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Keepers give lioness full MOT after she is knocked out for health check

A 15-year-old lioness has been given a clean bill of health after she was knocked out for an MOT at a wildlife park. Julie – one of the six lions who live at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, in Doncaster – was put under anaesthetic as keepers ...

04 May 2022 at 08:25

Critically endangered leopard cub takes first steps at UK wildlife park

Critically endangered leopard cub takes its first steps at UK wildlife park

A critically endangered leopard cub has taken its first steps at a wildlife park in the UK. The 12-week-old Amur leopard, said to be one of the rarest cats in the world, was born in Europe and took its first steps at the Yorkshire ...

11 Sept 2023 at 12:57

Critically endangered black rhino calf born in Yorkshire

A baby black rhino has been born in Doncaster. The calf, which is one of the rarest mammals in the world, is the first critically endangered black rhino to be born at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP). The three-week-old ...

06 Feb 2024 at 14:09

Wallabies weighed and millipedes measured for wildlife park’s animal count

From weighing wallabies to measuring millipedes, staff at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park have been carrying out their annual animal count. It took a week to record all the vital statistics of the park’s 57 species for the ...

31 Dec 2021 at 13:55

Endangered cheetahs arrive at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Two endangered cheetahs considered “vulnerable” by conservationists have arrived at a wildlife park in South Yorkshire. The two wildcats – four-year-old female Darcy and 13-year-old male Brooke – have moved into a ...

16 Aug 2023 at 16:47

Lions rescued from war-torn Ukraine arrive in Yorkshire

A lion and her three cubs have been saved from a war-torn part of Ukraine and are starting new lives in Doncaster. Three-year-old Aysa was in a private collection in the Donetsk region when the Russians invaded, ...

22 Mar 2024 at 17:03

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Wildlife park releases new footage of month-old polar bear cub

A polar bear cub has been settling into life at the wildlife park where it was born a month ago. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has released video footage of the cub wriggling and rolling over ...

13 Jan 2022 at 15:14

Zoos lay on icy treats to keep animals cool in heatwave

Zoos across the UK have taken extra precautions to keep their animals cool amid the soaring temperatures, with some offering icy treats and others shutting their gates to the public. After the Met Office ...

18 Jul 2022 at 16:31

Vets sedate 17-stone tiger for delicate operation to remove ingrown toenail

A 17-stone tiger who was sedated so vets could carry out a delicate operation to remove an ingrown toenail is “getting back to her playful self”, wildlife park staff have said. Tschuna, a rare Amur ...

29 May 2025 at 12:08

Christmas Day keeps park rangers busy with festive presents for zoo animals

Zoos up and down the United Kingdom have been getting into the festive mood this holiday season by giving out Christmas presents to their animals, including snacks, aftershave, and a polar bear’s ...

24 Dec 2022 at 13:20

Maned Wolves bring excitement to Yorkshire wildlife park

A litter of Maned Wolves have brought excitement to visitors and staff at a wildlife park. The five pups – which are yet to be named and of which four are male and one female – were first seen ...

05 Jan 2023 at 16:23

‘Zoo poo’ could save NHS £1bn a year

Viruses found in the poo of endangered animals could be used to treat diabetic foot ulcers and save the NHS £1 billion a year, researchers have suggested. A team from the University of ...

21 Sept 2023 at 00:01

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