News
| 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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| SUNSET SAFARIS: join us for an evening walk around the Park, guided by one of the managers, to see the animals in a different light. All-inclusive admission includes entry and a barbecue at the Lakeside Cafe, with salad bar. Last two dates are 8th and 15th August. | |
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: | |
| Marine toads for Year of theFrog To celebrate the Year of the Frog, the Wildlife Park has a new species on exhibit - the marine or cane toad. Their natural distribution is central America, as far north as Texas and as far south as Argentina but they have become infamous as the biological control agent that went badly wrong. Released in Queensland in 1935 to control a beetle in the sugar cane fields, the cane toads turned their back on the beetles and began colonising north Australia. Recently, they reached the World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory. The marine toads will be on exhibit in The Ark, our living exhibition of endangered species and the threats they face, including competition and predation from introduced species. | |
 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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