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in News on 10th December 2018 with 0 Comments
Seasonal Opening Hours - 2018
To all our members and visitors - Season's Greetings!
Please note that we close for three days over the Christmas period - Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and St. Stephen's Day, and we will be open again on the 27th December at 10 am. We look forward to welcoming you then!
in News on 27th November 2018 with 0 Comments
Fota Wildlife Park Closed - Wednesday 28th November
Fota Wildlife Park will be closed, Wednesday Nov 28th, due to predicted gusts & weather conditions of Storm Diana. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
If you wish to contact us on Wednesday Nov 28th, please message us via our social media pages, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram
in Animals on 22nd November 2018 with 0 Comments
New male European Bison born at Fota Wildlife Park
Fota Wildlife Park announced the birth of a male European bison calf (Bison bonasus) who was born on Tuesday 23rd of October to mother Nina and father Hyssop.
The young calf joins the 15-strong herd including his father Hyssop who joined the herd over four years ago from Port Lympne as part of the European breeding program.
Fota Wildlife Park is asking the public to suggest names for the new calf and to ultimately help pick the name for the…
in Animals on 19th November 2018 with 0 Comments
Advent Animals - December 2018
We are running our annual ‘Advent Animals’ events every Sunday,(except Sun 23rd) in December again at Fota Wildlife Park.
You can enjoy a special feeding time and informative talks from our rangers with a different featured animal each week.
Join us from Sunday 2nd December at 13.00 when Advent Animals kicks off at the Lion-tailed Macaques habitat. Our rangers are preparing animal-friendly Christmas treats for a scatter feed for the…
in Press on 18th October 2018 with 0 Comments
100% of the proceeds of the Twilight Walk at Fota on the 28th June are donated to BUMBLEance
100% of the proceeds of the Twilight Walk at Fota on the 28th June are donated to the national children’s charity organisation – BUMBLEance
Fota Wildlife Park director, Sean McKeown presented a cheque for over €6900, the proceeds from the Twilight Walk to BUMBLEance ‘Queen Bee’ Hannah Morrissey, aged 9, from Midleton, Co Cork. The funds were raised at the Twilight Walk held on the 28th of June through the iconic Wildlife Park…
in Animals on 15th October 2018 with 0 Comments
Reptile and Amphibian Awareness Day 2018
This Sunday, 21st of October is Reptile and Amphibian Awareness Day and we invite you to the Tropical House at Fota Wildlife Park to learn more about the reptile species there, some of whom are endangered such as the Elongated Tortoise, Jamaican Boas and Phantasmal Poison Dart Frog during a special talk given by Ranger Julien Fonteneau at 1.30pm.
This talk is included in admission to Fota Wildlife Park
The Tropical House includes the…
in Kids on 4th October 2018 with 0 Comments
Halloween Activity Camps – Now Open for booking!
Mid-term 2018 sees the return of the hugely popular activity camps from Wed 31st October to Friday 2nd November from 10 am to 3 pm daily. The Halloween camps are suitable for children aged between five to 12 years old – the fully supervised activity days cost €28 per single day or €75 for the three days per child.
The activity camps are varied and challenging, with fun as the main element! The Fota Wildlife Park Education team focus on…
in Animals on 27th September 2018 with 0 Comments
New Baby Agile Gibbon Born at Fota Wildlife Park
The Wildlife Park is calling on the public to suggest a name for the new baby Agile gibbon to be in with a chance to win a Conservation Membership
Today Fota Wildlife Park announced the arrival of a new baby Agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis) who was born on the 27th of August to mother Chloe who is aged 18 and dad Conor, 28 years of age. As yet the Rangers do not know the gender of the new arrival as mother Chloe is keeping the baby very…
in News on 24th September 2018 with 0 Comments
New Educational All-weather Viewing Pod Opens at Fota Wildlife Park
State-of-the-art weatherproof viewing area overlooking the Giraffe Paddock now open to the public
Today the President of the Zoological Society of Ireland and Board Member of Fota Wildlife Park, Michael Daly, along with the Chairman of Fota Wildlife Park, Neil O’Carroll and Director of Fota Wildlife Park, Sean McKeown, officially cut the ribbon, opening a new indoor educational pod looking out over the African Savannah paddock at the iconic…
in Animals on 12th September 2018 with 0 Comments
Step into September at Fota Wildlife Park
This Saturday the 15th of September is International Red Panda Day 2018 and Fota Wildlife Park are asking you to come and say goodbye to our twin male Red pandas, Koda and Lionel who will be leaving for Longleat Safari Park in the UK this month. The twin males have been named in honour of the Irish rock band – Kodaline, who filmed their music video’s ‘Ready to Change’ at Fota last year and the location fees were donated to the Red Panda…
According to DNA tests, the Red Panda is actually a closer relative of the Racoon than the Giant Panda and has a thumb pad on each of its hands. The Panda uses this while eating - pressing it against another pad on its palm in order to hold and manipulate the bamboo.
