The Aspinall Foundation

It is nearly six years since Djala and Djongo made the journey to Gabon. For Djala it was the chance to return to a life in the wild, a life that had been denied him many years ago. Djala’s story began in 1982, in the forests of the Congo basin...

Stolen from their mothers, big cat cubs are continuing to suffer at the hands of those involved in the illegal trade in wildlife. They endure appalling conditions as they are smuggled across countries, many dying en route. Some of the youngsters...

With the assistance of funding from the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), we have been carrying out surveys in the forest and wetlands of the Ambato-Boeny/ Maevatanana area. One area we were keen to learn more about was the suggestion the...

By Tony King, Conservation & Reintroduction Coordinator, The Aspinall Foundation.

Founded in 2000 PASA is the largest association of wildlife centres in Africa. With 23 organizations in 13 countries across Africa PASA members are leading more innovative conservation projects to protect primates in the wild than ever before. All...

It is estimated there are fewer than 5,500 of all black rhino left in the wild, and well under 200 in Tanzania. Back in 2012 when two female eastern black rhino, Grumeti and Zawadi, left Port Lympne for Tanzania, we hoped they would thrive. In 2016...

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Hoofstock Keepers at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve, Kent’s largest wild animal park, have been hand raising a sambar fawn after it was discovered unattended by its mother, on the Reserve’s Asian Experience, in the depths of winter.

Hoofstock keepers at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve, Kent’s largest wild animal park, are helping a very special Malayan tapir celebrate a milestone birthday.

By Matt Ford, Howletts Section Manager Primates, Javan Gibbon EEP Coordinator and EAZA Gibbon TAG Vice Chair.