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Colchester Zoo is a zoological garden situated near Colchester, England.The zoo opened in 1963 and celebrated its 60th anniversary on 2 June 2023. The zoo is home to many rare and endangered species, including big cats, primates and birds as well as many invertebrates and fish species.
The park was first opened in 1986 under the name of Wingham Bird Park, with a small collection of aviary birds, waterfowl and a tea room. As new animals were added to the collection to include a variety of mammals (initially starting with farm animals such as African pygmy goats and pigs), the current, more appropriate, name of Wingham Wildlife Park was adopted in around 1996.
Zoos in the UK are legally required to be licensed by local authorities under the Zoo Licensing Act 1981, but many are also members of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums. [ 1 ] List
A zoo says it is "delighted" to have grown its aardvark family after the birth of its newest arrival. Colchester Zoo welcomed the baby on 23 November, which is residents OQ and Koos' first birth ...
The cubs’ dad, Crispin, arrived at Colchester Zoo on 28 April 2018, from the Czech Republic and mum, Esra, joined him on 29 May 2018, from Belgium, as part of a breeding programme.
It was also the first park or zoo in Europe to successfully breed white lion cubs and has made efforts to conserve the species. In 2006, the managing directors of West Midland Safari Park officially opened the Ongava Research Centre on the Ongava Game Reserve near the Etosha National Park, their "sister park" in Namibia. The centre focuses on ...
CZCL took over the operation of the zoo in 2017 when its previous owner, David Gill, was refused a licence following the deaths of almost 500 animals in a three-year period and the 2013 death of ...
The WAZA has two types/levels of membership. The first is an association member that is through another zoo association such as the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The second is a direct institutional membership of WAZA.