acquired on December 19th which are on exhibit.
A Year of Monkey-ing Around! - Animal Experiences At Wingham Wildlife Park In Kent
On January 4th, the zoo announced they acquired 2+ lemur leaf frogs which are on exhibit. On February 26th, the zoo announced that 22 leaf frogs hatched and are in the tadpole phase.
Wingham Wildlife Park
5.1K views · 109 reactions | Absolutely Ribber-ting | Absolutely Ribber-ting Our Lemur Leaf Frog conservation is doing leaps and bounds in the right direction. After we paired off our group of adults we... | By Wingham Wildlife Park | Facebook
On February 20th, the zoo announced that 2 Hermann's tortoises named Ping and Pong hatched on March 5th, and March 6th, 2024, respectively. The zoo also announced that 3 Hermann's tortoises named Bash, Bish, and Bosh hatched in late August (which are on display in the Reptile House), and a Hermann's tortoise named Pip hatched on February 13th.
Tortoise Babies - Animal Experiences At Wingham Wildlife Park In Kent
On January 20th, the zoo sexed the penguins as Pigeon (1.0), Podrick (0.1), Peri (1.0), and Piccolo (0.1).
11K views · 172 reactions | Penguin Gender Reveal on Penguin Awareness Day #genderreveal #penguins | Wingham Wildlife Park
On November 18th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) Barbary macaque was born on August 9th and later named Kevin which is on exhibit.
Wingham Wildlife Park
Wingham Wildlife Park
On November 19th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) blue-and-yellow macaw named Rio flew off-site on November 18th though was safely recaptured within a day.
Wingham Wildlife Park
Wingham Wildlife Park
On November 26th, it was announced that the zoo transferred a (1.0) grey crowned crane to Bristol Zoo Project in Bristol.
Bristol Zoo Project
On December 10th, the zoo announced they acquired 2+? rainbow boas which are on exhibit.
Wingham Wildlife Park
On December 19th, the zoo announced (amongst other previously mentioned news) they acquired a (0.1) pink-backed pelican named Florida in May. The zoo also announced that 3 grey-crowned cranes hatched in August.
2024 - A Year in Review - Animal Experiences At Wingham Wildlife Park In Kent
On December 23rd, the zoo announced several pieces of news surrounding its primates in 2024 including:
A (1.0) black howler monkey named Millhouse was born on February 16th.
A (1.0) Goeldi's monkey named Spider Pig was transferred to Shaldon Wildlife Trust in Devon on April 7th, with one of Shaldon's males (named Eugene) coming to the facility on the same day.
A (0.1) Goeldi's monkey named Marge was transferred to Northumberland Zoo in Northumberland in mid-April.
A (0.1) Goeldi's monkey was born on October 9th which is on exhibit.
(0.3) ring-tailed lemurs were transferred to an unspecified facility in Essex on December 10th.
(2.0) ring-tailed lemurs were acquired on December 19th which are on exhibit.
A Year of Monkey-ing Around! - Animal Experiences At Wingham Wildlife Park In Kent
On January 4th, the zoo announced they acquired 2+ lemur leaf frogs which are on exhibit. On February 26th, the zoo announced that 22 leaf frogs hatched and are in the tadpole phase.
Wingham Wildlife Park
5.1K views · 109 reactions | Absolutely Ribber-ting | Absolutely Ribber-ting Our Lemur Leaf Frog conservation is doing leaps and bounds in the right direction. After we paired off our group of adults we... | By Wingham Wildlife Park | Facebook
On February 20th, the zoo announced that 2 Hermann's tortoises named Ping and Pong hatched on March 5th, and March 6th, 2024, respectively. The zoo also announced that 3 Hermann's tortoises named Bash, Bish, and Bosh hatched in late August (which are on display in the Reptile House), and a Hermann's tortoise named Pip hatched on February 13th.
Tortoise Babies - Animal Experiences At Wingham Wildlife Park In Kent
On January 20th, the zoo sexed the penguins as Pigeon (1.0), Podrick (0.1), Peri (1.0), and Piccolo (0.1).
11K views · 172 reactions | Penguin Gender Reveal on Penguin Awareness Day #genderreveal #penguins | Wingham Wildlife Park
Rainbowfrog2
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The answer is simply shockingly poor management from the top of the chain, micro management is rife, keepers are not trusted, even to the point of not being allowed their phones on them which I have never seen in any other zoo before and their opinions doesn’t matter even if they have the relevant experience or knowledge. Moral was very low and probably still is, a very negative environment, this wasn’t too long ago either. The one and only win was they paid slightly more than most other collections.