Mini Kicks raise over £1000 for YWP Foundation to help endangered Amur Tigers

Joshua Key and his Mini Kicks team-mates roared into action to raise more than £1,000 to help save the endangered Amur Tigers from extinction. The 4-year-old raised more than £100 himself to be the top fund-raiser from a day making sponsored tiger masks and visiting Yorkshire Wildlife Park, home to a family of the majestic… Continue reading Mini Kicks raise over £1000 for YWP Foundation to help endangered Amur Tigers

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WildLife Foundation backs conservation programme to save endangered polar bears

The fight to save endangered polar bears has been given a huge boost by the WildLife Foundation (WildLife Foundation) backing a major conservation programme. It is the second year that the Foundation has supported the Polar Bear International campaign to protect the majestic animals’ dwindling numbers as global warming causes the Arctic sea ice… Continue reading WildLife Foundation backs conservation programme to save endangered polar bears

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WildLife Foundation backs initiative to save lemurs

An endangered species of lemur is being given a fighting chance of survival with support from the WildLife Foundation. (WildLife Foundation) The charity has made a three-year grant worth £15,000 to help protect the blue-eyed black lemur, whose numbers in the wild have been reduced to less than 1,000 by slash-and-burn agriculture and hunting.… Continue reading WildLife Foundation backs initiative to save lemurs

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Toning Up with Dell and Brother

Since 2013 both Yorkshire Wildlife Park and WildLife Foundation have been part of the Dell and Brother Environmental Consumable Recycling & Collection Programme. If you have visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park or followed the Park and the Foundation online, you will know how committed we are to protecting the environment for species, ecosystems and… Continue reading Toning Up with Dell and Brother

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WildLife Foundation spearheads protection of endangered species against climate change

WildLife Foundation have helped spear-head a new fight to protect hundreds of endangered species from impacts of climate change. WildLife Foundation is a key player in a landmark report that warns of the ‘increasingly severe’ impact on animals from shifting weather patterns. Representatives from the Foundation, based at the award-winning park, attended the IUCN… Continue reading WildLife Foundation spearheads protection of endangered species against climate change

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YWP backs International Polar Bear Initiative

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px 0px 45px;”][cs_row inner_container=”false” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] A global effort to save the Arctic Sea ice habitat for endangered polar bears is being backed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Park and the charity the WildLife Foundation. The park, home to four… Continue reading YWP backs International Polar Bear Initiative

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WildLife Foundation gives Lemurs survival boost

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px 0px 45px;”][cs_row inner_container=”false” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] A critically endangered species of lemur has been given a survival boost thanks to a grant from the award winning WildLife Foundation. Slash and burn land clearing and hunting in its native Madagascar… Continue reading WildLife Foundation gives Lemurs survival boost

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World Giraffe Day 2016

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px 0px 45px;”][cs_row inner_container=”false” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] The animal with longest neck was the star of events on the longest day of the year at the award-winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park. The towering beauty of the giraffes came into sharp focus with games,… Continue reading World Giraffe Day 2016

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Protecting Wild Dogs and Lions in Mozambique – An Update from Fauna & Flora International

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px 0px 45px;”][cs_row inner_container=”false” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Overview The support of the WildLife Foundation over the past 12 months has assisted in making some very promising headway in the wildlife protection efforts of Chuilexi Conservancy, ensuring it becomes a safer… Continue reading Protecting Wild Dogs and Lions in Mozambique – An Update from Fauna & Flora International

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MiniKicks raise £5,049 for Polar Bear conservation

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px 0px 45px;”][cs_row inner_container=”false” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] We would like to wish a huge congratulations and a massive thank you to MiniKicks for raising £5,049 for WildLife Foundation and Polar Bear conservation with the first (and certainly not the last) Polar Bear Toddlerthon.… Continue reading MiniKicks raise £5,049 for Polar Bear conservation

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