Highland Wildlife Park Highland wildlife park news 2018

Had a great visit today - my first - and really impressed by the species held, friendliness of the staff, all topped off with great views of Hamish and Victoria swimming and rolling around in the heather afterwards.

Think the park are handling expectations of seeing Hamish really well, having staff on hand at their enclosure to chat to visitors and explain that, as animals are animals, there's never any guarantee of when they'll be awake / more visible but passing on knowledge of when they have been and may be. Worked for us.
 
I went in December and there was two Arctic Fox's then, although one was blind I was told. Sad that both must have died in the short space of time. Is their exhibit now empty?
 
A #WeeHamish update.

Unlike Victoria, Hamish hasn’t yet worked out that he needs to stay in the shade during this unusually hot weather. Just as a precaution, we are therefore ensuring mum and cub only have access to their off-show area, which has plenty of shade. We also have ice block treats to keep them nice and cool. They are both then coming out into their main habitat in the cooler evenings.

This does mean that Hamish and Victoria may not be visible to visitors over the next few days. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused to anyone planning a special journey and will be sure to keep you up to date. Arktos and Walker know exactly how to chill out in this weather and can still be seen in their own habitat – with ice treats of their own and swimming in their pool.

Highland Wildlife Park, Kincraig
 
What sort of temperatures were they getting up there when Hamish was restricted to the off show area? The restriction has now been lifted, but it still looks pretty warm, although maybe a little more cloudy.
 
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