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# The Aspinall Foundation

## Amanda McCabe

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###### 15/10/2019

## [Lion Cubs Pounce on Pumpkins at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/lion-cubs-pounce-on-pumpkins-at-port-lympne-hotel-reserve)

Halloween fun arrived early here at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve as our popular lion pride were treated to carved pumpkins by their keepers as part of their daily enrichment programme. Whilst the adults, Adras and Oudrika showed a mild interest, the...

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###### 26/09/2019

## [Statement From The Aspinall Foundation](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/statement-from-the-aspinall-foundation)

**Thursday 26th September 2019**

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###### 24/09/2019

## [Creature Feature - Siwan the Red Panda](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/creature-feature-siwan-the-red-panda)

This month we welcomed a red panda male, named Siwan, to Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve as part of a breeding programme designed to help boost the numbers of the dwindling wild population.

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###### 24/09/2019

## [Meet the Keeper - Daisy at Howletts](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/meet-the-keeper-daisy-at-howletts)

Find out from keeper, Daisy, what a typical day is like caring for the primates at Howletts Wild Animal Park:

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###### 24/09/2019

## [Creature Feature - Sigit the Javan Gibbon](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/creature-feature-sigit-the-javan-gibbon)

We'd like to introduce you to Javan gibbon, Sigit, who will be leaving Howletts soon to make the incredible journey back to the wild. Sigit will be transferred to our centre in Java along with his partner Iya, fellow Howletts residents Padang and...

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###### 24/09/2019

## [Meet The Keeper - Claire at Port Lympne](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/meet-the-keeper-claire-at-port-lympne)

Rhino keeper, Claire, has been giving us an insight into what it's like to work with the critically endangered black rhinos housed at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve.

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###### 30/08/2019

## [Get Closer To Amazing Animals For Less With Super Summer Sale](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/get-closer-to-amazing-animals-for-less-with-super-summer-sale)

Howletts Wild Animal Park, have announced the launch of their Super Summer Sale on Animal Experiences, offering animal enthusiasts the chance to get closer to their favourite creatures for less.

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###### 30/08/2019

## [Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve Opens Voting To Name Cute Lion Cubs](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/port-lympne-hotel-reserve-opens-voting-to-name-cute-lion-cubs)

Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve, Kent’s largest wild animal park, is appealing for the public’s help to choose names for three adorable lion cubs, born at the 600-acre wildlife park, earlier this year.

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###### 30/08/2019

## [Animal Parks Go Wild With Kids Go Free Offer Throughout September](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/animal-parks-go-wild-with-kids-go-free-offer-throughout-september)

Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve and Howletts Wild Animal Park have announced the return of their popular Kids Go Free offer.

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###### 28/06/2019

## [28th June 2019: Statement from Port Lympne Reserve](https://blog.aspinallfoundation.org/28th-june-2019-statement-from-port-lympne-reserve)

The Aspinall Foundation is deeply saddened to announce the death of Zambezi, a male black rhino from Port Lympne Reserve.

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