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This Polar Bear Week, Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s polar bears have been the focus of attention for cameras again – but this time they were helping wildlife research. The thermal outlines of park favourites Victor, Pixel, Nissan and Nobby were captured by a series of specialist lenses in a project that could save polar bears when… Continue reading Thermal images captured at Yorkshire Wildlife Park to help save polar bears

Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s partner charity Polar Bears International (PBI) offers the most current and pioneering research into the Hudson Bay polar bears, this Polar Bear Week. One of the nineteen different polar bear populations across the Arctic resides in Western Hudson Bay, near Churchill in Manitoba. The Hudson Bay polar bears are just one of… Continue reading Polar Bears International: A partner charity conservation update

Sunday 4th November marked the start of Polar Bear Week in association with our partner charity Polar Bears International (PBI). To celebrate this marvellous mammal, we’re talking about our 10 favourite polar bear facts. Polar Bear Week coincides with the autumn polar bear migration to Churchill, Manitoba in Canada. At this time of year the bears… Continue reading Polar Bear Week 2018: Did you know these 10 polar bear facts?

Friday 26th October is World Lemur Day! To celebrate, we’re asking whether you knew these 10 lemur facts below. The creation of the Lemur Conservation Network, World Lemur Day is all about raising awareness for lemur conservation while informing the world just how wonderful a species they are. Currently listed as Critically Endangered on the… Continue reading World Lemur Day 2018: Did you know these 10 lemur facts?

A brave contingent of around 1,000 runners battled through downpours to raise more than £7,500 for WildLife Foundation in a 5k fun run around the park on Sunday 14th October. The runners, joggers and walkers created a big splash and covered a combined distance of 5,070 kilometres (3,150 miles), the equivalent of a… Continue reading Run For Wildlife Autumn 5k competitors run over 5,000km

Here at WildLife Foundation, we’re always keeping a keen eye on the activities of our partner charities that like us; share a committed responsibility to protecting the world’s most at risk species. Formerly known as the Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA), WildCats Conservation Alliance have once again been carrying out inspirational work… Continue reading WildCats Conservation Alliance: A partner charity conservation update

Photo Credit: FFI & Bucknell University Want to do your bit to help conserve wildlife in one of the world’s most under studied regions without even leaving the house? Fauna and Flora International and partners need your help to identify animals in camera trap photos as part of a research project in South Sudan. Primarily… Continue reading Fauna & Flora International: Take part in active conservation whilst sitting on your sofa!

Photo Credit: Ed Marshall As reported at the end of July, the desolate Caribbean island of Redonda has witnessed a miraculous transformation thanks to an ambitious restoration programme by our partner charity Fauna & Flora International. After the removal of invasive species from the island, Redonda’s unique plants and native animals have made a rapid… Continue reading Fauna & Flora International: Amazing transformation of remote Caribbean island

Sunday 26th August is National Dog Day! To celebrate, we’re asking whether you knew these 10 painted dog facts below. Unlike the much-loved domestic dog, painted dogs are threatened by habitat fragmentation which increases their contact with people & domestic animals. This results in conflict and the transmission of diseases. Sadly, painted dogs are now… Continue reading National Dog Day 2018: Did you know these 10 painted dog facts?

Photo Credit: nicholasdyer.com WildLife Foundation proudly supports the Painted Dog Conservation (PDC) organisation that protects the second most endangered carnivore in Africa. Based in Zimbabwe, PDC works alongside local communities to create a sustainable environment for both villagers and painted dogs. In June, Painted Dog Conservation successfully rescued a pair of painted dogs and… Continue reading Painted Dog Conservation: A partner charity conservation update