I'm going here tomorrow for a VIP experience with Tapir, Meerkats and Otters. Not seen it mentioned on here but the Zoo now has a breeding pair of Scottish Wildcats on show.
Of course I will. There used to be two, One boy and one girl and you could say the boy was a bit special ! but I'll update after tomorrow.
Can confirm there is 3 Black Wilderbeast, Brian the dopey male, the female and the male calve who is about 5 months old. Sadly both the baby Zebra who were born last November died shortly afterwards. I hadn't seen this reported anywhere. Scottish Wildcat are two female, only Indoor exhibit is complete, work has started on outdoor exhibit. Great Grey Owl's have left the collection. One of the Mountain Cattle has died, and the remaining female is now off show. Wild Boar are in their former exhibit, and in the Wild Boar exhibit is A mother and her 9!!! Tamworth Piglets Hornbill has joined collection but currently off show. A very beautiful Durango Mountain Pine Snake is currently off show, but I got to see it today, an absolutely beautiful snake. The park and neighbouring hall plan to create a Deer Park over the next couple of years on the adjacent land, which will be managed by the Zoo and are considering using one of the Large paddocks behind the woodland for European Bison at some stage in the future. The Capuchin's have new indoor housing which has public viewing. The only exhibit currently being worked on is the Scottish Wildcat, and then it will be the Deer Park, with the potential for Bison over the next 2/3 years.
The park is preparing to receive 40 greater flamingos from Martin Mere https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/...-to-lake-district-wildlife-park-near-keswick/
They are setting up a 'Red Panda Fun' which sees new keeper talks, raffles, information boards and crafting days. All of the proceeds made from this will go to the Red Panda Network.
This is the current list of animals that the Lake District wildlife park has, this was recorded today. The main enclosures are just the enclosures in the middle area that are not in a designated section of the park. Enjoy and feel free to ask questions about the park, as I was there today so can remember lots. Brazilian Tapir Patagonian Mara Yellow Mongoose Slender - Tailed Meerkat Cape Porcupine Citron - Crested Cockatoo Reptile House and Small Mammals : Asian Palm Civet Eastern Box Tortoise Walking Leaf Insect Lime Green Stick Insect Yellow Anaconda Geoffroy’s Marmoset Plumed Basilisk Amazon Tree Boa Common Squirrel Monkey Utila Spiny - Tailed Iguana Burmese Python Green - Winged Macaw Birds of Prey : White - Faced Scops Owl Tawny Owl Bengal Eagle Owl Lanner Falcon Peregrine Falcon American Bald Eagle Hooded Vulture Turkey Vulture Harris Hawk Tawny Eagle Black Kite Yellow - Headed Caracara Striated Caracara Primate Enclosures : Black Capped Capuchin Lar Gibbon Black and White Ruffed Lemur Mandrill Lemurs, Otters and Red Pandas : Ring - Tailed Lemur Asian Short - Clawed Otter Red Ruffed Lemur Red Crowned Crane Red Panda Main Enclosure 1 : Yak African Enclosures : Black Wildebeest Serval Grant’s Zebra Fallow Deer Wooded Area and Woodland Trail : Greater Flamingo European Wild Boar Tamworth Pig European Polecat Scottish Wild Cat Eurasian Eagle Owl Main Enclosure 2 : Alpaca Guanaco Main Enclosure 3 : Greater Rhea Emu Capybara Lynx Enclosure : Northern Eurasian Lynx Farmyard Enclosures : Alpaca Jerusalem Donkey Tamworth Pig Micro Pig African Pygmy Goat Bagot Goat Herdwick Sheep Guinea Pig Aviaries : Grey Crowned Crane African Grey Hornbill Laughing Kookaburra
They did have another bird of prey species, but the enclosure was off show and I couldn’t see it. Also, I’m not sure whether they have tawny eagles due to them not being on show today and having no aviary on show to the public.
