Page 51 - World of Animals - Issue #30

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Woburn

Safari Park

www.woburnsafari.co.uk
Woburn Safari Park has a proud history of animal
conservation stretching back over 100 years on
the Bedford estates. Today, the park is an exciting,
educational day out with over 1,000 wild animals
living in beautiful parkland reserves. Visitors get an
unparalleled close encounter with some of the most
magnificent and endangered animals in the world,
including tiger cubs and an elephant calf!
The fact-filled guidebook and kids activity
books give lots more detail about the park’s wild
residents, plus you can enjoy daily keeper talks and
demonstrations. You can learn all about each animal’s Howletts Wild
wild habitat, conservation status, daily husbandry and
health checks at the park, plus witness their natural Animal Park
behaviours for yourself.
Students and school groups can experience hands- www.aspinallfoundation.org/howletts
on activities, curriculum-based programmes and enjoy Kent’s most successful and multi-award-
the Visitor Enrichment Centre, for interactive learning. winning wild animal park, Howletts is a
breeding sanctuary for some of the most
Wildlife Heritage rare and endangered species in the world.
With over 450 animals and more than 50
individual species, plus plenty of new births
Foundation and arrivals, including adorable baby black
rhino, Kasungu – the first black rhino to be
www.whf.org.uk born at the park, visitors have the opportunity
The Wildlife Heritage Foundation (WHF) is a breeding to see real animals, up close, and be part of
centre for endangered cats and a sanctuary for retired real conservation in action.
cats. Located in Smarden, Kent, it is home to over 50 Home to the world’s largest collection of
species, from the world’s largest, the Amur tiger, to critically endangered western lowland gorillas
the most endangered, the Amur leopard. It is possible and the largest herd of African elephants in
to adopt any of our cats, which includes a visit to our the UK, Howletts offers visitors the chance
park on an adopter’s afternoon and learning about the to get up close to Amur tigers, northern
breeding programmes for the endangered species. Chinese leopards, lions and wolves in their
WHF is not open to the public on a day-to-day basis. glass fronted enclosures and walk with lemurs
However, we operate by way of experiences including big as the Madagascan favourites explore the
cat encounters, ranger days, photography days and an branches overhead.
overnight big cat safari, in addition to the adoptions. We Set in 100 acres of historic parkland, there
also have annual open days – in 2016 these will run from are wooded walkways and pathways to
21 to 24 July. Tickets are available online when families explore and fun-filled animal talks taking place
can come along. at various times throughout the year.

Yorkshire Port Lympne Reserve

Wildlife Park www.aspinallfoundation.org/port-lympne
Port Lympne Reserve, one of Kent’s most popular visitor attractions,
www.yorkshirewildlifepark.com is celebrating its 40th birthday. The Reserve, near Ashford, is home to
The birth of rare Amur leopard cubs at over 700 rare and endangered species and is now Europe’s first animal
focused holiday destination. 2016 will see the arrival of the county’s first
Yorkshire Wildlife Park in June was a ever breeding pair of spectacled bears and an epic dinosaur exhibit. Set
landmark in an international programme over 600 acres, Port Lympne is home to the UK’s most authentic safari
to conserve the species, whose numbers experience. This year the popular safari experience will incorporate an
have dwindled to around 70 in the wild. Asian theme, where water buffalo will roam with other Asian animals,
The pair are enjoying life at Leopard while new arrivals are expected across the park.
Heights, and join a unique collection
of the world’s most beautiful and
endangered species, including Amur
tigers, African hunting dogs, meerkats,
lions and three polar bears, who live at
the internationally acclaimed Project
Polar Reserve on the 70-acre site near
Doncaster. YWP offers visitors an
unrivalled walk-through experience,
coming almost face to face with the
animals. It provides fun-filled and
educational visits for all ages, year round.

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