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Polar Bears get a Halloween fright!

29 October 2024

Yuma may be a 450kg Polar Bear, the largest and most powerful carnivore on land. But he got a proper fright when he came face to face with a creepy spider at Yorkshire Wildlife Park!

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Ukrainian Lions celebrate their first birthday at YWP

21 October 2024

The lion cubs rescued from war torn Ukrainian are celebrating their first birthday today (Monday)  in the safety of the award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

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Bush Dog Pups Born at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

08 October 2024

Yorkshire Wildlife Park is celebrating another conservation landmark with the arrival of a litter of rare Bush Dog puppies.

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JLS Wowed Sell-out Crowd at Yorkshire Wildlife Park Wild Live Finale

04 September 2024

Pop favourites JLS wowed a sell-out crowd for the finale of award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s Wild Live series of summer concerts.

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Okapi on the Move!

22 August 2024

Yorkshire Wildlife Park welcomed a new arrival yesterday (21st August) when Kora, a two and a half year old okapi arrived from Chester Zoo. Kora’s arrival marked a well choreographed series of moves of okapi between UK zoos to ensure the continuation of the valuable breeding programme in the UK which has been challenged by the ongoing restriction of moving hoofstock from Europe due to the outbreak of Blue Tongue.

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Red Howler Baby Born

19 August 2024

A fun-packed musical Bank Holiday Weekend awaits visitors to the award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park, which is also celebrating the birth of a rare Red Howler Monkey.

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