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The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Baby boom in popular Cork wildlife attraction as meerkat pups and bison calves welcomed at park amid conservation effort
THERE is a baby boom in Fota Wildlife Park in recent weeks with the birth of three meerkat pups and two European Bison calves. Proud parents to mum Biggy and dad, Snaggles, who are the dominant breeding pair within the clan are busy looking after the triplets. 2 The wildlife park is bustling with new life Credit: Play Creative 2 This bank holiday is the perfect time to catch a glimpse of the new additions Credit: Play Creative On May 13, one baby meerkat was spotted in the habitat with their mum, and by the next day, two more had emerged, closely guarded by their protective family. The other members of the mob, including dad Snaggles, care for the young and are known to collectively feed, protect and groom the new pups. With these new arrivals, the Meerkat mob now stands at 16 strong. Rangers in the Read more in Travel Both of were fathered by the bull Bomer who came from Borås Djurpark in Sweden in February 2024. These are his first two offspring. The calves are already best friends, and can be seen playing, snoozing, and soaking up the sunshine together. Their mums are both healthy and very protective. Most read in Irish News The European bison, the largest mammal in Europe, was once extinct in the wild. However, collaborative efforts by many zoos and wildlife parks, including Fota Wildlife Park, which contributed members from its own herd, have helped reintroduce the species to the wild in parts of Europe and, more recently, the UK. Everyone saying the same thing as 'precious' baby rhinoceros is born in Cork's Fota Wildlife Park And now with the Bank Holiday looming visitors will have just a week to experience the spectacular Be sure to take in the incredible views of the wildlife habitats and daily conservation efforts over the Park before it's gone.
CNN
22-05-2025
- General
- CNN
European bison return to the United Kingdom
A pioneering project in southeastern England has reintroduced the European bison to help restore its ancient woodlands.
Wall Street Journal
07-05-2025
- Wall Street Journal
The Ultimate Nature Hike: A Walk Through a Primeval Forest
Białowieża National Park in Poland is home to bison, elk and pygmy owls. Entering Poland's Białowieża National Park through an enormous hand-hewn wooden gate, I felt like I had passed through a fairy-tale portal. Inside, my guide and I faced a hardpacked dirt trail leading through Europe's last significant section of primeval forest, a Hobbit-land of thick mosses, gnarly trees straining to find sunlight and rare wild animals, including the world's largest herd of European bison. A dense canopy of trees shielded me from the sun; intense sounds and smells pervaded the woods. When Polish and Lithuanian royalty sequestered the forest to use as a game reserve around 1400, Białowieża became a hunting ground for elites. Today, the still-relatively-pristine park is part of a vast forest protected as a Unesco World Heritage Site straddling the border between Belarus and Poland. Tour operators such as AB Poland Travel offer one-day outings from Warsaw, but I planned to stay longer in search of a respite.
