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== Animal collection ==
== Animal collection ==
[[File:Howletts-loxodonta-africana-01.jpg|thumb|The park has the largest breeding herd of [[African Bush Elephant|African elephants]] in the United Kingdom]]
[[File:Howletts-loxodonta-africana-01.jpg|thumb|The park has the largest breeding herd of [[African bush elephant|African elephants]] in the United Kingdom]]
The park is most famous for having some of the largest family groups of [[Western Lowland Gorilla]]s in the world. It is also home to the largest breeding herd of [[African Elephant]]s in the United Kingdom and has one of the largest breeding groups of [[Lion-Tailed Macaque]]s in the world.
The park is most famous for having some of the largest family groups of [[western lowland gorilla]]s in the world. It is also home to the largest breeding herd of [[African elephant]]s in the United Kingdom and has one of the largest breeding groups of [[lion-tailed macaque]]s in the world.


==Charity events==
==Charity events==
The charity that runs Howletts and [[Port Lympne Zoo|Port Lympne Wild Animal Park]], the [[John Aspinall (zoo owner)|John Aspinall]] Foundation, also runs animal conservation programmes. It has recent success in releasing a [[black Rhino]] into the [[Wilderness|wild]] and has previously released other [[black rhino]]s and [[gorilla]]s.
The charity that runs Howletts and [[Port Lympne Zoo|Port Lympne Wild Animal Park]], the [[John Aspinall (zoo owner)|John Aspinall]] Foundation, also runs animal conservation programmes. It has recent success in releasing a [[black rhino]] into the [[Wilderness|wild]] and has previously released other [[black rhino]]s and [[gorilla]]s.


==Television==
==Television==

Revision as of 21:15, 15 March 2016

Howletts Wild Animal Park
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Date opened1975
LocationBekesbourne/Canterbury, Kent, England
Land area90 acres (36 ha)
No. of animals450+[citation needed]
No. of species44[1]

Howletts Wild Animal Park (formerly known as Howletts Zoo) was set up as a private zoo in 1957 by John Aspinall near Canterbury, Kent.[1] The animal collection was opened to the public in 1975.[1] To give more room for the animals another estate at Port Lympne near Hythe, Kent was purchased in 1973, and opened to the public as Port Lympne Zoo in 1976.

The collection is known for being unorthodox, for the encouragement of close personal relationships between staff and animals,[1] and for their breeding of rare and endangered species. Steve Irwin visited the park in 2004 and described the park's gorillas as "the finest in the world".[2]

Since 1984 both parks have been owned by The John Aspinall Foundation, a charity. Following Aspinall's death of he was buried in front of the mansion house and a memorial was built next to the grave near the bison. A later extension to Howletts was an open-topped enclosure for black and white colobus, just behind the entrance.

Animal collection

The park has the largest breeding herd of African elephants in the United Kingdom

The park is most famous for having some of the largest family groups of western lowland gorillas in the world. It is also home to the largest breeding herd of African elephants in the United Kingdom and has one of the largest breeding groups of lion-tailed macaques in the world.

Charity events

The charity that runs Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, the John Aspinall Foundation, also runs animal conservation programmes. It has recent success in releasing a black rhino into the wild and has previously released other black rhinos and gorillas.

Television

Port Lympne has featured on the CBBC television programme Roar. This shows the two parks, the life of the animals and how the keepers look after them. The first series was filmed in 2006 and, as of March 2009, there have been four series in total.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sehlinger, Bob (2011). The Unofficial Guide to Britain's Best Days Out, Theme Parks and Attractions. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781119971139.
  2. ^ Crocodile Hunter News - http://www.crocodilehunter.com.au/crocodile_hunter/news_articles/2004/flyingvisit.html


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