Sponsoring a Red Panda Forest Guardian
International Red Panda Day 2018 – Saturday 15th, Sunday 16th September 2018 As few as 2,500 Red Pandas remain in the wild today, ...
September 2018
August 2018
Arthur’s Army
In the early hours of Sunday 20th May a gunshot was heard in the Skukuza section of the Kruger National Park, leading to the discovery of an injured White ...
New Arrival!!
🦓🍼 New Arrival 🍼🦓 We had been watching in excited anticipation and a lovely surprise was awaiting our Africa keepers on Wednesday morning! A tiny Grants Zebra foal was ...
World Honey Bee Day
"If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, ...
July 2018
International Tiger Day 2018
Good morning followers and happy International Tiger Day to you all! International Tiger Day is celebrated annually to raise awareness of the plight of the tiger and support conservation ...
A home fit for furness’ finest….bugs!
We are bee-side our selves with excitement at the attention our endangered buzzy friends are getting today in honour of Don’t Step on a Bee Day. We at Safari ...
Don’t Step on a Bee Day
The 10th of July every year marks “Don’t Step on a Bee Day” highlighting the plight of bees (and other pollinators) in the UK and around the world. In ...
June 2018
Tibor’s Target Training
Our veterinary team and keepers have noticed that our favourite big guy Tibor has sadly been a little out of sorts lately. Our care teams know Tibor ...
Dad’s Visit Free this Father’s Day Weekend!
Our Dad's are just paw-some aren't they! We are bigging up all Dad's this Father's Day Weekend (16th and 17th June 2018) and offering free entry to all dads ...
Tortoise Balmoral!
Our shelled buddies moved into their new summer residence today - Tortoise Balmoral we like to call it! Among the residents enjoying the move were our Hermann’s Tortoise. These ...
May 2018
Welcome to the World l’il ones!
Keepers were uber-excited this morning to discover the most recent hatchlings in our World Wide Safari: Coscoroba Swan Cygnets! The Coscoroba Swan happens to be the smallest species of ...
April 2018
It’s party time, yay, it’s party time……..
On the 24th February we were joined by the gorgeous sunshine for train-mad James’ 4th birthday party. We met all James' friends at 11am, excited and ready to party. ...
Good Morning, and Happy Earth Day!
Every year, six million tons of single-use plastics get thrown out, the majority of which ends up in our oceans, posing risk to the welfare marine life. An estimated ...
Happy Birthday Big Guy!
Resident Southern White Rhino Muzungu enjoyed a hay cake, complete with ice topper today in celebration of turning 21 years and even enjoyed being serenaded a rendition of Happy ...
March 2018
STOP PRESS – 2 Roseate Spoonbill Chicks just spotted
Here a Chick, There a Chick, Everywhere a Chick Chick The excitement is almost too much for us in the Safari Zoo Offices today, we are on baby overload! ...
Joey-Fest at Safari Zoo
Red Kangaroos Fully grown, the Red Roo is the largest of all the Kangaroos. At birth the Jelly-Bean-Sized Joeys begin the epic journey to their Momma's pouch where they ...
Introducing Bouncing Capy-Babbas…(See what we did there)
Introducing Bouncing Capy-Babbas.....(See what we did there)..... Capybara, the worlds largest rodent species and sometimes described by our visitors as "Giant Guinea Pigs", are found in the grasslands and ...
Zoo-Noo-Born-z
Always an exciting time welcoming the first births of the season at safari zoo We excitedly welcomed Ring Tail Lemur babies earlier this week with Mum Pixie giving birth ...
Come “Hang” with Stanley at Safari Zoo
We have some really, really exciting news…Stanley, everyone’s favourite (yes, we are a little biased!) resident Two-Toed Sloth, is now receiving his very own visitors! ...
February 2018
Microchipping Manzi and Mosi
On Thursday 1st February 2018 Karen our consultant vet visited the park to complete the microchipping of White Rhino mum Manzi and baby Mosi. This activity ...
Junior Keeper for the Day – What Kacey Did
Our Junior Keeper Experience let's young animal lovers get up close and personal with monkeys, giraffes, penguins and more. We followed Kacey on her Junior Keeper day to give ...
January 2018
Our unfolding story – 52 weeks in
52 weeks after Cumbria Zoo Company Ltd took full control of the zoo, we look back at the 52 positive changes we've made and look forward to the year ahead. ...