http://www.totallywild.net Updates from Howletts and Port Lympne WIld Animal parks plus the Aspinall Foundation. Includes the latest from our News, Press Releases, Events, African Diary and Conservation Dairy pages. totallywild.net rss feeds http://www.totallywild.net/rss/rssheader.gif 335 38 SUNSHINE AND WILD ANIMALS MAKE “DEMELZA DAY” AT HOWLETTS A DAY OUT TO REMEMBER The sun shone on two hundred Demelza House visitors to Howletts Wild Animal Park this half term week. Although the park was open to the public as usual, free entry had http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=388 Nov,17 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release A baby drill is the newest addition to the primate section at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park. Born on 19 October to Bibundi (her third offspring in as many years) and sired by the dominant male Gorbi, the as yet unnamed female baby is doing well. Drills http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=390 Nov,17 2008 00:00:00 GMT News The third series of the popular BBC Television series, ROAR is scheduled to begin broadcasting on 17th November. Fans of ROAR, which features Howletts Wild Animal Park, Canterbury and its sister park, Port Lympne near Hythe, will be thrilled to hear http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=391 Nov,17 2008 00:00:00 GMT News The third series of the popular BBC Television series, ROAR is scheduled to begin broadcasting on 17th November. Fans of the ROAR which features Howletts Wild Animal Park, Canterbury and its sister park, Port Lympne near Hythe, will be thrilled to hear http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=392 Nov,17 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release A baby drill is the newest addition to the primate section at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park. Born on 19 October to Bibundi (her third offspring in as many years) and sired by the dominant male Gorbi, the as yet unnamed female baby is doing well. Drills http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=393 Nov,17 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Tambabi, a 22 year old female gorilla born at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent received very special treatment last week when she benefited from the experience of top endocrine surgeon, Richard Collins. Tambabi, experiencing severe weight loss, was http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=389 Nov,13 2008 00:00:00 GMT News PROMINENT SURGEON HELPS GORILLA OPERATION Tambabi, a 22 year old female gorilla born at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent received very special treatment last week when she benefited from the experience of top endocrine surgeon, Richard Collins. http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=387 Nov,05 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release EXPERIENCE A THRILLING SKY DIVE FOR FREE AND FUNDRAISE FOR ENDANGERED ANIMALS Hundreds of adventurous volunteers are being sought by The Aspinall Foundation to make a fundraising parachute jump. Anyone raising more than £360, depending on the type http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=386 Oct,28 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release This week, 24 senior managers from the Aspinall Foundation were awarded a high accolade in health and safety after completing the IOSH Managing Safely course. Having undertaken an intensive 4-day training programme which involved extensive studying http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=366 Oct,27 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release The three baby gorillas that left Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent for their new home in Africa can now be adopted on line as part of the Aspinall Foundation’s programme to help the plight of endangered animals. All three orphaned gorillas, now http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=341 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Alan Titchmarsh, renowned for his gardening expertise, visited Port Lympne Wild Animal Park this week to launch two new garden tool ranges in conjunction with Bulldog Tools. The exclusive ranges meet the needs of both experienced and enthusiast gardeners http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=344 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Livingstone Lodge in Kent, Europe’s only overnight safari lodge, is offering an early booking discount of 10% for all summer 2009 bookings. Providing that visitors book and pay in full for their stay at Livingstone Lodge before 31 December 2008, they http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=343 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release UK customers offered free prepaid card by M-Cube The Aspinall Foundation is to benefit from a new initiative from M-Cube who is to waive all purchase and delivery fees for UK customers choosing its Aspinall Foundation Maestro® prepaid card. M-Cube http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=345 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Howletts Wild Animal Park is celebrating the birth of four baby clouded leopard cubs. Male and female cubs were born to pairs, Nhi-Ha and Nanyo as well as to Ben and Mandalay a few months ago. Visitors to Howletts, near Bekesbourne in Kent can view http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=346 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Visitors to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park are being offered the chance to get involved and gain first hand experience of enrichment activity for the animals. In advance of the opening of Port Lympne’s new enrichment workshop opening later this year, http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=350 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Four Iberian wolf pups have finally shown their faces at Howletts this week. Shy by nature, the pups have been protected by their family whilst adapting to their new surroundings. Born just a few months ago, the one male and three female pups are http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=351 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release GIVE A TOTALLY WILD PRESENT THIS CHRISTMAS – BOOK YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO AN OVERNIGHT STAY IN EUROPE’S ONLY SAFARI LODGE NEXT SUMMER 10% REDUCTION ON ALL RESERVATIONS FOR LIVINGSTONE LODGE MADE AND PAID FOR BEFORE CHRISTMAS DAY Port Lympne http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=358 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release KIDS GO FOR A QUID ALL SEPTEMBER VISIT KENT’S WILD ANIMAL PARKS Kids can gain entry to either Howletts or Port Lympne Wild Animal Park for £1 during the month of September providing parents visit www.totallywild.net and download the on-line voucher. http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=359 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release HOWLETTS AND PORT LYMPNE WILD ANIMAL PARKS CELEBRATE THE HARVEST FESTIVAL To celebrate Harvest Festival, over the weekend of Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September, both Howletts & Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks are asking young visitors to bring http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=360 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release PALLAS KITTEN THRIVES AT HOWLETTS WILD ANIMAL PARK Born just a few months ago at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent, a male pallas kitten, yet to be named, can be seen happily playing with his parents in the enclosure he shares with parents, Dimitri http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=361 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release NOT SO WET TOTALLY WILD CHALLENGE OVER 300 PARTICIPANTS TAKE TO THE ROADS In spite of severe weather warnings over the weekend, hundreds of runners and cyclists arrived at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park on Saturday to take part in the annual Totally http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=362 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release BABY COLOBUS JOINS TROOP OF MONKEYS AT PORT LYMPNE A colobus monkey, born just last month joins 28 other black and white colobus monkeys at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park. Two different sub-species are kept as separate breeding units at the park with http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=365 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release FOUR CAPYBARA JOIN GROUP AT HOWLETTS WILD ANIMAL PARK Four capybara babies born just two weeks ago have now joined the group of six at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent. Originally from South America, they are related to agouti, chinchillas and guinea http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=370 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release TOTALLY WILD ASPINALL RAINFOREST BALL RAISES MORE THAN £70,000 FOR GORILLAS Almost 400 people attended The Aspinall Foundation’s second Rainforest Fundraising Ball, hosted by Lady Sarah Aspinall at Port Lympne mansion last week. The event, held http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=371 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release LOCAL COMPANY HELP ENDANGERED SPECIES A team of eight staff from Kent-based organisation, Marsland Domestic Windows were treated to an exciting day at Port Lympne with the animals after they had decided to set up a scheme which will see 1p donated http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=372 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release THREE TIGER CUBS BORN AT HOWLETTS WILD ANIMAL PARK Howletts Wild Animal Park is celebrating the birth of three critically endangered Siberian tiger cubs born just a few weeks ago to father Malchek, aged 12 and mother Nika, originally from Marwell http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=375 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release AFRICAN EXPERIENCE SCOOPS TOP AWARD Port Lympne Wild Animal Park has won the BT-sponsored award for the most promising new business in the South East region for the British Chambers of Chamber Business Awards 2008. The African Experience, set http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=380 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release A FAIRYTALE WEDDING IN KENT For couples seeking the idyllic wedding venue, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park offers a dramatic, fairytale setting. Located only ten minutes from the M20 and set in a 600 acre estate in the wilds of Kent, the mansion is http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=381 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release EXCITING ANIMAL RINGTONES FROM THE ASPINALL FOUNDATION IDEAL AS STOCKING FILLERS FOR CHRISTMAS An innovative move by animal charity the Aspinall Foundation provides a novel set of ring tones. Instead of themes from films or chart topping songs, http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=384 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release 27th - 31st October Find out about your favourite animals this half term at some of our fun keeper talks. Talks are scheduled throughout the day at both parks. Please ask on admission for detailed information. If you're looking for Half Term children's http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=385 Oct,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events On Friday 31st October from 10am until 5pm Port Lympne will play host to a plethora of spiders, snakes and cockroaches so that children and adults alike can face their fears. Commented Head of Education, Karen Adams: “This has to be the perfect event http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=378 Oct,21 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events If you have ever wanted to do a parachute jump here is your chance. The Aspinall Foundation are looking for hundreds of adventurous volunteers to make a fundraising parachute jump and if you raise enough in sponsorship you will get to jump for free! There http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=379 Oct,21 2008 00:00:00 GMT News A Christmas charity draw containing some fantastic prizes, has been launched in Kent in a bid to raise funds to help charities in the County. The Kent Charities Group is a unique group of ten carefully selected, diverse, independent registered charities, http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=382 Oct,21 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Avoid the stampede on the high street and get your paws on some grrreat gifts for Christmas! With the season of goodwill fast approaching we’ve put together a list of unusual Christmas present ideas – the good news is that you’ll be helping to save http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=383 Oct,21 2008 00:00:00 GMT News GIVE A TOTALLY WILD PRESENT THIS CHRISTMAS – TREAT YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO AN OVERNIGHT STAY IN EUROPE’S ONLY SAFARI LODGE NEXT SUMMER 10% REDUCTION ON ALL 2009 RESERVATIONS FOR LIVINGSTONE LODGE MADE AND PAID FOR BEFORE CHRISTMAS DAY Port http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=376 Oct,20 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Howletts Wild Animal Park is celebrating the birth of three critically endangered Siberian tiger cubs born just a few weeks ago to father Malchek, aged 12 and mother Nika, originally from Marwell Zoo, aged 4. The two male cubs, Altai and Altay http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=377 Oct,20 2008 00:00:00 GMT News The Projet Protection des Gorilles was set up to provide a safe protected area for the reintroduction of gorillas which have been orphaned for various reasons, including the bush meat trade. It lies within the Bateke Plateau National Park which is situated http://www.totallywild.net/jaf/index.php?p=What_We_Do&sub=diary_item&id=368 Oct,02 2008 00:00:00 GMT African Diary The Projet Protection des Gorilles was set up to provide a safe protected area for the reintroduction of gorillas which have been orphaned for various reasons, including the bush meat trade. It lies within the Bateke Plateau National Park which is situated http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=369 Oct,02 2008 00:00:00 GMT News I’d do anything! Well we know you would for endangered animals but would you like to be one of the first to see Oliver at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane, with a cast which includes Rowan Atkinson as Fagin, and Jodie Prenger as Nancy? Join us for http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=367 Sep,30 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Visitors to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park can enjoy an “out of Africa” experience with an overnight stay at Livingstone Safari Lodge which opens at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park on Wednesday 30 April through end October. The replica safari http://www.totallywild.net/press/safari.html Sep,26 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release NOT SO WET TOTALLY WILD CHALLENGE OVER 300 PARTICIPANTS TAKE TO THE ROADS In spite of severe weather warnings over the weekend, hundreds of runners and cyclists arrived at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park on Saturday 6th September to take part in the http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=364 Sep,16 2008 00:00:00 GMT News TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE DURING OPERATION STACK AT PORT LYMPNE WILD ANIMAL PARK Port Lympne Wild Animal Park is launching a special entry offer whilst the Channel Tunnel remains closed due to the fire on the French side of the tunnel yesterday. http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=363 Sep,12 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Visitors to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park are being offered the chance to get involved and gain first hand experience of enrichment activity for the animals. In advance of the opening of Port Lympne’s new enrichment workshop opening in September, taster http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=354 Sep,04 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events Visitors to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park are being offered the chance to get involved and gain first hand experience of enrichment activity for the animals. In advance of the opening of Port Lympne’s new enrichment workshop opening in September, taster http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=355 Sep,04 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events Visitors to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park are being offered the chance to get involved and gain first hand experience of enrichment activity for the animals. In advance of the opening of Port Lympne’s new enrichment workshop opening in September, taster http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=356 Sep,04 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events Visitors to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park are being offered the chance to get involved and gain first hand experience of enrichment activity for the animals. In advance of the opening of Port Lympne’s new enrichment workshop opening in September, taster http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=357 Sep,04 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events Four Iberian wolf cubs have finally shown their furry faces at Howletts this week. Shy by nature, the cubs have been protected by their family while they adapt to their new surroundings. Born just a few months ago, the one male and three female cubs http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=352 Aug,29 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Visitors to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park are being offered the chance to get involved and gain first hand experience of enrichment activity for the animals. In advance of the opening of Port Lympne’s new enrichment workshop opening later this year, taster http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=353 Aug,29 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Livingstone Safari Lodge at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Europe’s only overnight safari lodge, is offering an early booking discount of 10% for all summer 2009 bookings. Providing that visitors book and pay in full for their stay at Livingstone Safari http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=347 Aug,20 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Alan Titchmarsh, renowned for his gardening expertise and TV appearances, visited Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Kent, this week to launch two new garden tool ranges in conjunction with Bulldog Tools. The exclusive ranges meet the needs of both experienced http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=348 Aug,20 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Howletts Wild Animal Park is celebrating the birth of four clouded leopard cubs. Male and female cubs were born to pairs, Nhi-Ha and Nanyo as well as to Ben and Mandalay a few months ago. Visitors to Howletts, near Canterbury in Kent can see these http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=349 Aug,20 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Last week, three of Aspinall’s baby western lowland gorillas left their home at Howletts Wild Animal Park to start a new life in the Gabon, Africa. Kouki and Oudiki, both almost 2 years old were taken by car, with baby Tiya, aged just 5 months to http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=337 Aug,07 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release LIVINGSTONE SAFARI LODGE EXTENDS SEASON WITH REDUCED PRICES ON SELECTED DATES IN JULY Livingstone Lodge, the only replica safari lodge in Northern Europe is now open until Sunday 5 October. Normally only found on the plains of Africa, the lodge at http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=338 Aug,07 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks have received a grant of £10,000 from the v Project in conjunction with Invicta FM to assist with running the new enrichment workshop to be based at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park. As an independent charity http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=339 Aug,07 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks in Kent have received a grant of £10,000 from the v Project in conjunction with Invicta FM to assist with running the new enrichment workshop to be based at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park. As an independent http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=340 Aug,07 2008 00:00:00 GMT News INVITATION TO BUDDING CONSERVATIONISTS AT ANIMAL PARK Budding conservationists are invited to attend craft workshops in the summer holidays at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park between Monday and Friday, taking part in a variety of activities including http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=336 Aug,01 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Two rusty spotted kittens, born a few weeks ago, are the latest addition to the small cat family at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Kent. Also known as Prionailurus rubiginosus phillipsi the two cute kittens are the second set of twins to be born http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=332 Jul,30 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Patrons of the Two Sawyers public house in Ivy Road, Canterbury have raised £118.35 to help the plight of the endangered Western Lowland Gorilla. Drinkers at the pub filled a large glass bottle over a period of a few months with coins and notes and http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=333 Jul,30 2008 00:00:00 GMT News The Aspinall Foundation’s second Rainforest Fundraising Ball, hosted by Lady Sarah Aspinall in aid of gorillas in the wild and other associated conservation projects will take place on Saturday 13th September 2008 in the mansion and grounds of Port Lympne http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=334 Jul,30 2008 00:00:00 GMT News This week, the Aspinall Foundation was delighted to receive a cheque for £12,500 from local fundraiser Ian Cox. Ian, aged 43, started active fundraising with the Charity Challenge six years ago. They have raised a total of £175,000 in the past two http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=335 Jul,30 2008 00:00:00 GMT News On Sunday 27th July and Sunday 17th August from 11am until 5pm Port Lympne Mansion will play host to a plethora of spiders, snakes, lizards and scorpions so that children and adults alike can face their fears. Commented Education Manager, Karen http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=329 Jul,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release The Aspinall Foundation’s second Rainforest Fundraising Ball, hosted by Lady Sarah Aspinall in aid of gorillas in the wild and other associated conservation projects will take place on Saturday 13th September 2008 in the mansion and grounds of Port http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=330 Jul,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release La Fondation Aspinall est une association à but non lucratif internationale consacrée à la préservation des espèces en voie de disparition et à leur retour dans un milieu naturel protégé. Son fondateur, John Aspinall a voué sa vie à sa véritable http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=331 Jul,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Today wildlife conservation charity The Aspinall Foundation have released the first film footage of the first ever birth from a reintroduction western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) in Central African Republic of Gabon. The IUCN (International Union for the http://www.totallywild.net/press/gorilla-endangered-animals-conservation-apr08.html Jul,10 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release This month, Southern FM’s “Danny and Nicky in the Morning” were set their biggest challenge yet by Kent based organisation, Howletts and Port Lympne Animal Parks to take an old rusty bus with no engine and convert it to a fully functioning and self sufficient http://www.totallywild.net/press/endangered-animal-conservation-apr08.html Jul,10 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release The Aspinall Foundation came to the rescue of a white rhino calf which was taken to SanWild’s Animal Emergency Rescue Centre last week having been attacked by spotted hyenas in the Madikwe Game Reserve, North West Province, South Africa. The http://www.totallywild.net/press/white-rhino-rescue-dec07.html Jul,10 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Grumeti, one of fifteen black rhino housed at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, celebrated her first birthday this month. She was born at the park last year to mother, Etna, aged 13. Despite dedicated efforts, rhinos are very difficult to breed in http://www.totallywild.net/press/black-rhino-endangered-animals-apr08.html Jul,10 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release ELEPHANT HOUSE GETS NEW YEAR MAKEOVER The twelve elephants at Howletts Wild Animal Park have received a New Year’s present with a complete refurbishment of their shelter and the construction of a new cow house. Whilst the bull has his own http://www.totallywild.net/press/elephant-news-jan08.html Jul,10 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release YODA MOVES TO PORT LYMPNE TO FIND LOVE Port Lympne’s seven year old red panda, Shu Fang, received a surprise Christmas present in the form of a new mate when six year old Yoda arrived from Blackpool Zoo in the hope that they may produce offspring http://www.totallywild.net/press/panda-endangered-species-jan08.html Jul,10 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release A few weeks ago Valerie, one of the parks’ black and gold howler monkeys gave birth to a beautiful baby at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park near Hythe after a gestation period of twenty weeks. Until the baby is weaned from Valerie, keepers are unable to http://www.totallywild.net/press/baby-monkey-birth-jan08.html Jul,10 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release This week, after 13 months of gestation, Lidaeng, aged 10, one of six Malayan tapirs housed at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, gave birth to her long awaited baby. Yet to be named by keepers, the cute male calf resembled a black spotted melon at birth http://www.totallywild.net/press/rainforest-animals-conservation-apr08.html Jul,10 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Following a 22 month gestation period, Howletts Wild Animal Park is celebrating the arrival of a female baby elephant. Weighing in at an estimated 70 -80 kilos, the African calf, was born on 17th February to mother, Tammi originally introduced to Howletts http://www.totallywild.net/press/baby-elephant-birth-apr08.html Jul,10 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release A baby gorilla born at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park is being hand reared by keepers after its mother, Tamki, aged 19, showed no sign of maternal instincts and keepers realised that the baby was not getting the normal care that you would expect. http://www.totallywild.net/press/baby-gorilla-endangered.html Jul,10 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Fans of the BBC television series, ROAR which features Howletts Wild Animal Park, Canterbury and sister park, Port Lympne near Hythe, will be thrilled to hear that the programme is returning to BBC 1 for a four week series starting on Monday 14th April. http://www.totallywild.net/press/ROAR-endangered-animals.html Jul,10 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Easter Good Friday saw the arrival of a new addition to the primate family at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, near Hythe in Kent. The baby monkey, yet to be named, was born to its mother, aged nineteen by caesarean section after a difficult labour. http://www.totallywild.net/press/baby-monkey-endangered-apr08.html Jul,10 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Apples from cigarette smuggling plot to benefit local wild animal parks Officers from the newly formed UK Border Agency (UKBA) have donated 11 pallets of apples to the Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks which had been used in an attempt to camouflage http://www.totallywild.net/press/wild-animals-news-may08.html Jul,10 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release A black rhino who has been on loan to Paignton Zoo since 2003 has returned to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park this week. Kingo, born at Port Lympne on 2 October 1983 has sired four calves at the park to date. Head of the Rhino section, Paul Beer said: http://www.totallywild.net/press/black-rhino-endangered-animals-may08.html Jul,10 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Port Lympne Wild Animal Park is celebrating the birth of two critically endangered tiger cubs born this month to Siberian tigers, Ingrid and Tugar. Born in Norway in December 2003, Ingrid arrived at Port Lympne just three years ago and joined her mate, http://www.totallywild.net/press/siberian-tiger-cubs-apr08.html Jul,10 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release 12,000 REVELLERS AT WILD ANIMAL PARK The inaugural Zoo8 Festival took place on the grasslands adjacent to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park this weekend. Wild Life Music Events Limited approached Port Lympne Wild Animal Park with the concept of a three http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=324 Jul,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release On Tuesday 8 July, three of Aspinall’s baby western lowland gorillas will be leaving Howletts Wild Animal Park to start a new life in the Gabon, Africa. They will be flying from Farnborough Airport and thanks to British businessman, Sir Richard Branson, http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=321 Jul,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Two rusty spotted kittens, born a few weeks ago, are the latest addition to the small cat family at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Kent. Also known as Prionailurus rubiginosus phillipsi the two kittens are the second set of twins to be born this year http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=325 Jul,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Patrons of the Two Sawyers public house in Ivy Road, Canterbury have raised £118.35 to help the plight of the endangered Western Lowland Gorilla. Drinkers at the pub filled a large glass bottle over a period of a few months with coins and notes and http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=326 Jul,08 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Face Your Fears at Port Lympne on 27th July and 17th August.....If you dare! Come face to face with snakes, spiders, lizards and scorpions and if you're feeling really brave - hold them too! 11am - 5pm. Children can get up close and personal with a http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=327 Jul,08 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events Face Your Fears at Port Lympne on 27th July and 17th August.....If you dare! Come face to face with snakes, spiders, lizards and scorpions and if you're feeling really brave - hold them too! 11am - 5pm. Children can get up close and personal with a http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=328 Jul,08 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events Section Head of Small Primates Howletts Wild Animal Park, situated in South Kent is recruiting for a head primate keeper to manage their unique collection of endangered primates. Applicants must have a proven track record in a similar position http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/head-primate-keeper-wanted.html Jul,01 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Help us to return Kouki, Oudiki and Tiya to their ancestral homeland with other orphans rescued from the bushmeat trade by adopting online now. On Tuesday 8 July, three baby western lowland gorillas will be leaving Howletts Wild Animal Park to start http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/gorilla-trio-take-their-virgin-flight.html Jun,27 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Bob O’Connor, Managing Director of Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks was honoured with a prestigious award by Kent Business Awards last week when he was presented with “Kent Business Person of the Year” Bob, who has achieved his objective http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=320 Jun,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release ‘Me & My Dog Show’ 14th & 15th June at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park The ‘Me and My Dog Show’ returns to Port Lympne in association with ‘Best Behaviour School For Dogs’ on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th June from 10am until 4pm and is aimed http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=306 Jun,20 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Young Kent scouts are raising funds to help pay for a trip to the Congo in August of next year where they will be working on a variety of building projects for villages in the Aspinall Foundation’s gorilla rehabilitation reserves. As well as selling http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=313 Jun,20 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Competitors in this year’s Totally Wild Challenge at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park have a choice to either run or walk the 10k distance starting at 10 a.m. or participating in the family 10k bike ride which sets off at 11.45. The 30k bike ride commences http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=314 Jun,20 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Friends, families and staff at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, together with the animal keepers were treated to an intimate live performance by the Holloways yesterday together with a visit from renowned DJ and TV and radio presenter, Brandon Block who http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=315 Jun,20 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Port Lympne Wild Animal Park will once again host the annual Kent Music Safari for schools on Thursday 3 July 2008 with African Djembe Drummers setting the beat for the day which starts at 10 a.m. The day, aimed at school children in Key Stages 2 http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=316 Jun,20 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Young Kent scouts are raising funds to help pay for a trip to the Congo in August of next year where they will be working on a variety of building projects for villages in the Aspinall Foundation’s gorilla rehabilitation reserves. As well as selling http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=317 Jun,20 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Port Lympne Wild Animal Park will once again host the annual Kent Music Safari for schools on Thursday 3 July 2008 with African Djembe Drummers setting the beat for the day which starts at 10 a.m. The day, aimed at school children in Key Stages 2 and http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=318 Jun,20 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Friends, families, staff and rhinos at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park were treated to an intimate live performance by the Holloways together with a visit from renowned DJ and TV and radio presenter, Brandon Block who will be one of the VIP area DJs during http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/zoo8-festival-sneak-pievew.html Jun,20 2008 00:00:00 GMT News On Saturday 31st May, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park hosted a Teddy Bear’s Picnic for the younger visitors to the park. The day was a wonderful success with hundreds of children participating in the fun and games. The face painters were in high demand creating http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=311 Jun,13 2008 00:00:00 GMT News BT and The Aspinall Foundation have launched a new fundraising application on Facebook, the social network site which helps people connect with friends and family across the world. People can show how much they care for endangered animals such as http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=307 Jun,05 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release World Ocean Day celebrated at Port Lympne June 8th is the fourteenth annual World Ocean Day and to celebrate Port Lympne Wild Animal Park is organising a series of ocean-themed events for all the family. World Ocean Day, established in 1992 at http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=308 Jun,05 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Hundreds of children turned out for Port Lympne’s first teddy bear’s PicNic. The event, sponsored by Keel Toys and the KM group, was a huge success. Children were invited to have their faces painted and to sing along to the Teddy Bear’s PicNic http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=309 Jun,05 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Father’s Day – Sunday 15th June If you’re wondering what to give your dad (who seems to have everything already), then look no further! We have some original gift ideas for you right here…. Keeper For A Day Experience Ever felt like sending http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=304 Jun,04 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Dusk Safari at Port Lympne. Witness beautiful colours as the African Experience prepares for nightfall. Enjoy a welcome glass of ‘bubbly’ before you set out on the specially commissioned, covered safari vehicle. An expert guide on board will answer http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=305 Jun,04 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Exciting news from the Congo! Djeke's group of reintroduced gorillas has increased by one as Tchivou has given birth to a beautiful baby girl. Staff at the reserve have named her 'Elikia' meaning 'Hope' in Lingala - a Bantu language spoken in part of http://www.totallywild.net/jaf/index.php?p=What_We_Do&sub=diary_item&id=301 Jun,03 2008 00:00:00 GMT African Diary Exciting news from the Congo! Djeke's group of reintroduced gorillas has increased by one as Tchivou has given birth to a beautiful baby girl. Staff at the reserve have named her 'Elikia' meaning 'Hope' in Lingala - a Bantu language spoken in part of http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=302 Jun,03 2008 00:00:00 GMT News BT and The Aspinall Foundation have launched a new fundraising application on Facebook, the social network site which helps people connect with friends and family across the world. People can show how much they care for endangered animals such as http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=303 Jun,03 2008 00:00:00 GMT News The roar of lions, the trumpet of elephants, the screech of monkeys and a steady beat that pervades the Kent countryside from deepest, darkest Port Lympne—what is that sound? Hefty hooves? Padding paws? Clicking claws? More than likely it will be the http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=300 Jun,02 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events Tugar celebrates Father's Day with two new arrivals! Port Lympne Wild Animal Park is celebrating the birth of two critically endangered tiger cubs born last month to Siberian tigers, Ingrid and Tugar. Born in Norway in December 2003, Ingrid arrived http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=299 May,23 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Sir Geoff Hurst was a big hit with the fans at the Congo Cup, held at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park last weekend. The 1966 World Cup Hero who is McDonald’s Director of Football spent time talking to many of the participants and supporters who attended http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=297 May,22 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release A portable x-ray unit and a digital processor, delivered to the Aspinall Foundation this week, enables on site diagnosis of medical conditions of the numerous endangered animals housed at Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks. This vital veterinary http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=298 May,22 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release TWO NEW JEEPS AND A DODGE FOR PORT LYMPNE WILD ANIMAL PARK Local car dealership, Dutton Forshaw has handed over the keys to two Jeeps and a Dodge this week to assist the Aspinall Foundation to continue its work with endangered species. Keys to http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=277 May,15 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Summer is just around the corner and recent months have seen a real baby boom at the park with the arrival of baby elephant Uzuri and Tiya the Western Lowland Gorilla. Other recent births at the park include; a lion-tailed macaque, triplets for the capybaras http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=289 May,15 2008 00:00:00 GMT News With summer fast approaching Port Lympne is experiencing a baby boom! The long awaited birth of Copasih the Malayan tapir was followed by a baby howler monkey, a diana monkey - born by ceasarian, a guinea baboon and a red lechwe calf. More babies are http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=290 May,15 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Apples from cigarette smuggling plot benefit local wild animal parks Officers from the newly formed UK Border Agency (UKBA) have donated 11 pallets of apples to Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks, which had been used in an attempt to camouflage http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=291 May,15 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Keen photographers are invited to submit photographs of animals taken at either Howletts or Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks to enter the Aspinall Foundation Totally Wild Photo Competition. Entries can be submitted by two different methods. For picture http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=292 May,15 2008 00:00:00 GMT News TWO NEW JEEPS AND A DODGE FOR PORT LYMPNE WILD ANIMAL PARK Local car dealership, Dutton Forshaw has handed over the keys to two Jeeps and a Dodge this week to assist the Aspinall Foundation to continue its work with endangered species. Keys to http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=293 May,15 2008 00:00:00 GMT News BRINGING TECHNOLOGY TO WILDLIFE The Aspinall Foundation who manage Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks are benefiting from the generosity of locally based, Smiths Medical, the global medical devices company who is helping identify heart disease http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=294 May,15 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Denise Bishop successfully completed the London Marathon in five hours and two minutes at the weekend, despite still recovering from a bad cold, raising vital funds in support of The Aspinall Foundation and its conservation work. Denise had hoped http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=288 May,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT News In association with Kent Scouts Congo Expedition 2009. The boot fair will be held on the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park car park field. £10 cars, £15 vans/lorries. Sorry no caterers. Gates will be opened at 7am For further information please call 07968 http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=283 May,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events In association with Kent Scouts Congo Expedition 2009. The boot fair will be held on the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park car park field. £10 cars, £15 vans/lorries. Sorry no caterers. Gates will be opened at 7am For further information please call 07968 http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=284 May,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events In association with Kent Scouts Congo Expedition 2009. The boot fair will be held on the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park car park field. £10 cars, £15 vans/lorries. Sorry no caterers. Gates will be opened at 7am For further information please call 07968 http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=285 May,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events In association with Kent Scouts Congo Expedition 2009. The boot fair will be held on the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park car park field. £10 cars, £15 vans/lorries. Sorry no caterers. Gates will be opened at 7am For further information please call 07968 http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=286 May,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events In association with Kent Scouts Congo Expedition 2009. The boot fair will be held on the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park car park field. £10 cars, £15 vans/lorries. Sorry no caterers. Gates will be opened at 7am For further information please call 07968 http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=287 May,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events BRINGING TECHNOLOGY TO WILDLIFE The Aspinall Foundation who manage Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks are benefiting from the generosity of locally based, Smiths Medical, the global medical devices company who is helping identify heart disease http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=282 Apr,30 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Port Lympne Wild Animal Park is delighted to have 1966 World Cup Hero and McDonald’s Director of Football Sir Geoff Hurst MBE attending its Congo Cup Football Tournament on Saturday 10 May. In May 2007, Port Lympne hosted the first ever Congo Cup, http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=281 Apr,30 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release The ‘Me and My Dog Show’ returns to Port Lympne in association with ‘Best Behaviour School For Dogs’ on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th June from 10am until 4pm and is aimed at families and their canine companions. Get your dog in training now, as new http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=279 Apr,22 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Kent based animal conservation charity; the Aspinall Foundation is urging animal lovers everywhere to support its bid to win an online charity fundraising challenge launched today, Monday 14 January 2008, by Everyclick.com and advertising agency Clear http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=216 Apr,18 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Howletts Wild Animal Park near Canterbury and Port Lympne Wild Animal Park near Hythe are planning a number of recruitment fairs over two weekends in March and April. The wild animal parks, managed by the Aspinall Foundation, undertake pioneering http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=236 Apr,18 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release A new classroom activity pack for schools which aims to raise awareness amongst schoolchildren of the plight of endangered species and engage them in activities to support animal conservation is launched today, Monday 25 February, by Kent-based charity http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=249 Apr,18 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release ASPINALL FOUNDATION PREPAID CARD LAUNCHED WITH MAESTRO BY COMEDIAN VIC REEVES New card programme aims to raise £500,000 per year for charity The Aspinall Foundation, in conjunction with M-Cube, one of the UK's leading prepaid card providers, has http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=258 Apr,18 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Port Lympne Wild Animal Park gardens has opened its site as a training ground for trainee horticulturalists from Hadlow College near Tonbridge. Eight students are currently studying for the part-time two year RHS level 2 Certificate in Horticulture. http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=259 Apr,18 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Keen photographers are invited to submit photographs of animals taken at either Howletts or Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks to enter the Aspinall Foundation Totally Wild Photo Competition. Entries can be submitted by two different methods. For picture http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=271 Apr,18 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release The ‘Me and My Dog Show’ returns to Port Lympne in association with ‘Best Behaviour School For Dogs’ on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th June from 10am until 4pm and is aimed at families and their canine companions. Dog owners are advised to get their http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=274 Apr,18 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Alison Hammond, ITV This Morning’s resident celebrity reporter is opening the National Childbirth Trust “Cheeky Monkey’s Tea Party” to be held at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park on Sunday 11 May 2008. The NCT Cheeky Monkeys Tea Party is a charity http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=275 Apr,18 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release 10K RUN event on Sunday 15 June 2008 Will YOU run for The Aspinall Foundation ? The Aspinall Foundation in conjunction with Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal parks are devoted to saving rare and endangered animals and returning them, to protected http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=263 Apr,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Raise £50 or more for The Aspinall Foundation FOR FREE while shopping! Here's a really easy way to make a real difference to The Aspinall Foundation this year - simply shop online at shopping site giveortake.com which has hundreds of great stores http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=264 Apr,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT News A baby gorilla born at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park is being hand reared by keepers after her mother, Tamki, aged 19, showed no sign of maternal instincts and keepers realised that the baby was not getting the normal care that you would expect. Phil http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=265 Apr,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT News By Lorna Wanless, Head Gorilla Keeper, Howletts. Over the last six months we have been spending time with our two orphaned gorillas, Oudiki and Kouki, helping them bond well together. When they are returned to our protected reserve in the Gabon later http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=265 Apr,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT News By Amos Courage, Animal Collections Director UK and Overseas. On 22nd February a young male gorilla orphan arrived at the project office in Brazzaville, confiscated from a man who had apparently commissioned its capture. The young male, estimated http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=265 Apr,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT News After twenty years of successfully breeding the critically endangered Javan or Silvery Gibbon at its two parks, The Aspinall Foundation is further developing its conservation efforts for this species through collaboration with the Nature Conservation http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=265 Apr,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT News By Amos Courage, Animal Collections Director UK and Overseas. On 22nd February a young male gorilla orphan arrived at the project office in Brazzaville, confiscated from a man who had apparently commissioned its capture. The young male, estimated http://www.totallywild.net/jaf/index.php?p=What_We_Do&sub=diary_item&id=269 Apr,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT African Diary By Lorna Wanless, Head Gorilla Keeper, Howletts. Over the last six months we have been spending time with our two orphaned gorillas, Oudiki and Kouki, helping them bond well together. When they are returned to our protected reserve in the Gabon later http://www.totallywild.net/jaf/index.php?p=What_We_Do&sub=diary_item&id=270 Apr,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT African Diary Fans of the BBC television series, ROAR which features Howletts Wild Animal Park, Canterbury and sister park, Port Lympne near Hythe, will be thrilled to hear that the programme is returning to BBC 1 for a four week series starting on Monday 14th April. http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=261 Apr,07 2008 00:00:00 GMT News The Totally Wild Mosaic Appeal has been launched by celebrity Vic Reeves this week to help the Aspinall Foundation in its quest to protect and breed rare and endangered species and return them to safe areas in their native homeland. The mosaic appeal http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=260 Apr,04 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Join The Aspinall Foundation again this year for the fantastic totally wild challenge; a 10K run and charity bike rides with perfectly flat routes on Romney Marsh. The event starts and finishes inside Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Nr Hythe, Kent, http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=257 Apr,01 2008 00:00:00 GMT News A playful group of six African hunting pups is the most recent addition to the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park family. When Tunis, the mother of the pups, underwent an emergency caesarean she was found to have a critical chest infection. Too weak http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=247 Mar,19 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release The Totally Wild Mosaic Appeal has been launched by celebrity Vic Reeves this week to help the Aspinall Foundation in its quest to protect and breed rare and endangered species and return them to safe areas in their native homeland. The mosaic http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=254 Mar,19 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Spring has well and truly sprung at both Howletts and Port Lympne and the parks are ablaze with the colours of crocuses, snowdrops and daffodils. All ready for Easter, many of the fruit trees and flowering cherries have come into bloom early at Howletts. http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=252 Mar,11 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Neville Buck cannot remember a time when he wasn't passionate about wildlife and it was his career of choice long before laving school. First attempts at gaining zoo employment were unsuccessful, but he advertised himself as available for work in Cage http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=253 Mar,11 2008 00:00:00 GMT News It’s not so much a patter, as a stampede of tiny feet at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park! Spring is definitely in the air with the arrival of several beautiful, bouncing and galloping babies! Following the long-awaited birth of Copasih the Malayan Tapir, http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=250 Mar,06 2008 00:00:00 GMT News It’s not so much a patter, as a stampede of tiny feet at Howletts Wild Animal Park! Spring is definitely in the air with the arrival of several beautiful, bouncing and swinging babies! The births of a critically endangered moloch gibbon and a lion-tailed http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=251 Mar,06 2008 00:00:00 GMT News On Sunday 9th March, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park is hosting a wedding fair at the mansion providing the opportunity for future brides and bridegrooms, friends and relatives to meet with a range of local suppliers including florists, wedding car providers http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=248 Feb,25 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=244 Feb,22 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events Tragic news from the African projects with the death of two much loved gorillas; Kola a nineteen year old wild born bachelor male in Congo and Zora, a seven year old wild born female in Gabon. Kola came into the projects care in 1990 when he was about http://www.totallywild.net/jaf/index.php?p=What_We_Do&sub=diary_item&id=243 Feb,20 2008 00:00:00 GMT African Diary A playful group of six African hunting dog pups is the most recent addition to the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park family. When Tunis, the mother of the pups, underwent an emergency caesarean she was found to have a critical chest infection. Too weak to http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=241 Feb,19 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Mums could enjoy a three course lunch at the elegant Port Lympne mansion followed by a spectacular safari. Sons and daughters searching for the ideal venue to celebrate Mother’s Day need look no further than the 600 acre Port Lympne Wild Animal Park. http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=242 Feb,19 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Mums could enjoy a three course lunch at the elegant Port Lympne mansion followed by a spectacular safari. Sons and daughters searching for the ideal venue to celebrate Mother’s Day need look no further than the 600 acre Port Lympne Wild Animal http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=240 Feb,14 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release The western gorilla Gorilla gorilla continues to decline in the wild, and has recently been moved to the ‘Critically Endangered’ class of the IUCN ‘red list’ of species threatened with extinction. To date, the only programme concerning the reintroduction http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=238 Feb,14 2008 00:00:00 GMT News The western gorilla Gorilla gorilla continues to decline in the wild, and has recently been moved to the ‘Critically Endangered’ class of the IUCN ‘red list’ of species threatened with extinction. To date, the only programme concerning the reintroduction http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=238 Feb,14 2008 00:00:00 GMT News This week, after 13 months of patient waiting, 10 year old Lidaeng, one of six Malayan tapirs housed at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, gave birth to her long awaited baby. Yet to be named by keepers, the cute male calf resembled a black spotted melon http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=231 Feb,13 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Port Lympne Wild Animal Park has been selected as one of three exciting new venues for the Tourism South East Group Travel Fairs with free admission to individuals or organisations involved in arranging trips for groups from six to 600 people whether http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=233 Feb,13 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release This April, Denise Bishop is taking part in the Flora London Marathon on behalf of The Aspinall Foundation. In itself, this is not such a remarkable feat as she is amongst thousands of people who run the marathon for charities. But it is significant http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=235 Feb,13 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release A must this half term to keep the children occupied is a visit to Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks. Celebrating the success of their amazing BBC series ‘Roar’, children aged 4 – 16 years can enjoy a thrilling day out meeting their favourite http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=237 Feb,13 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Howletts Wild Animal Park near Canterbury and Port Lympne Wild Animal Park near Hythe are planning a number of recruitment fairs over two weekends in March and April. The wild animal parks, managed by the Aspinall Foundation, undertake pioneering http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=229 Feb,07 2008 00:00:00 GMT News On Sunday 14th September Port Lympne Wild Animal Park will play host to the Year of the Elephant with lots of elephant themed events and competitions to celebrate the largest animal on land. Keeper talks will take place throughout the day giving visitors http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=228 Feb,05 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events Keep your little monkeys occupied this half term with a visit to Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks. Celebrating the success of the amazing BBC series ‘Roar’, children aged 4 – 16 years can enjoy a thrilling day out meeting their favourite keepers http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=226 Feb,04 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Keep your little monkeys occupied this half term with a visit to Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks. Celebrating the success of the amazing BBC series ‘Roar’, children aged 4 – 16 years can enjoy a thrilling day out meeting their favourite keepers http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=227 Feb,04 2008 00:00:00 GMT News You can help us win a national advertising campaign! The Aspinall Foundation is urging animal lovers everywhere to support its bid to win an online charity fundraising challenge which was launched on Monday 14 January 2008, by Everyclick.com and advertising http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=195 Feb,01 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Port Lympne’s seven year old red panda, Shu Fang, received a surprise present in the form of a new mate when six year old Yoda arrived from Blackpool Zoo in the hope that they may produce offspring as part of an international breeding programme for endangered http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=212 Feb,01 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Denise Bishop, is running the Flora London Marathon on behalf of The Aspinall Foundation this April. No remarkable news there - everyone knows thousands of people each year run the marathon for charities. But what is remarkable is that Denise only started http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=225 Feb,01 2008 00:00:00 GMT News The Aspinall Foundation is launching an appeal for volunteers to assist with administration and planned projects throughout the year. With registrations for animal adoptions currently standing at around 2,500 with an estimated final figure of over 5,000, http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=222 Jan,29 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Grumeti, one of the fifteen black rhino housed at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, celebrated her first birthday this month. She was born at the park last year to mother, Etna, aged 13. Despite dedicated efforts, rhinos are very difficult to breed http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=223 Jan,29 2008 00:00:00 GMT News A few weeks ago Valerie, one of the parks’ black and gold howler monkeys gave birth to a beautiful baby at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park after a gestation period of twenty weeks. Until the baby is weaned from Valerie, keepers are unable to determine its http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=224 Jan,29 2008 00:00:00 GMT News What better way to spend Boxing Day than in the fresh air walking off the turkey! Our guided walk around the park followed by a cup of warming soup is a great way to spend time with the family. Booking available from November 1st. Call 01303 264647 http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=220 Jan,24 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events Ladies who want to take the initiative and ask their loved ones to marry them on Valentine’s Day can do so on 14th February as this year, 2008, is leap year and according to tradition, Valentines Day is the day to do it. By booking the romantic setting http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=211 Jan,16 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Port Lympne-bred Black rhinos, Laikipia and Limpopo were transported to a protected reserve in Tanzania in June last year. Alison Kennedy-Benson, who came to Port Lympne to assist with the move reports on their latest antics from Tanzania..... "While http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=213 Jan,15 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Treat your mum to a 3 course lunch in our elegant mansion house, then enjoy a spectacular safari - see rhinos, giraffe, wildebeest, zebra, ostrich and a host of other animals grazing peacefully together as if on the plains of Africa. Mothering Sunday http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=215 Jan,15 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events Come and speak to our exhibitors and find out everything you need to know for planning your special day - from venues and wedding cars to caterers and florists - all in one place. Call 01303 264647 for more details. For more information on Port Lympne http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=217 Jan,15 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events The Kent Charities Group, a unique collection of ten carefully selected, independent Kent registered charities, has raised over £4,000 to help eight registered charities across the county. The funds will be distributed between the Kent Charities Group http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=210 Jan,10 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release See in the New Year by going on safari - in Kent! Climb aboard a specially commissioned safari vehicle with an expert guide and see giraffe, wildebeest, rhino, zebra, ostriches and a host of other animals grazing together as if on the Plains of Africa! Warm http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=207 Jan,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events Love is in the air! When Stuart Janes surprised long term girlfriend, Kelly Carr with a Christmas present of a lifetime she got more than she bargained for. Kelly, 29, who owns the beauty salon, “Escape” in Maidstone, met Stuart, aged 30, in London http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=208 Jan,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=199 Jan,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=200 Jan,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events The ‘Me and My Dog Show’ returns to Port Lympne in association with ‘Best Behaviour School For Dogs’ on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th June from 10am until 4pm and is aimed at families and their canine companions. Special Celebrity Guest - ‘Wellard’ http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=201 Jan,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events This year we are one of the many venues hosting a Barnado's Big Toddle - a half mile sponsored walk for under 5's. Get your under 5’s ready for some serious summer fun! For more information on Barnardo’s Big Toddle - how to register for Howletts http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=202 Jan,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=203 Jan,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events Join The Aspinall Foundation again this year for the fantastic totally wild challenge; a 10K run and charity bike rides with perfectly flat routes on Romney Marsh. The event starts and finishes inside Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Nr Hythe, Kent, http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=204 Jan,09 2008 00:00:00 GMT Events FAAC GOES TO THE ZOO 844 sliding gate operators installed at Howletts Wild Animal Park All gates to the elephant enclosure at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent can now be operated remotely following the installation of FAAC automatic sliding http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=197 Jan,08 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release NEW HOWLETTS & PORT LYMPNE PHOTOGALLERY GOES LIVE AT WWW.TOTALLYWILD.NET IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR ALL THE FAMILY Today Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks have gone live on their web site with a remarkable photo gallery providing hundreds http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=186 Jan,07 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks, world leaders in the conservation of endangered species, have launched their special winter admission rates with visitors able to enjoy a complimentary hot drink. Visitors to Howletts Wild Animal Park, http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=188 Jan,07 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release When Stuart Janes surprised long term girlfriend, Kelly Carr with a Christmas present of a lifetime she got more than she bargained for. Kelly, 29, who owns the beauty salon, “Escape” in Maidstone, met Stuart, aged 30, in London seven years ago. Cat http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=194 Jan,07 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release THE CHARITABLE BENEFITS OF A REWARDING PROGRAMME Aspinall Rewards was launched to raise revenue for the Aspinall Foundation and help organisations of varying sizes reward their staff, customers and members by way of vouchers, incentives and discounts. http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=193 Jan,07 2008 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Remember all those New Year’s Resolutions that you made only a week ago? To eat healthily, quit smoking or spend more time with your family? How many of them will you see through to next year? Well here are three suggestions that will give you http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=198 Jan,07 2008 00:00:00 GMT News An often asked question is "When are you going to feed the lions/tigers?". The answer "in three days time" comes as a bit of a shock! At Howletts and Port Lympne we attempt to replicate the wild as much as possible, hence the long gap between meals. Research http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=7 Jan,01 2008 00:00:00 GMT News Everyclick.com is a search engine that allocates 50% of its gross revenue to charity each month. To date The Aspinall Foundation has 71 supporters who have helped raise over £530 by using everyclick.com to search the web. Recently Port Lympne Wild Animal http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=160 Jan,01 2008 00:00:00 GMT News AGAINST ALL ODDS THE ASPINALL FOUNDATION CELEBRATES FIRST EVER WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLA BIRTH IN THE GABON The Aspinall Foundation is delighted to bring you this photo of the first ever birth from a reintroduced western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=190 Dec,12 2007 00:00:00 GMT News AGAINST ALL ODDS THE ASPINALL FOUNDATION CELEBRATES FIRST EVER WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLA BIRTH IN THE GABON. Today wildlife charity The Aspinall Foundation release photos of the first ever birth from a reintroduced western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) http://www.totallywild.net/jaf/index.php?p=What_We_Do&sub=diary_item&id=191 Dec,12 2007 00:00:00 GMT African Diary Port Lympne Wild Animal Park with over 400 acres is proposing a novel way to see in this New Year. Visitors are invited to combine a trip to the park with an African Experience, a safari on a specially commissioned safari vehicle discovering many animals http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=184 Dec,04 2007 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Visitors to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park are invited to walk off the Christmas pudding on Boxing Day morning. All age groups are invited to take part in a two hour guided walk enjoying the benefit of a knowledgeable guide. A complimentary cup of hot http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=182 Dec,04 2007 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Launched this week is “junior keeper for the day” at Howletts Wild Animal Park. This is an ideal opportunity for youngsters to learn about cleaning, feeding and enrichment of the animals. The day starts with a welcome drink, a short talk on the history http://www.totallywild.net/press/index.php?p=press_item&id=185 Dec,04 2007 00:00:00 GMT Press Release Come and browse through our remarkable new photo gallery providing hundreds of exciting photographs of our wild animals. As well as being able to view the photographs orders can be placed on line for prints in different shapes and sizes, with or http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=178 Nov,29 2007 00:00:00 GMT News The Aspinall Foundation came to the rescue of a white rhino calf which was taken to SanWild’s Animal Emergency Rescue Centre last week having been attacked by spotted hyenas in the Madikwe Game Reserve, North West Province, South Africa. The young http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=179 Nov,29 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Conservation Charities unite for Anti-Poaching Initiative in the Congo. The two leading conservation charities, The Aspinall Foundation and Tusk Trust, have joined forces to establish a fully equipped anti-poaching patrol post in the Congo’s Lefini http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=175 Nov,09 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Conservation Charities unite for Anti-Poaching Initiative in the Congo. The two leading conservation charities, The Aspinall Foundation and Tusk Trust, have joined forces to establish a fully equipped anti-poaching patrol post in the Congo’s Lefini http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=175 Nov,09 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Discover the many benefits of two of the world's best wild animal parks in winter. For a start you'll make great savings on your day out at Howletts or Port Lympne - up to £19.50 on a family ticket for two adults and three children! Check out these http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=173 Oct,19 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Discover the many benefits of two of the world's best wild animal parks in winter. For a start you'll make great savings on your day out at Howletts or Port Lympne - up to £19.50 on a family ticket for two adults and three children! Check out these http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=174 Oct,19 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Primate keepers at Howletts are celebrating the birth of an incredibly rare baby – a Grizzled Leaf Monkey. The arrival of this precious little bundle is extra special, because the species has proved to be very difficult to breed in captivity. The http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=172 Oct,16 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Sunday 13th April 2008 Take a step for The Aspinall Foundation For the last two years we have been lucky to have runners successfully completing this incredible achievement for The Aspinall Foundation. We are now looking for people to join us http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=170 Oct,12 2007 00:00:00 GMT News We are very pleased to announce that Brooks and Bentley have chosen The Aspinall Foundation as a benefiting charity. They are a long established company that supplies distinctive giftware and collectable items and everything is created exclusively http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=171 Oct,12 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Staff at The Aspinall Foundation's gorilla rescue and rehabilitation projects in Africa are celebrating a very special birth - the first baby born to a reintroduced gorilla in the Gabon project. The mother is Lekedi, a ten year old wild born gorilla http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=167 Oct,10 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Staff at The Aspinall Foundation's gorilla rescue and rehabilitation projects in Africa are celebrating a very special birth - the first baby born to a reintroduced gorilla in the Gabon project. The mother is Lekedi, a ten year old wild born gorilla http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=167 Oct,10 2007 00:00:00 GMT News This handsome little chap was born at the park on 4th September. He was up on his feet and tottering about within hours of his birth last month. He's proving to be a typical little boy and just last week he was spotted entering the wallow with the rest http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=169 Oct,10 2007 00:00:00 GMT News This dinosaur-like creature is the latest addition to Port Lympne’s Discovery Zone. Brig is a male Rhino Iguana who came to us from London Zoo. Native to the Caribbean Islands, populations are in decline because of the introduction of non-native http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=166 Oct,08 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=165 Sep,21 2007 00:00:00 GMT Events The 2007 Red List of Threatened Species, released on Wednesday 12th September, has revealed that the Western Lowland Gorilla (the subspecies cared for at Howletts & Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks), is now considered to be Critically Endangered. “The http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=163 Sep,14 2007 00:00:00 GMT News The 2007 Red List of Threatened Species, released on Wednesday 12th September, has revealed that the Western Lowland Gorilla (the subspecies cared for at Howletts & Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks), is now considered to be Critically Endangered. “The http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=163 Sep,14 2007 00:00:00 GMT News We know what you’re thinking, but no, this isn’t a raccoon! It is, in fact a coati! This charming creature is one of four male Coatis who have recently joined the collection of rare and endangered animals at Port Lympne. Deputy Head of Section http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=162 Sep,12 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Oh what a lovely day we had.. Hundreds of people set off from Port Lympne Wild Animal Park on Saturday 8 September on the Totally Wild Challenge to raise money for The Aspinall Foundation. Including our very own Bob O'Connor with daughter Kelly, Russel http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=161 Sep,11 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=159 Sep,03 2007 00:00:00 GMT Events Sunday 4th November 11am - 4pm Visit Port Lympne Mansion - whether you are looking for a venue to hold your wedding or simply to get great ideas and products from local suppliers for your special day. Come to Port Lympne Mansion to see our range of http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=158 Aug,30 2007 00:00:00 GMT Events Despite the recent weather the crew have managed to film some good pieces inbetween the showers. Yesterday at Howletts they coaxed the elephants into their recently cleaned pond with some fruit, so they performed an elephant version of apple bobbing! http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=157 Aug,17 2007 00:00:00 GMT News By Matti Alderson. Our journey from Buckinghamshire to Port Lympne was rewarded with a rare break in the catastrophic weather and gasps of astonishment from our group of youngsters visiting from the Chernobyl Children Lifeline. Their surprise and http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=156 Aug,08 2007 00:00:00 GMT News It's business as usual at Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Park. Following the recent outbreaks of foot and mouth disease we are of course taking the necessary precautions and will continue to do so until the outbreak is contained and eradicated. http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=155 Aug,07 2007 00:00:00 GMT News The ROAR team have been filming Ask The Keeper with Matt and Rani this week. They will be drilling the keepers on their knowledge of lion cubs, clouded leopards, giraffes and lynx to name a few. Porcupine keeper Matt was tested by pupils from local http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=154 Aug,06 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Why not start the New Year with a Totally Wild day out? Come to Port Lympne Wild Animal Park and experience a piece of Africa! Climb aboard our specially comminsioned safari trucks which will take you around the park and through 100 acres of safari land http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=153 Aug,03 2007 00:00:00 GMT Events Meet our newest arrivals. These delightful Barbary lion cubs were born just ten weeks ago and to the delight of our visitors, they set foot outside their house for the first time recently. Our photographer was there as they took their first inquisitive http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=148 Aug,02 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Why not book your Christmas Party Night or Christmas Luncheon here with us at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park? Download our Christmas Menu 2007 here   Christmas Party nights: Friday 7th December Saturday 8th December Friday 14th December Saturday 15th http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=151 Aug,02 2007 00:00:00 GMT Events Boxing Day Walk After a day of eating and festivity why not enjoy the fresh air and partake in a spot of gentle excercise. Come to the park for a lovely walk with an informative guide to tell you about the animals you will encounter - feel free to ask http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=152 Aug,02 2007 00:00:00 GMT Events Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks in conjunction with The John Aspinall Foundation look after rare and endangered animals returning them to safe areas in the wild where possible. To date the once extinct in the wild Przewalski horse, black http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=150 Aug,01 2007 00:00:00 GMT News These delightful Dhole pups were born in April. Since leaving the safety of their den the 5 boys and 3 girls have been spending their time eating, sleeping and play-fighting! Dhole, or Asiatic Wild Dogs are best known as the red dogs of Kipling's Jungle http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=149 Jul,31 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Mum Rio has been getting out and about this week, proudly showing off her new baby to the public. Visitors have been admiring the baby, now 7 weeks old, and marvelling at it's ability to cling onto mum as she ambles around the enclosure she shares with http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=147 Jul,26 2007 00:00:00 GMT News A dilapidated road show trailer which has been rotting quietly in a corner of a car park at Invicta Radio has been given an incredible makeover thanks to the people of Kent. The trailer, which, in its glory days had the likes of Craig David and Westlife http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=146 Jul,24 2007 00:00:00 GMT News On Sunday 10th June, two endangered black rhino born and raised at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park started their journey back to their native habitat in the Tanzanian Serengeti. The rhinos were loaded into their specially made crates which over the previous http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=146 Jul,16 2007 00:00:00 GMT News The biggest threat to the long term survival of the gorilla population is the bush meat trade, so an important part of our work in the Congo is outreach, educating the local community we share the reserve with about why we should be protecting this magnificent http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=146 Jul,16 2007 00:00:00 GMT News What the John Aspinall Foundation undertakes in Brazzaville for the great apes conservation. On 18th May 2007, The Aspinall Foundation, along with the French Embassy, the Minister of the Forest Economy, the Jane Goodall Institute and the GRASP-Congo, http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=146 Jul,16 2007 00:00:00 GMT News This incredible baby is becoming quite a draw with visitors at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent. This Giant Anteater baby was born on June 8th. The species is threatened in its natural habitat - the wilds of Central and South America. The new arrival, http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=139 Jul,09 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Pop in and have a look at the massive exciting range of products we are now stocking, we're bound to have something for everyone. Cut down on those food miles and reduce your carbon footprint and be tempted by our enormous range of deliciously mouthwatering http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=135 Jul,03 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Today we sadly enter the last week of the Conservation Roadshow makeover with Invicta FM which means final preparations for the handover, and that the nation (kent) is voting for the first visit! So far Invicta FM have had 53 entries from groups around http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=136 Jul,03 2007 00:00:00 GMT News http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=1 Jun,30 2007 00:00:00 GMT Events http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=134 Jun,22 2007 00:00:00 GMT Events Invicta FM’s James and Ali have taken on the mammoth task of turning their old roadshow trailer into a Conservation Roadshow for Howletts & Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks. James and Ali appealed to the local community to pitch in and help get the http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=132 Jun,21 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Are YOU ready for the 2007 ‘Totally wild challenge’? We have some very exciting news to share with you! Previously known as the Rhino Ride, the new 2007 Totally wild challenge run and cycle fundraising event for The John Aspinall Foundation will be http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=5 Jun,14 2007 00:00:00 GMT News On Monday 11 June, two endangered black rhino were returned to their native habitat in the Tanzanian Serengeti by The John Aspinall Foundation, a UK-based charity devoted to saving rare and endangered species and reintroducing them into protected areas http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=131 Jun,12 2007 00:00:00 GMT News MEPs welcome news, but call on China to enforce ban more stringently. Brussels, 1st June 2007 - China has announced a reversal in position and agreed to maintain the 14-year old ban on trade in tiger parts, Richard Ashworth, south east Conservative MEP, http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=130 Jun,07 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Roar is returning for a thrilling second series that informs children about the world’s most endangered species. This series Matthew Skilton makes a welcome return to Roar and will be accompanied http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=129 Jun,05 2007 00:00:00 GMT News A poignant and incredible story of brotherly love is unfolding in the gorilla enclosure at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent. Twenty two year old Western Lowland Gorilla and mother of three Sounda died suddenly of peritonitis two weeks ago. Sounda was http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=127 Jun,04 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Our very own 3 little pigs are taking life in their stride at Howletts Wild Animal Park. The ‘Howletts Hoglets’ as they have been dubbed are now 8 weeks old and have begun to venture outdoors under the watchful, if somewhat ‘piggy’ eyes of mum, Tafika http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=128 Jun,03 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Ever wondered what it would be like to live in the forest, observing and protecting gorillas? Liz Pearson has been director of PPG Gabon since 1998 and has taken time out of her busy schedule to answer some questions about herself and her work. Can you http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=128 Jun,02 2007 00:00:00 GMT News The Feeling and Jools Holland to headline the Kent Music Festival 2007 In association with Kent Regional Newspapers, Invicta FM, Capital Gold and the Jazz we are pleased to announce the headline artistes for this years Kent Music Festival taking place http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=126 May,31 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Gardening for gorillas... and rhinos... and lemurs The Good Life has arrived at Port Lympne! With everyone wanting to grow their own food these days we here at Port Lympne are getting in on the act. In an effort to supply some of the more specialist http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=125 May,31 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Mums in the Congo thrive with motherhood As you can see the mums and babies in Djéké’s group are doing well, we look forward to keep you updated on their progress in the months and years to come. You can adopt your very own Djéké today by visiting http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=125 May,30 2007 00:00:00 GMT News In March 2007 4 male bachelor gorillas were transferred to their own specially created island in the Lefini reserve, Congo. Joining Bangha who went across on a canoe in July 2006. Find out more about who these males The first to find his new home http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=125 May,30 2007 00:00:00 GMT News A day in the life of Vially, Gorilla Monitor in Gabon. Vially is our most experienced Gabonese gorilla monitor. Born in Ossiele (Haut Ogooue) he grew up in Franceville, one of the largest cities in Gabon. He started working for the project in April 2003 http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=125 May,29 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Previously known as the Rhino Ride, the new 2007 Totally Wild Challenge run and cycle fundraising event for The John Apinall Foundation will be starting and finishing inside Port Lympne Wild Animal Park. Please join us on Satrday 8th September 2007 and http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=117 May,25 2007 00:00:00 GMT Events Mission complete: four males join Bhanga on bachelor island By Julia Pitman from Third Sector PR which has recently come on board to help raise the profile of The John Aspinall Foundation, reports on a unique trip to the Congo where four gorillas were http://www.totallywild.net/events/index.php?p=show_event&id=117 May,25 2007 00:00:00 GMT Events As you stroll around the 600 acres of Wild Animal Park, you’ll be surprised to find an unusual Scottish couple have moved in amongst the more exotic inhabitants at Port Lympne. Sid and Skye, a pair of Scottish Wildcats came to Port Lympne from Kingussie, http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=115 May,22 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Port Lympne go canine crazy with a ‘Dog Show’ raising money for the park’s new litter of Hunting Dogs. Port Lympne Wild Animal Park is delighted to be hosting a 2 day Dog Show. The event, taking place on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th May at Port Lympne, http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=113 May,16 2007 00:00:00 GMT News The work of the gorilla rescue and rehabilitation projects in the Congo and Gabon, Africa has been widely publicised in recent months and articles have appeared in publications including BBC Wildlife Magazine, Africa Geographic, Travel Africa Magazine http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=114 May,15 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Did you know you can donate 10-100% of your eBay sale to a The John Aspinall Foundation? Did you know eBay for charity bids tend to attract more bids, often leading to higher sale prices? How you can help? •Sell something you no longer need, but http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=112 May,14 2007 00:00:00 GMT News A Holiday Which? Report has said today that Britain’s theme parks are too expensive, with a family ticket costing up to £89! The report also found that some parks charge an increased rate for the over 12s. With the country facing the usual traffic jams http://www.totallywild.net/howletts/index.php?p=news_item&id=110 May,04 2007 00:00:00 GMT News A strange new creature has been spotted roaming the park. It’s distinctive rumbling call can be heard as it approaches – part zebra, part snow leopard and all Toyota the new arrival is a hit with staff and visitors alike! A generous grant from The National http://www.totallywild.net/portlympne/index.php?p=news_item&id=111 May,04 2007 00:00:00 GMT News Car Boot Sales at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park Grasslands Arena Car £8 Van £10 Vehicle with trailer normal price plus £2 extra for trailer A small donation for entry would be very welcome all proceeds will go to 'The John Aspinall Foundation'