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16/07/2018

Introducing The Mighty Achilles!

Howletts Wild Animal Park, near Canterbury, have announced the arrival of Achilles, a male Sumatran tiger.

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11/07/2018

What's On at Port Lympne

Aside from the amazing array of animals and keeper tours at Port Lympne, there’s always loads going on to get involved with, from after-hours tours to extra events. Check out some of the biggest things happening at the park across the year…

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04/07/2018

What to Pack for a Weekend of Outdoor Adventure!

Exploring the great outdoors is an exhilarating experience, regardless of the weather. But if you don’t prepare for every possible weather eventuality then you can end up cutting your trip short! So to make the most of your weekend outdoors,...

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21/06/2018

Gorilla Birth Marks An Outstanding Record For Conservation Charity

Gorilla keepers at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve are celebrating as Tamba, a western lowland gorilla, gave birth to her 6th infant on Friday 25th May.  This is the 17th gorilla infant to be sired by silverback, Kouillou. 

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11/06/2018

Giraffe Calf Born At Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve!

With less than 2500 mature Rothschild giraffes left in the wild, Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve are celebrating the birth of a healthy male calf, born on Thursday 7th June at the popular visitor attraction. This is mother, Lehana’s second calf to be...

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11/06/2018

Why Should You Donate to The Aspinall Foundation?

For over 30 years, The Aspinall Foundation has been dedicated to protecting endangered animals around the world. Whether it’s through conservation work on-the-ground in struggling nature reserves across the globe, or through returning captive-bred...

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10/06/2018

Gorilla Populations Are Improving, But They’re Still in Dire Need of Support

A landmark decade-long study has recently been published in Science Advances, bringing with it the uplifting news that there are around a third more gorillas in the wild than previously thought, with numbers now thought to be over 360,000 in the...

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08/06/2018

The Landscape of Extinction: 5 Reasons Why Animals Urgently Need Your Help!

Animals have been around in all different shapes and forms for hundreds of millions of years, with natural waves of extinction occurring throughout time. But in the past century, the landscape of extinction has changed. As the human population has...

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