Lakeland Wildlife Oasis

The Lakeland Wildlife Oasis is a small zoological collection near the town of Milnthorpe, Cumbria, England, with a science and evolution theme. Since April 2012 the zoo has been run by the registered charity Lakeland Trust for Natural Sciences.[1]

The centre is divided into several sections, including a butterfly hall and aquarium, as well as an outside walk-through area. The Lakeland Wildlife Oasis is a member of the BIAZA organisation, and participates in breeding schemes for several endangered species, notably the unusual Fossa.

In 2011 the zoo acquired its first snow leopard, a male named Pavan, for which it had built an enclosure with a perspex walk-through tunnel, "thought to be the UK’s first walk-through big cat exhibit".[2] soon followed by a female named Tara. These produced two young during 2014, which were named Loki and Luna, the first successful snow leopard breeding recorded in the North of England.

References

  1. "Now we are a charity". Lakeland Wildlife Oasis. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  2. Proctor, Kate (9 April 2011). "Snow leopard arrives at South Lakeland zoo today". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 14 April 2013.

Coordinates: 54°11′35″N 2°45′13″W / 54.1931°N 2.7536°W / 54.1931; -2.7536


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