We’re thrilled to announce that a rare Asian elephant calf has been born within the elephant herd here at Blackpool Zoo. Tara the elephant gave birth to the healthy female calf at 10:30pm on Tuesday, 2nd September, […]
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Elephant Herd Update
Please note the following discusses pregnancy loss.You may remember that earlier this year we announced that two of our elephants, Noorjahan and Esha, were pregnant. We have some very sad news to share with you […]
Emmett’s coming to Blackpool!
It’s been a busy Summer at Project Elephant Base Camp as preparations are well underway to welcome a male elephant to Blackpool Zoo for the very first time in our 47-year history. Following years of […]
Welcoming Tara to Project Elephant
It was a cold February morning, and keepers from Blackpool Zoo and Twycross Zoo were about to put their meticulous plans into action – The time had come for Tara to make her big move […]
Project Elephant – Our story so far
The story of Project Elephant begins many many years ago, when the idea for a brand new elephant house first came to our minds. For years we were kept busy with secret meetings; talking about […]