Safari Zoo

23/08/2024

Here she is, on the start of her new chapter ❤️😍

23/08/2024

Azeeza, Granville continuing their role in protecting the future of white rhinos.

229 rhinos poached in the first half of 2024!

We may be “Distanced in miles but United in hearts … “

23/08/2024

22/08/2024

Til we meet again big fella ❤️🦏🚛 😢 🥺

21/08/2024

Bye bye and safe journey darling 🦏 ❤️

Little Azeeza is on her way to her new home. 🏠

19/08/2024

Training continues for the big move 🦏 🚛

Just how do you move a rhino to another zoo? Its not like you can pop him in the back of your car like your dog on your staycation!

It takes a lot of trust from a rhino towards his human to be comfortable with something new, they are creatures of habit and don’t like change, so would be on edge if something big and spooky like a move crate just pops into the building and they’re expected to get in it.

Here we see Muzungu and Azeeza taking it in turns ro enter the area known as a “crush” (nowhere near as nasty as it sounds, it’s basically and short narrow corridor!). This area has been open to them since the move was confirmed, meaning they have had free access to wander in freely and become more confident and comfortable with it. You can see little Iniko having a go too, waiting for the day she is able to head off to make her mark in the breeding program.

When the big day is here, the move crate will be popped on the end, allowing them to wander straight on in!

❤️🦏

16/08/2024

Big shout out to The National Methodist Youth Brass Band for providing some wild songs for all our visitors to enjoy this morning as they visit at the open air concert at our children's playground until lunch. Enjoying an Ice cream and our adventure playground has never been so musical!

You can find their page here to learn more.
https://www.facebook.com/NMYBB

13/08/2024

🐾Paws Up if you're ready for a spontaneous Gorgeous Getaway with 25% off?
🏡 We have unexpected availability for 3 nights in River Bank cottage which sleeps up to 4 guests.
Our Gorgeous Getaway combines a cosy stay in a beautiful Lakeland Stone Cottage including SLOTH and RED PANDA encounters and a keeper led tour with FOUR hand feeds!
🐾 Al-pac-up your trunks for a pawesome mini break AND TWO amazing animal encounters!
🌳 🛌 You will check into River Bank cottage on the 120 acre Brockholes Farm Estate on the banks of the River Lune for your first night of relaxation on Tuesday 20th August. After two nights surrounded by nature you'll be Safari Zoo bound on Thursday 22nd for your TWO animal encounters PLUS an exclusive tour to hand feed our resident 🐯 🐆 big cats (7+ yrs), 🦦 giant otters (7+ yrs), 🦒 Giraffes, and 🍎 Lemurs followed by another night at the farm before checking out on Friday 23rd.
🏡 River Bank Cottage sleeps up to 4 people, the price based on full occupancy is less than £40 per person per night!!
🛍️ You will also be able to enjoy a whopping 20% off your Gift Shop purchases during your zoo visit too!
Book Now: https://brockholesfarm.co.uk/home

Treat yourself to a last minute break, you know you deserve it!

Heart warming traditional cottages along the banks of the River Lune, which cascades down the valley, and surrounded by the stunning Howgill Fell.  Sat amongst spectacular surroundings, whether you stay close to home and observe the daily activities or explore this beautiful valley, with its dramat...

12/08/2024

Crush training ready for next weeks move …. Good boy Muzungu 🙂

07/08/2024

“ 229 rhinos poached so far in 2024 … but are we really seeing a the start of a dramatic decline in rhino poaching ? ”

News out of South Africa for the first 6 months of the years puts rhino poaching on the down.

The drop Linked with dehorning programmes with over 1,000 rhinos dehorned since April - May and June saw 21 and 22 rhinos poached compared to 42 and 34 in 2023.

For Those on the frontline in KwaZulu Natal the war rages on with 145 rhinos lost so far this year compared with 143 in 2023 and 133 in 2022.

Of those 229, 38 were killed on privately owned reserves ..

Bonamanzi reserve is a beautiful area of KwaZulu Natal teaming with wildlife - giraffe, rhino, leopard, nyala, hippo, bee eaters,
your visit and purchases in the zoo here in Cumbria help fund the Bonamanzi k9 ranger unit .. 3 rangers on the ground in the reserve protecting those very rhinos.

IFPCP
Project Rhino
Bonamanzi Game Reserve

On my first trip to see firsthand the effect the anti poaching rangers have a wise and brave ranger told me our children in England are so lucky they will be able to see rhinos with horns our children will soon only see them in books.

These rangers are not unique, their efforts are mirrored with one goal in mind … let’s get that 229 down. Buy an August ticket which directly funds that protection

https://shop.cumbriazoo.co.uk/product/summer-specials-5-admission-limited-stock

https://www.citizen.co.za/network-news/lnn/article/minister-welcomes-decrease-in-rhino-poaching-stats/

South Africa has seen a sharp decline in rhino poaching, which has been linked to increased dehorning efforts.

05/08/2024

It’s been GRRREAT!

Guys, we have some news that we know will disappoint many – Sumatran Tigers Cinta and Kumbuh will be leaving Cumbria within the next 2 months. We don’t have an date set as yet, we anticipate it to be mid September and wanted to give you all as much notice as we could to say your goodbyes.

The Tiger Twins are almost 10 years old and have been in Dalton since they were just over a year, it is time for them to see the world (they have itchy paws!).

The Twins are headed overseas, they are off to an incredible facility sourced at our request by a an eminent zoo professional highly respected throughout National and international zoos, who has been working with us behind the scenes since 2017, which means you can rest assured they have a pawesome future ahead. Tigers in the wild can roam 32km in just one night – Cinta and Kumbuh are off to a facility offering much more space for them to enjoy and explore.

As always, it is up to the receiving institution to announce their arrival so we cannot let you know exactly where they are destined just yet, but we will bring you news of how they are settling in as soon as we can.

In the meantime, we have added a DAILY Tiger Talk & Feeding at 2:15pm, to give everyone the chance to bid farewell to Cinta and Kumbuh (this activity is Free of Charge). We also have availability on our Sumatran Tiger Encounter with Hand Feeding opportunity for multiple dates throughout August linked below.



https://shop.cumbriazoo.co.uk/product/sumatran-tiger-experience

https://shop.cumbriazoo.co.uk/product/2024bcexp-for-4v1

04/08/2024

We have some very exciting results to announce from our World Ranger Day celebrations raffle!

But first we would like to say a very big thank you to everyone that has helped support our 3 Rangers on the front line in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa participating in the raffle and all our visitors to the Bonamanzi daily talks learning first hand how you can help our rangers efforts too on your day out. Keep reading on to see if you are one of the lucky winners picked under the careful inspection of resident Kordofan Giraffe Eloise!

Without further ado, our 1st place winner of the Roar, S'mores and Snore event on the 6th/7th September with 2 nights accommodation, event meal and behind the scenes hand feeding tour for 2 people, is lucky ticket holder 206057 better known as VICKY MILBY!!!

An email will be on it's way to all the winners shortly, so keep an eye out but why not start celebrating now if you spot your invoice ticket number below and get planning your wild family day out with our schedule of daily talks and feeds for the 25 runner up's for a family ticket for 2 Adults 2 children, valid to use use until the end of October 2024 any day we are open!

Runner Up Winners
173231 Roxanne Blinkhorn
173276 Sandra Ramsay
173473 Claire Wilson
173973 Tracy whitworth
174265 Leanne Gray
175357 Rebecca Wilcock
176403 Joanne Clarke
183591 Rebecca Mackey
201231 Rachel Rathbone
206019 Sandra Ramsay
206023 lesley Shawyer
206065 Danielle Tolley
206071 Marie Carter
206072 Samantha Eagling
206090 Graeme Tolley
206166 Christine Omara
206171 Carla Melling
206186 Lucy France
206190 Hayley Morgan-hayton
206204 Fiona Usher
206206 Sam Andrews
206755 Kirsty Hunt
208388 Andrew Brown
209162 Kayleigh Surridge
209182 Shannon Ingram

To learn more about the crucial work these amazing rangers do everyday come join our free ranger trail around the zoo and become your very own hero for wildlife!

04/08/2024

We had the privilege of being guests at the orphanage in June ❤️❤️ keep September 28th free let’s celebrate rhino week.. what do we think bbq… special activities… all in aid of chubby unicorns
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03/08/2024

We all love a hero move right ….. hero’s and chubby unicorns this ones a must ..

A great chubby unicorn watch .. about the incredible lengths the unsung hero’s - rangers will go to protect the last rhino populations.

https://rhinomanthemovie.org/about/

Available on YouTube :Amazon prime : Google play

In 2015, GCC made a promise to tell the rangers stories. Little did they know the stories would attract passionate filmmakers and grow into the movie RHINO MAN.

02/08/2024

Tomorrow is the day! Who's looking forward to the return of of member mornings?

Bookings are closing for the 3rd and 4th today at 2pm so make sure to pop and see if their are any spaces left! https://shop.cumbriazoo.co.uk/August_Members_Mornings/cat4408732_385396.aspx

T's&C's

These events are exclusively available for our members and require a valid membership to book on. The team will be checking before the events, any invalid bookings will be cancelled
Dates and times are included in the booking, once booked we ask you to arrive no later than 10 minutes before your selected slot to ensure you are on time for the start of the experience.

Please only book for one session for each animal and each day, any duplicate bookings will be cancelled to ensure others don't miss out on this opportunity

Primate, Honey Badger and Bear sessions have a minimum age of 7 years old.

Tapir sessions have a minimum age of 5 years old

Any bookings that do not follow the minimum ages will be cancelled.

Primate and Honey Badger expereinces require face coverings

31/07/2024

2 years ago Anna, Kim and Sam set off on what would be a life changing visit to KwaZulu Natal. Met with amazing wildlife and harrowing events witnessing poaching and its indiscriminate slaughter first hand they came home with a" what can we do" determination. Fast forward to today the Bonamanzi K9 Ranger unit, funded by your visits to our zoo, despite the danger faced day in day out are committed to the protection of the planets big and small.

Today we salute our rangers, led by Junior, out there on the frontline, and all the amazing rangers willing to put their lives on the line day in day out to protect the heritage for us all.

Note the background of snares removed so far in 2024.

IFPCP
Project Rhino
Bonamanzi Game Reserve

30/07/2024

Just 5 more days until the return of our members mornings!

Join us throughout August to take part in our pawesome morning tours, get up close to some of our otterly amazing residents and learn all about them from the humans that know them best! All for the roarsome price of £0.00

Tickets are limited availablity and we still have some available. These will close 24 hours before each event so make sure to book on now!

https://shop.cumbriazoo.co.uk/August_Members_Mornings/cat4408732_385396.aspx

T's&C's

These events are exclusively available for our members and require a valid membership to book on. The team will be checking before the events, any invalid bookings will be cancelled

Dates and times are included in the booking, once booked we ask you to arrive no later than 10 minutes before your selected slot to ensure you are on time for the start of the experience.

Please only book for one session for each animal and each day, any duplicate bookings will be cancelled to ensure others don't miss out on this opportunity

Primate, Honey Badger and Bear sessions have a minimum age of 7 years old.

Tapir sessions have a minimum age of 5 years old

Any bookings that do not follow the minimum ages will be cancelled.

Primate and Honey Badger expereinces require face coverings

29/07/2024

August Members Mornings!

Members mornings are coming back this August! Join us on a throughout the month for our pawesome member morning tours! Get the opportunity to tickle our Rhinos, hang around with our primates, chill with the bears and so much more all for completely free!!

Spaces are limited but can be booked per day here https://shop.cumbriazoo.co.uk/August_Members_Mornings/cat4408732_385396.aspx

T's&C's

These events are exclusively available for our members and require a valid membership to book on. The team will be checking before the events, any invalid bookings will be cancelled

Dates and times are included in the booking, once booked we ask you to arrive no later than 10 minutes before your selected slot to ensure you are on time for the start of the experience.

Please only book for one session for each animal and each day, any duplicate bookings will be cancelled to ensure others don't miss out on this opportunity

Primate, Honey Badger and Bear sessions have a minimum age of 7 years old.

Tapir sessions have a minimum age of 5 years old

Any bookings that do not follow the minimum ages will be cancelled.

Primate and Honey Badger expereinces require face coverings

29/07/2024

TTFN Big Fella! 🦏

This one hits us right in the feels….but it is for the best for the future of the White Rhino! 🦏

At the end of August, White Rhino Superdad Muzungu is leaving Cumbria! As his Superdad nickname suggests, Muzungu is father to TEN gorgeous chunky babies – by sheer number alone he is a MAJOR player………in the White Rhino Breeding programme.

Muzungu’s bloodlines are incredibly valuable, and with the limited space in our Africa facility we cannot consider further breeding, whilst he will be so so missed, it would be almost criminal for him to remain here at Safari Zoo, when he can add so much to the genetic pool 🧬 of captive White rhino 🦏– whose wild brothers and sisters face such an uncertain future. Therefore, Muzungu is off on his travels.

This is a move long in the making and we are especially grateful for the opportunity for collaboration with support of the EEP White Rhino Breeding Programme, London Zoo and Whipsnade who have made this move possible.

👋🏼 Ta-ta For Now Muzungu, Until we Meet Again Big Fella.

Muzungu will be joined on by Little Azeeza, who at 3 years old is ready to leave Mum and go off into the big wide world on her journey to start her own little family, just as she would in the wild. Azeeza should be being joined on this journey by her half sister, Iniko who is a month older than Azeeza and needs to be leaving Mum, just as she would in the wild. Sadly, despite the move being endorsed and encouraged by the Breeding Programme, and despite Iniko having a fabulous facility ready and willing to house her and let her start this essential journey, Iniko’s move has been blocked by our landlords whilst a ridiculous argument over “animal ownership” rages on and sadly impacts welfare and conservation.

Azeeza was born in February 2021, in the middle of lockdown. Her name meaning “Strong, Powerful and Dear” chosen to reflect hope and resilience as a light in the middle of a very dark tunnel, a name whose meaning seems to never falter to be relevant over the last 3 years.

Happy Travels Azeeza, you will be missed ever so much. ❤️

26/07/2024

Calling all Members!

Tomorrows the day! We're really looking forward to welcoming you to our World Ranger Day celebrations this weekend! Join us throughout the day to learn all about the rangers on the ground in South Africa and the rest of the world!

The talk starts at 1pm so make sure to pop in for this FREE Members event!

If you've booked for a Rhino tickle these start from 11am make sure to join us before then to get your time slot!

T's&C's
This event and experience is exclusive to members, any bookings from non members will be automatically cancelled
The Rhino tickle has no minimum age. They will be 15 minute sessions with 8 people per session. Times will be assigned upon purchase and are limited to first come first.
Any under 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult for the additional experience
Rhino Tickles are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Once booked these are valid for the date booked only and will be unavailable on any other day.

25/07/2024

We cannot recreate the complex web of life, nor can we bring back the creatures that once roamed the earth.

Nature is irreplaceable 🌿

24/07/2024

Calling all Members!

With just 2 days to go our prepations are ramping up to welcome you to our World Ranger Day celebrations this weekend. Our bookings are now closed but we do still have a limited number of spaces left! So if you haven't managed to book yet pop Kate an email on [email protected] to check availablity!

T's&C's
This event and experience is exclusive to members, any bookings from non members will be automatically cancelled
The Rhino tickle has no minimum age. They will be 15 minute sessions with 8 people per session. Times will be assigned upon purchase and are limited to first come first.
Any under 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult for the additional experience
Rhino Tickles are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Once booked these are valid for the date booked only and will be unavailable on any other day.

22/07/2024

Calling all Members!

Who's booked in for our July Members event? Our bookings are now closed but we do still have a limited number of spaces left! So if you haven't managed to book yet pop Kate an email on [email protected] to check availablity!

T's&C's
This evet and experience is exclusive to memers, any bookings from non members will be automatically cancelled
The Rhino tickle has no minimum age. They will be 15 minute sessions with 8 people per session. Times will be assigned upon purchase and are limited to first come first.
Any under 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult for the additional experience
Rhino Tickles are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Once booked these are valid for the date booked only and will be unavailable on any other day.

20/07/2024

With just a week to go until our next members day who's booked on?

Join us for our July free members exclusive event! Celebrate World Ranger day with us here at Safari Zoo, learn all about the amazing things rangers are doing in the wild and what we are doing here at Safari Zoo to help them out!

Want to make the day extra special? You can add our Rhino Tickle* for just £10 per person

Make sure to book on now before bookings close at 1pm tomorrow (21st July 2024) https://shop.cumbriazoo.co.uk/product/world-ranger-day

T's&C's
This evet and experience is exclusive to memers, any bookings from non members will be automatically cancelled
The Rhino tickle has no minimum age. They will be 15 minute sessions with 8 people per session. Times will be assigned upon purchase and are limited to first come first.
Any under 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult for the additional experience
Rhino Tickles are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Once booked these are valid for the date booked only and will be unavailable on any other day.

16/07/2024

Paws Up if you're ready for a spontaneous Gorgeous Getaway with 25% off?
Treat yourself to a last minute break, you know you deserve it!
Our Gorgeous Getaway combines a cosy stays in a beautiful Lakeland Stone Cottages including TWO encounters of your choice and FOUR hand feeds!
🐾 Al-pac-up your trunks for a pawesome mini break AND TWO animal encounters of your choice!
🌳 🛌 You will check into Coombe cottage on the 120 acre Brockholes Farm Estate on the banks of the River Lune for your first night of relaxation on Sunday 21st July. After a good night's sleep surrounded by nature you'll be Safari Zoo bound for your TWO animal encounters PLUS an exclusive tour to hand feed our resident 🐯 🐆 big cats (7+ yrs), 🦦 giant otters (7+ yrs), 🦒 Giraffes, and 🍎 Lemurs followed by a second night at the farm before checking out on Tuesday 23rd.

🐾 Fancy larking with a lemur, partying with a (red) panda, hanging with Stanley the sloth or "crashing" with the chubby unicorns? Choose your 2 encounters from the extensive list of available encounters at the point of booking!

🏡 Coombe Cottage sleeps up to 8 people, the price based on full occupancy is less than £24 per person per night!!

🛍️ You will also be able to enjoy a whopping 20% off your Gift Shop purchases during your zoo visit too!

Book Now: https://brockholesfarm.co.uk/home

16/07/2024

52 LIVES SAVED AT BONAMANZI 💪🏽🥾🦏

The Bonamanzi Rangers and APU have saved another 52 lives on one single mission. The APU this morning discovered a snare, on calling on the K9-Rangers for assistance the team removed 52 snares from one tiny area of the 4000 hectare (10 acre) reserve this morning.

Bonamanzi is home to Black and White Rhino, Giraffe, Elephant, Zebra, Wildebeest, Warthog and Buffalo aswell as many antelope species.

These brave rangers work tirelessly in a region which bore the brunt of rhino poaching in 2023, losing 325 of the 499 (65%) Rhinos killed in total across South Africa. On average, a rhino was poached within KZN every 27 hours. Earlier this month we reported Bonamanzi had lost a warthog and porcupine to poaching with spears.

It is a daily battle, but these guys never falter in their determination 💪🏽. Incredible reports from a front line protected by incredible people.

📸 - adorable K9 in training, rangers on patrol, ranger tracking training, 52 snares removed = 52 lives saved

12/07/2024

is just around the corner.

This year We are excited to announce our planned celebration of World Ranger Day on 31st July 2024, in support of our 3 Rangers on the front line in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Don't miss your chance to enter our Roarsome Raffle to WIN 2 places on our Roar, S'mores and Snore event on the 6th/7th September 2024 including 2 nights accomodation, food at the event and exclusive behind the scenes tours and hand feedings for 2 people!

We have also thrown in 25 Family Admisson Tickets, valid for use until the end of October 2024 - yes that's right, including the Summer Holidays and October Half Term!

We are excited to announce our planned celebration of World Ranger Day on 31st July 2024, in support of our 3 Rangers on the front line in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa with our Roarsome Raffle to WIN 2 places on our Roar, S'mores and Snore event on the 6th/7th September 2024.cluding Black and White R...