Wingham Wildlife Park Wingham Wildlife Park news 2011-2013

I think troy and blade are hybrid tigers, binx is a puma and other two male lions!
 
Riziki said:
I can't think of any other collection growing this quickly, huge amount of new funding perhaps? New contacts within the management?

Something has to have happened within the last year or so! I know many zoos who would wish to develop this quickly, with a lot of contacts and offers but no funding for enclosures to hold the animals, however WWP seem to have no problem with this, any ideas?!
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I seem to think YWP have done more and are doing more already. Within three years of opening it now has Leopards, Tigers and Lions. They are also expecting to house Giraffes and Anteaters too within the next year. Very nice collection with a great ambition.
 
Jordan-Jaguar97 said:
I seem to think YWP have done more and are doing more already. Within three years of opening it now has Leopards, Tigers and Lions. They are also expecting to house Giraffes and Anteaters too within the next year. Very nice collection with a great ambition.
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I haven't been to either yet, but from what i can gather YWP has far greater potential long term, space wise at least. For Wingham to go from none to four 'big' cat species in less than 2 years is still a major achievement! Whether by luck or otherwise to get jaguar & puma, hardly seen anywhere in southern england , is a master stroke in my book!
 
0.1 Puma due to arrive from a collection in France very shortly (as a mate for resident male, Binx) along with two more arrivals, the species of which will be revealed tomorrow
 
On one hand, it's excellent news that another collection has gone into puma and caracal. On the other, more important hand - why did it have to be another collection way down south where I can't get to it? :p

As far as I can tell, the best means for me to get there would be to get a train to Bekesbourne and walk 5 miles - which wouldn't be too bad, as I've walked that far to visit Hamerton, but if I'm going all that way, I'm not going to walk past Howlett's to visit a much smaller collection :p
 
TeaLovingDave said:
On one hand, it's excellent news that another collection has gone into puma and caracal. On the other, more important hand - why did it have to be another collection way down south where I can't get to it? :p

As far as I can tell, the best means for me to get there would be to get a train to Bekesbourne and walk 5 miles - which wouldn't be too bad, as I've walked that far to visit Hamerton, but if I'm going all that way, I'm not going to walk past Howlett's to visit a much smaller collection :p
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Cheer up! At least the only polar bears and giant pandas are more accesible to you, and probably my number 1 Uk collection (Edinburgh) than about 90% of the uk mmbers!
 
Red Panda have joined the collection in the form of female, Lushan from Colchester
 
Nisha said:
Red Panda have joined the collection in the form of female, Lushan from Colchester
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Some sad news regarding Lushan....

It is with great sadness that we have to announce that after just a few weeks with us the difficult decision was made to have lushan the red panda put to sleep.

She had been suffering from arthritis for some time in her pelvis and back legs however the severity of her arthritis had been getting worse. in the morning she had been found laying on the floor of her enclosure in great discomfort and was taken straight to the vet. She was examined thoroughly and x rays showed that the arthritis had travelled in to her spine rendering her lower half paralised.

After very difficult discussions with our vet the decision was made that life would be very difficult and painful for her and that this would not be fair for such an active animal. even in her last dah with us she never gave on what was happening inside a body showing how strong these little animals can be.

This event has saddened all of our staff who fell in love with her instantly and in just a few weeks she became such and important animal for the park. however we know that our decision was the only right one to make and can only apologise to any one who was not able to see her at our park.
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2 new muntjacks have moved to lushans old enclosure they where both going to live together hopefully they get some more in
 
the new puma has been named lola

also my mum says that wingham used to hold hummingbirds can anyone confirm this and what species if so.
 
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