Although the new hatchling is teeny-tiny, Hartley is already a big part of saving his species.”.

You will embark into our specially designed lion-feeding cage for the experience of a lifetime. Whilst we will always try to accommodate changes in date, this is subject to availability and cannot always be guaranteed. Cathy and her colleagues are lucky enough to see rhinos almost every day, from their classroom windows, as the Park has a ‘crash’ of eight southern white rhinos and three Indian rhinos.

Children from the reception class at Bewdley Primary School have spent the week making preparations for African elephant, Sutton’s, fifth birthday party, including wrapping presents, decorating a big balloon and making party hats. Your VIP guide will give you a tour behind the scenes.

They are monogamous (mate for life) and Ilay and Kyna arrived as a breeding pair from Switzerland in 2013.

You will watch one of our daily Sea Lion Shows and be invited up on their stage! After holding this species of rhino for over ten years, this is our first calf to be born at the Park.”, “We acquired Seto and Rap as youngsters and have been able to watch them grow and mature over time; which makes it even more momentous to see them produce their own calf. To be singled out as the ‘best’ by these visitors is praise indeed!”. Once numbers are down this low a single disease outbreak could result in extinction. They will escort you to the main car park to park your vehicle before heading off into the Safari Drive-through.

Guests will be able to spot this whilst driving around the safari throughout the day and into the evenings.”. His departure comes after a great deal of planning and a collaboration between European zoos, working towards the same goal of conserving these amazing animals. Bewdley, Worcs, DY12 1LF. Venues category. Meeting, feeding and helping to care for animals like rhinos, lemurs, meerkats and more. 9.15am – Arrive at WMSP main drive and pull over on the left-hand side.

Over the coming year, guests will be able to see the cubs on Safari as they continue to grow and thrive as part of the park’s ‘fearsome’ African lion pride. 9.00am – First stop is the Indian Rhino House. The dholes at the Safari Park are part of a European Breeding Programme, which marks a second success, following the birth of the first litter of pups in 2015. You could also purchase a ride wristband and enjoy our Adventure Theme Park! Work has started at West Midland Safari Park for the first phase of their exciting, brand-new development, which includes onsite accommodation and upgraded animal facilities.

Children will be given a scratchcard upon entering the park as part of the ‘COVID-friendly’ activity; and with Grenith’s magical enchantment, it will lead them all around the Discovery Trail in their quest to track down all the pumpkin thieves. The courses are run in partnership with Kidderminster College and BMET who complete the programme of study with extra English, maths, digital skills and pastoral care. 11.30am – Clean out the penguin house and pools.

They will then direct you to park in the main car park and then embark on our special Safari vehicle. £400.00 per person or £700.00 for two people, Meeting and feeding our tigers, cheetahs and lions.

Phone 01299 406461 or Email experiences@wmsp.co.uk. Time for the Lemur Talk. For those interested in studying an animal related course from Level 1 upwards, they can contact the Safari Park Education Team on 01299 404888 or by email: animal.care@wmsp.co.uk. 10.30am – You are now free to spend the rest of the day at your leisure. Packs of dholes are very social and work together to care for all members. As soon as the cubs left their sleeping quarters, they were instantly drawn to the mysterious parcels and spent the morning feasting, playing and having a ‘roar-some’ time together. She said, “We are so proud of the young adults that our students are becoming.

You will often see them cooling off or having a splash, especially over the summer in the warm weather.”, He continued, “During our extended hours of opening for Summer Nights, we provide daily enrichment that helps stimulate the cats for longer.

“The trees provided our meerkats with lots of new textures and smells, plus also acted as an exciting new climbing frame to carry out sentry duty (when they climb somewhere high to look out for danger). You will also have a private tour of the state-of-the-art Lion House. Each lodge has a large, open-plan living area with a lounge and dining area. Not only can guests see our incredible animals out on Safari enjoying the Halloween season including our new Indian rhino calf, they can also meet our favourite family of witches and wizards, The Grimleys, who have taken over the Discovery Trail.

Tours are available to book from Saturday 18th January 2020.

To make a donation, please visit: All the funds raised from Cathy’s half-marathon run will go directly to SRI, which will support the fight against poaching and habitat loss across 25 field programmes in 12 countries. The second award was for “Best Animal or Sea Life Attraction for Groups”, presented to the Park by Michaela Strachan at the 2019 Group Travel Awards in London. This is very important, as it helps enhance the quality of their environment and care, as well as satisfying their behavioural and physiological needs. Following the talk, guests will be taken to the Indian Rhino House to meet and feed the Park’s three charismatic Indian rhinos, Rap, Seto and Sunanda.

HR Manager, Charlotte Stokes, said, “Our recruitment days have been very successful in the past, as it allows candidates to explore a range of different roles and meet existing members of staff to help find their perfect fit. 10.00am – Your guide will take you Dino Diner for a hot drink and a snack. You will get to go up onto the beach to meet the penguins and learn lots of interesting facts about them as well as feeding them some fishy treats. This experience provides you with the opportunity to pop the question in a way you and your partner will never forget. They will then direct you to park in the main car park and then embark on our special Safari vehicle. Research and Conservation Officer, Katie McDonald, said, “Rhino conservation is more important than ever at the moment.

At the last count, just over 20,000 wild southern white rhinos remained in South Africa, with 769 killed in 2018. Wristbands for the rides for the Adventure Theme Park will also be included for those staying during the Park’s summer season.

The rest of the day is yours to explore as you wish. The Park is also running a competition throughout the event, where visitors have the chance to win a family Annual Pass.

Sue Day, the Group Visit Co-ordinator at the Park said, “We welcome many group and coach parties to our attraction throughout the year, for both standard day visits and a variety of special events like Santa Safari. This experience gives you the chance to meet and participate in the feeding of our lemurs in one of the largest Lemur Woods in the UK. Hartley’s appearance has been eagerly anticipated by keepers at the Park, as pancake tortoises have a very slow reproductive rate and then the eggs have a very lengthy incubation period – Hartley’s egg was laid in January and took 178 days to develop and hatch! Douroucouli are the world’s only nocturnal monkeys, so live in the Park’s Twilight Cave with their neighbours – free-flying Seba’s short-tailed bats and Rodrigues fruit bats.

After this, you are now free to spend the rest of the day at your leisure in the Safari Drive-through, Discovery Trail, and African Village. Suitable for children between the ages of 12-15 years. Following on from their visit they will taking part in activities at New Hope related to the animals they saw during their visit, the children especially enjoyed interacting with the parrots!

The Park’s Education team currently run three accredited courses, from levels one to three, in their Safari Academy – a state-of-the-art, purpose-built education centre, which opened in May 2017. Further information is available from the Park’s website www.wmsp.co.uk or by telephone 01299 402114. Please remain in your vehicle and your Safari Guide will greet you. Click on the link to download the Summer Press Pack (information valid until 6th November 2020). If anything, the adults were more wary of the cubs, purely because they didn’t want to get a ‘telling off’ from the mothers, Amber and Scar, for getting too close! Our keeper will be happy to tell you about the other animals at the Park too. “Ekozu will be greatly missed by the team who have watched him grow and taken exceptional care of him since he was born.

Your Safari Guide will take photographs, which we will put on a memory stick for you to take home.

Cathy said, “My passion for rhinos and running both started in 2010 – a life-changing year for me, as I was made redundant, quit smoking and enrolled on a level 3 Animal Care course. We really are so proud to be the recipients of this award and to be recognised for continuing to deliver a fantastic day out to our guests. If for any reason this is not displaying the correct map location then please inform us. Breakfast and evening meals are included, and guests are encouraged to make use of the outdoor terrace to enjoy their meals, whilst watching the elephants approach the pool in front of the lodges. Similarly to the elephants, the cheetahs’ new habitat has been designed to be as close to their natural environment as possible and includes a large outdoor space, with pools, high vantage points, enrichment feeders and natural shelters.

You will also get the opportunity to feed one of our tigers.

Please remain in your vehicle and your Safari Guide will greet you. General information about West Midland Safari Park along with an assortment of logos can be found in our Press Pack. This was not the case. There is also the four-mile self-drive safari, where guests can spot the latest babies – Grace and Gamba the Grévy’s zebra foals, Gerald the baby Rothschild’s giraffe and southern white rhino calf, Granville. 9.00am – Enter the Safari with your Safari Guide, where you will be met by our experienced carnivore keepers. The Adventure Theme Park is closed during the winter season. Each new thing is interesting to them in a different way.”, She continued, “We loved watching the boys eggsplore their new toy. This repository is populated with tens of thousands of assets and should be your first stop for asset selection. Additionally, people can even get involved with the fundraising from the comfort of their own sofa by visiting www.wmsp.co.uk/rhinofund. Admission and ride wristbands are NOT included in the Penguin Feed Experience. The Safari Park, along with many other wildlife parks in the UK, support lemur conservation groups such as the LemurConservation Association (AEECL), by hosting lemur awareness weeks and fundraising activities.



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