WWF UK President Prince Charles and his eldest son William, are at the forefront for calls to bring stronger action against those who commit wildlife crime. Both are huge animal lovers, and they recently hosted an international conference on 21st May 2013 alongside the government to bring together other countries from across the globe to try and bring an end to the trade of animals and their parts.
Everybody at the Aspinall Foundation’s Howletts Park were over the moon at the arrival of two new additions to their dusky langur clan. These beautiful babies begin their lives with bright orange fur, but gradually as they get older they turn to a dusky grey the same as their parents.
Check out this amazing picture taken by RSPB member Tim Clifton, who managed to capture a blue tit falling over as it grappled with nesting material in his garden!
Charity officials at the RSPB we stunned to announce that Turtle Dove numbers have fallen by as much as 93% since 1970. The distinctive purr of the Turtle Dove was once a distinctive sound across British gardens, but the fall in their number is far higher than most other species of bird in the UK.
Guide Dogs for the Blind were pleased to hear the Queen mention in her recent speech that anti social dog ownership will be high on the governments agenda. With more and more Guide Dogs being attacked across the country, it is good to see that concern has even reached the top table of the Royal Family.
Check out these amazing pictures that were captured of a leopard by Aspinall Foundation cameras in Africa. This rare sighting was discovered in an area go the country known as the Batéké Plateau, which is a huge national park in the south east of Gabon.
The Aspinall Foundation has a number of exciting things lined up this year, with this month being of particular interest to children. That’s right, during May half term and the bank holiday weekend, children will receive a free goody bag when a new child passport is purchased at the Howletts Wild Animal Park.
We saw this brilliant little animation and just had to share it with our udopt fans. Our little friend just wanted to pop up and say hello. Short, but simples!…
Friend of udopt will know we just love honey badgers! These crazy creatures are amongst the most fearless on the planet and have been known to eat snakes – that’s right. They EAT SNAKES! Well if you share their fearless attitude we came across these amazing T-Shirts for men and women which may be just the fashion statement you’d been looking to make.
Fantastic news reaches us from Paignton Zoo in Devon, UK where a baby Organutan has been born to her mother Mali. This is the first Orangutan birth at the zoo…
Finally the UK is bathed in sunshine and it’s a bank holiday weekend – what could be better?! One small problem may be that you are still at work and watching the clock tick down before you can enjoy your long weekend.
Check out this youtube compilation of 10 of the cutest animal videos to give you a great start to your long weekend!
Now is a great time to adopt an elephant with the Aspinall Foundation, as it is Jara’s birthday on 27th April 2013, where she will be 8 years old. And what better present for an elephant than to help provide funds to not only help them survive, but also all of their kind.
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