June Events 2010

Feeding Talks - daily
Throughout the day there are informal keeper-led feeding talks on some of the many creatures in the walk-around area. Watch as some of the animals are fed and hear some fascinating facts about them. Check the boards around the Park for times. They are currently as follows:

11.30 Snow monkeys

12.10 Bharal (Himalayan blue sheep)

12.25 Markhor goats

1.30 Wildcats and pine martens

2.15 Amur tigers

3.30 Red pandas

2010 International Year of Biodiversity
The United Nations has declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity with a call to action to safeguard the variety of life on earth.

The plight of the tiger over the last 100 years shows only too well the pressures species are under. In the early 1900's there were 8 species of tiger. Now it is believed that only 4 remain. Come and see the largest of these, the Amur tiger, at the Park and learn about the struggle they face in the wild.