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MP Dame Rosie Winterton comes face-to-face with the Sea Lions to mark English Tourism Week

18 March 2024

The member for Doncaster Central enjoyed a tour of the UK’s leading animal attraction, which is home to some of the world’s most beautiful and endangered animals.

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Yorkshire Wildlife Park is celebrating yet another addition to their growing number of resident rare Giant Otters

15 February 2024

Alexandra and Orimar’s bustling family is continuing to expand as they welcome a new pup.
YWP is now the home of the most Giant Otters in Europe!

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Black Rhino Calf Born at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

05 February 2024

Award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park is celebrating the first birth in the Park’s history of a critically endangered Black Rhino calf, one of the rarest mammals on earth.

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Yorkshire Wildlife Park Animal Audit

31 January 2024

Dedicated rangers needed patience, invention and tasty treats to get the measure of all creatures great and small at Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s annual audit.

Each of the hundreds of  animals, from tiny meerkats to Eastern Black Rhinos and Giraffes, has to be counted and have their vital statistics recorded as part of a national monitoring and conservation programme.

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CRITICALLY ENDANGERED AMUR LEOPARD CUB'S FIRST STEPS TOWARDS THE WIDER WORLD

22 January 2024

Auckley, the Amur Leopard cub, has made her first public appearance with every step a giant step forward for the most endangered big cat species on the planet.

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Polar Bears International Conference Held at YWP

12 January 2024

A crucial summit to help prevent polar bears hurtling towards extinction is being held at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park this week.

Experts are gathering for the landmark EAZA International Polar Bear Conference to share the latest research in the effort to protect the vulnerable species.

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