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| The Wildlife Park is open every day from 10 am to 6 pm with last admittance from 5pm and season tickets for 2008-9 are now available. | |
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| Model Railway & Engineering Exhibition: Organised by the Manx Steam and Model Engineering Club, there will be a model railway and engineering exhibition at the Wildlife Park over the weekend of Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th July, 2008, from 11:30 am to 4 pm each day. In addition to the Orchid Line miniature railway there will be traction engine rides and model railway layouts to inspect. | |
| NEW FOR 2008: Two European beavers are in residence in their enclosure in the European Marsh area of the Wildlife Park where there is also a new European otter exhibit. Two female spider monkeys, a mother and baby, have arrived to join Danny and Kieron, our male spider monkeys, and can be seen in the new house on the cafe drive. COMING SOON: walkthrough enclosure for gentle and other lemurs and further endangered Madagascan species such as Madagascar teal and Meller's ducks, located between the African Bush and European Marsh. | |
Ballaugh Curraghs designated as a Ramsar site: On 6th September 2006, the Ballaugh Curraghs ASSI was officially designated as a conservation area under the Ramsar Convention in recognition of its value for wildlife. The designated site includes some 6 hectares within the Wildlife Park along with land owned by Manx National Heritage, the Manx Wildlife Trust and private landowners. To find out more about the Ballaugh Curraghs Ramsar site view our slide show from the link at the bottom of the page. | |
| NEW ARRIVALS: | |
 Rodrigues Island Fruit Bat | From the island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean this is one of the rarest bats in the world. We have been chosen to join in the breeding programme for this endangered species, organized by Jersey Zoo. A large group of male bats arrived in early November 2006 and were first placed in their indoor quarters in the Life on Islands exhibit. They now have access to their landscaped outside flight enclosure and make a magical sight, feeding or resting in the trees, or flying round the walk-through enclosure |
WORLD WIDE EDUCATION The Wildlife Park's education web site is a fascinating place. It is packed with photos and information on the animals you can see at the Park and there are fact sheets on all the main animals Click here to see
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