Wild Discovery

07/06/2026

On Saturday 13th June we will be celebrating World Crocodile Day 🐊

Buy your raffle tickets and help raise funds to save the Philippine Crocodile https://wilddiscovery.co.uk/product-category/donations/

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29/05/2026

Chomp chomp chomp 🥕

Did you know that African crested porcupines are the world's largest porcupine and Africa's largest rodent! 🌍

28/05/2026

Our work on Bwenanule Crater Lake Wetland Restoration Project is just one of the 1236 conservation projects which took place last year thanks to zoos and aquariums.

🌍🤝 Our incredible team has worked tirelessly to bring this into fruition and they have achieved so much so far.....

💚Working in collaboration with to achieve this project.
💚 Support of the local farmers to restore the crater land.
💚 Set up a tree nursery to propagate native and endemic plant species.
💚 Started planting trees and seen growth in the first 12 months.
💚 Conducted a benchmark survey of the current flora and fauna.

To find out more about the project please visit www.wilddiscovery.co.uk/conservation/


You can help support this project in so many ways.... just by sharing this information, visiting Wild Discovery and or making a conservation donation https://wilddiscovery.co.uk/product-category/donations/ - all support received strengthens the conservation efforts.

26/05/2026

📣We are hiring

We are looking a Keeper and Retail Assistant to support the team over the busy summer period.

If your dream is to work in a zoo, but you need some experience, this could be the role for you.

Take a look at the full job description here https://wilddiscovery.co.uk/careers/ along with details on how to apply. Applicants must aged 18 years or above.

This is a full-time role, 5 days a week role, working days to suit the business requirements (including weekends, school holidays and bank holidays).

26/05/2026

Our work on The Ugandan Bee Project is just one of the 1236 conservation projects which took place last year, and continues thanks to BIAZA zoos and aquariums.

🌏💚Our incredible team has worked tirelessly to bring this into fruition, here are some highlights of what the team has achieved so far....

🌏Over 120 farmers have beehives installed to help prevent human-wildlife conflict.
🌏A skills co-operative has been created o support the project.
🌏A ladies chicken group has been established to support families that have lost family members to human-wildlife conflict.
🌏A factory is being built to process excess honey for sale to local's and tourists.
🌏A children's information booklet about the project aims has been produced and distributed to over 1000 school children in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.

To find out more about the project please visit www.wilddiscovery.co.uk/conservation/

26/05/2026

Ice pops are made for warm day 🌞🧊

25/05/2026

Its from the 25th to the 29th May 💚

This annual nationwide event organised by celebrates the essential contribution of zoos to conservation, science, animal care, and education! 🐾 🌍

Here at Wild Discovery we are proud to be supporting the event you can read more about how we contribute to worldwide conservation here: https://wilddiscovery.co.uk/conservation/

24/05/2026

What's that I see...not 1, but 2 Grey Slender Loris 🥰

Makka has been joined by Reina from Askham Bryan as part of the EAZA European Endangered Species Programme 🐒

The breeding program aims to maintain a healthy, genetically diverse assurance population in human care to safeguard the species against habitat loss in habitat loss in India and Sri Lanka 🇱🇰🇮🇳

EAZA - the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria What's on in Blackpool Blackpool Gazette BIAZA Lancashire Post visit Lancashire BBC Lancashire

22/05/2026

Say hello to Mr Myagi and Dolores 👋

Our sibling duo joined us from Twycross Zoo and are settling in nicely 🥰🐒

20/05/2026

Hi Alfie, hi Dahlia 👋

Did you know....

That squirrel monkeys have the largest brain-to-body mass ratio off all primates 🐵

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