Feeding
Talks - daily
Throughout
each day there are informal keeper-led feeding talks on some
of the many creatures in the walk-around area. Watch as some
of the animals are fed and hear some fascinating facts about
them. Check the boards around the Park for times. They are
currently as follows:
11.30 Snow monkeys
1.10 Polar Bear
1.30 Wildcats and pine marten
1.45 Camels
2.15 Tigers
3.30 Red Pandas
Monday 27th February - An Interactive ARTic Awareness
Be part of a polar bear mask portrait extravaganza! On February
27th, Glasgow artist, Lisa Jennings, brings her 'Masking Existence'
photographic portrait project to the Highland Wildlife Park.
The project focuses on the polar bear and it's relationship
with us as an animal whose existence is shaped by the increasing
melting and freezing turnover of ice sheets in the Arctic
Ocean.
The conservation work of wildlife organisations locally and
globally is discovering more about the ancestry of the polar
bear, and here in Scotland, bones dating back thousands of
years shed light on the movements of brown bears and polar
bears during the last Ice Age. Walker the polar bear is one
of a huge family of great bears to exist on our planet, and
in this photographic work, the focus is to capture moments
where humans and polar bear share the same place at the same
time, and both exist in the same environment.
Taking a range of portraits from individual to group shots,
Lisa is aiming to capture 100+ portraits of HWP visitors wearing
specially made polar bear masks in the setting of the Park
on February 27th, also known as 'International Polar Bear
Day' worldwide.
Come along and have your portrait taken wearing one of the
polar bear masks with the backdrop of the beautiful Highland
Wildlife Park and a view of Walker the polar bear and his
fellow animal kingdom neighbours. Find out more about how
your involvement helps generate awareness of polar bear conservation.
Following this event, a specially selected collection of these
portraits will then be exhibited in the main polar bear viewing
hut. For more info on Lisa, click
here.
 BEHIND
THE SCENES – PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
Spend the day with our experienced guide who will accompany
your group as you explore the Park. Share a special “behind
the scenes” treat and photograph the tigers and Walker
our polar bear while they are fed their early morning breakfast.
Experience the magnificent scenery from our Main Reserve with
the chance to catch a glimpse of our European Elk, Red Deer,
Przewalski’s Horses and also the European Bison herd.
From Snowy Owls, Scottish Wildcats, Pine Marten and even a
Lynx or two if you’re really patient – these are
just a few of the animals you could meet on your journey.
Participants can be picked up from either
Kingussie/Aviemore railway station at 8am and returned at
3pm. Morning and afternoon coffee will be provided along with
a voucher for lunch in our Antlers Café. Cost £95
per person and pre-booking is essential. Maximum numbers for
each group will be 6 and the age limit for the tour is 16.
Dates: 25th February, 24th March, 28th April, 26th May, 23rd
June
LAND ROVER TOURS
Daily Land Rover tours of our Main
Reserve where you can catch a glimpse of our European Bison,
Red Deer, Bukhara Deer, Elk, Przewalski’s Horses, Vicuna
and wild birds that have naturally taken up residence in the
Park.
Daily. Bookable in the shop on arrival in the Park. Suggested
donation of £1.00 per person.
For further information please
contact us on 01540 651976 or at wildlife@rzss.org.uk
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