» MORELETS CROCODILES LAY EGGS - CAPTURED ON VIDEO
One of our two female Morelet's Crocodile has laid a total of 39 eggs, all of which are now being incubated.

» JULY ANIMAL SECTION UPDATES
Catch up with the notable happenings from each of the animal sections in July 2007

» NEW WEBSITE
Regular visitors to our website will have noticed some big changes! We have redesigned the layout of our website to make it easier for you to find the information you need and keep you up-to-date with all our latest news.

» MADAGASCAR COMING!
Work has begun on redeveloping an area just outside the Walled Garden

» NEW TRAIN TRACK
The result is a longer ride for our visitors and less queuing time

» ANIMAL HEALTH, NUTRITION AND GENERAL HEALTH CHECKS
We constantly strive to maintain our animals in the best of health, both physically and mentally. The keepers continually monitor the well-being of their charges, which is no easy task;

» LUCIFER IS A DAD
Less than 4 years have passed since Lucifer was born at the Park, son of our Asian Lions Sabu and Akela.

» SLOTH ARRIVAL
Our Tropical House accommodates its first ever mammalian guests, a pair of Linne's Two-toed Sloth. There is nowhere on the Park more suited to this tropical species.

» COPING WITH THE COLD
One of the questions we are frequently asked by our visitors is 'how do the animals cope with the cold weather?'

» WOLVES ARE COMING
Imagine then the excitement generated when the decision was made to bring Wolves to the Park.

» TAMARINS CHRISTMAS
A week before Christmas Rebecca Spalding was thrilled when she arrived at work to find that one of her charges had given birth.

» PYTHON EGGS
On the 22nd March 2005 'Tikki' our 18 foot long Reticulated Python, laid a clutch of over 47 eggs.

» THE BEAST OF BURFORD
A shy black panther-like big cat has been seen by several people around Burford, Oxfordshire, and is thought to have killed a number of sheep at night.

» JORDIE'S SPECIAL DAY
Its not every day that you get chance to make someone's dream come true, but when you do that feeling stays with you forever.

» MKOMBE BUGINGO
Tanzanian Safari Tour guide Mkombe Bugingo gets Cotswold Experience

» ALL IN A DAYS WORK
A lot of time, effort and research go into the internal furnishing of every enclosure at the Park, ensuring that the animals feel secure, comfortable and have enough space or apparatus to take care of their physical and mental needs.

» NEW AVIARIES OPENED AT EASTER
A new area next to the Bradwell Grove train station opened at Easter. The area includes 5 new bird aviaries scattered amid a peaceful wooded backdrop.

» LEOPARD LOLLIES
With the hot weather upon us, researcher Katie Dyke has come up with a novel way of keeping our rare Amur Leopards occupied and cool at the same time.

» GABOON VIPER OPERATION
Potentially one of the most dangerous animals at the Park, treating this snake was not going to be a routine procedure.

» WHERE DO OUR ANIMALS COME FROM
Several questions are asked by visitors about our animals, such as, where do we get our animals from? What happens to the animals we breed at the Park? and How much do certain animals cost? They are often surprised at the answers ...

» SNAKE WEIGHING
On the 21st May 2004 five of our large snakes were moved to a bigger enclosure. The two Reticulated Pythons and three Green Anacondas are potentially very dangerous animals, all capable of causing serious injury or to humans, so needless to say they are seldom handled.

» MEERKAT EGG HUNT
At Cotswold Wildlife Park, near Burford, the colony of Meerkats have their very own version of an Easter Egg Hunt.

» LEOPARD ENCLOSURE
It took a little longer than anticipated, but the end result was well worth the wait. Jessei is now enjoying his new top of the range enclosure.

» BACK FROM THE BRINK
Philip Spalding, a keeper on the Top Section, can inspire us all with the story of his recent challenge.

» A LITTLE PIECE OF HISTORY
David Edgington, the Park's Curator, writes about some landmarks in the history of the house and Park.

» IN THE SHOP TILL WE DROP!
Kevin Spicer, the Park's Retail Manager, has transformed our retail operations with the help of some special people over the last few years.

» WINNING VISITS
Earlier this year we were approached by Winston's Wish, a children's charity based in Cheltenham; they were looking for unusual auction lots to help raise money for the charity.

» REPTILE EXHIBITS
Marc Ormond, Head of Reptiles, has transformed the entrance to the Reptile House with unusual new exhibits.

» RHINOCEROUS IGUANA
We are making a concerted effort this year to breed our Rhinoceros Iguana. We had eggs from them last year, but they all proved to be infertile (the male was not old enough).