Hamerton Zoo Park

Hamerton Zoo Park is situated in Hamerton, near Sawtry, Huntingdonshire, England.

Hamerton Zoo
Date opened15 June 1990
LocationHamerton, Huntingdonshire, England
Coordinates52.409°N 0.328°W / 52.409; -0.328
Land area25 acres[1]
MembershipsEAZA[2]
Major exhibitsCats, Primates and Birds
Websitewww.hamertonzoopark.com

Development

Planning permission for change of use from agricultural land to a zoo was granted in 1988, with the park being opened on 15 June 1990 by local MP John Major.[3][4] The zoo has two large wind turbines to provide power for the park erected during the second half of November 2012; the zoo was described as being the "most environmentally-friendly zoo in Europe" in 2014.[5] An application for two 50 kW turbines was turned down in August 2015 by Huntingdonshire District Council.[6]

Conservation

The zoo has a conservation sanctuary[7] which has a collection of nearly 100 different species including rare / endangered animals and birds.[8]

Tiger incident

The park was evacuated on the morning of 29 May 2017 after what was described as a ‘serious incident’. It was later confirmed that zoo-keeper, Rosa King, age 34, had been killed in the tiger enclosure at about 11:15am that day.[9]

References
  1. "Win A Family Pass To Hamerton Zoo Park". Heart Cambridge. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  2. "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. European Association of Zoos and Aquaria. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  3. "Hamerton Zoo Park - Animal Park Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire". www.hamertonzoopark.com. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  4. Ben Reeve. "Hamerton Zoo Park". The Sabbatical Guide. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. "Opus Energy works with Europe's most environmentally friendly zoo". opusenergy.com. 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. Lamy, Shailesh (2015). "Shailesh Vara calls for more time to consult on Hamerton Zoo Park wind turbine appeal - Peterborough Telegraph". peterboroughtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. "BBC - Heating bills rise as cold weather hits wildlife parks". BBC News. London: BBC. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. "Hamerton Zoo Park - Animal Park Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire". www.hamertonzoopark.com. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  9. "Hamerton Zoo tiger death: Police are now investigating". BBC News. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
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