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Wildlife park reopens with restrictions on entry

Shepreth Wildlife Park will reopen on Monday, but with a new socially-distanced walkway path.

Visitors will need to purchase an online ticket for entrance to the Cambridgeshire zoo which is not allowed to accept walk-ins due to strict regulations introduced for the Covid-19 pandemic.

The website has all the instruction for visitors to book as well as plenty of advice.

Guided route map
Shepreth Wildlife Park

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Living Coasts zoo finds new homes for animals

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A zoo which has closed, partly because of the loss of income during the coronavirus lockdown, has found new homes for all its animals.

Living Coasts announced on Monday that it would not be reopening, and that as a last resort it would have to consider euthanising the animals if homes couldn't be found.

Owners Wild Planet Trust said the animals would not be moved immediately as it's a complex process.

They will be rehomed at "specialist facilities" which are part of the "world-wide network of zoos and aquariums".

Penguins
Living Coasts

Dr Kirsten Pullen, director of conservation and education said: “We needed to ensure that their new home is the right habitat, the right social grouping and has the right experienced staff working with them."

"There is a range of legislation we need to comply with – for example, the size of animal carrier we move them in, and what ‘permits’, ‘passports’ and health certificates they need to cross country borders.

"At every step, the wellbeing of our animals is key to a successful transport," she added.

Living Coasts staff will continue to care for the animals until they can be moved.