Several weeks have elapsed since the appearance in the elephant enclosure of the huge, green, metal crate – Kate’s transport to her new home, Project Elephant.Her keepers spent a great deal of time with Kate, […]
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Working to secure a future for Asian Elephants in Sri Lanka
The future of Asian Elephants in Sri Lanka is an uncertain one, their numbers have more than halved over the past two centuries and there are now thought to be less than 5,000 remaining in […]
Kate’s Crate
With Project Elephant nearing completion, keepers have begun working with Kate, our 48 year old Asian Elephant, to get her ready for her big move. Regular visitors to the zoo may have noticed a rather […]
What a view!
If you’re a regular visitor to the zoo, you might’ve noticed we’ve been doing some building work in the Dinosaur Safari over the past few weeks. Our newly opened Nawala Street Food Kiosk will soon […]
We need your help with a MAMMOTH task
We’ve joined forces with Blackburn based EPSL Educational Printing to ask the nation’s school children to help with a mammoth task! The doors on our single, biggest investment in our 45-year history – a new home for […]