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Tipp photographer finishes as runner-up in Fota Wildlife competition for rare species snap

Fota Wildlife Park last week announced the winners of the annual photography competition, with a Tipperary winner now featuring in the 2024 Fota Wildlife Park calendar after winning runner-up in one of the categories. Eoin Kelly from Nenagh came in ...

24 Dec 2023 at 17:30

Popular wildlife park welcomes first Irish-born Indian rhino

National News

The first-ever baby Indian rhino was born in Ireland at Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, last month (September 19). The rare species is one of three Indian rhinos to be born in any zoo worldwide this year and there is only 3,300 thought to be ...

13 Oct 2022 at 18:06

Local News

Fota Wildlife Park introduces newly born Asian lion cubs to a captivated public

Fota Wildlife Park has announced that one of their Asian lionesses has given birth to her first litter of cubs in what is also a first for Fota Wildlife Park. The three as yet unsexed Asian lion cubs, were born on the 13th August to first ...

01 Sept 2017 at 11:44

National News

Female giraffe arrives at safari park in bid to boost breeding programme

An endangered Rothschild’s giraffe has been welcomed to a safari park in Scotland in a bid to boost breeding. Noinin, a seven-year-old female, arrived at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling on Thursday. The 16ft giraffe travelled ...

01 May 2025 at 10:16

National News

Public urged to suggest names for new Ring-tailed lemur babies at Fota Wildlife Park

Fota Wildlife Park is urging members of the public to suggest names for five endangered Ring-tailed lemur babies which were born recently The birth of the lemurs marks a significant milestone for Fota Wildlife Park in east Cork, with ...

02 May 2024 at 07:40

Arts & Entertainment

Adorable and endangered baby monkey born at Fota Wildlife Park

Fota Wildlife Park is thrilled to announce the birth of an endangered baby agile gibbon born on January 10, 2024 to mum Chloe and dad Conor. Conor, who was born in 1989, is one of the oldest primate residents at Fota Wildlife Park. ...

27 Mar 2024 at 10:32

National News

Fota Wildlife Park welcomes two rare red panda cubs and they need names!

Fota Wildlife Park has announced the birth of two endangered red panda cubs and are now looking for the public to help name them. The cubs were born on Saturday, 7 June at the Cork-based conservation centre to parents Suzi and ...

13 Aug 2025 at 13:06

Local News

Details unveiled for the popular Cheetah Run at Fota Wildlife Park

Star runner, Ryan Creech of Leevale Athletic Club (AC) and juvenile athletes Freya and Nellie Bateman of Belgooly AC launch the hugely popular Eagle AC Cheetah Run at Fota Wildlife Park, with online registration for the ...

02 Apr 2024 at 16:00

Local News

Fota Wildlife Park announces the birth of three Meerkat babies!

Today Fota Wildlife Park, a firm favourite of many Tipperary families, unveiled three Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) babies who were born on the 19th of September to mother Biggy and father Snaggle and are calling on the ...

26 Oct 2023 at 15:30

Arts & Entertainment

Critically endangered curlew chicks born at Fota Wildlife Park

Fota Wildlife Park is thrilled to announce its partnership with the Breeding Waders European Innovation Partnership (EIP) programme, so far twelve Eurasian curlew chicks have hatched at Fota Wildlife Park from 31 ...

29 May 2024 at 15:51

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Fota Wildlife Park awarded fourth consecutive Sandford Award for excellence in Heritage Education

Fota Wildlife Park has been awarded the fourth consecutive Sandford Award for Heritage Education and is one of only three institutions in Ireland who have been awarded the accolade. Fota Wildlife Park first won ...

06 Nov 2023 at 16:26

What's on

Win! Family pass to Fota Beyond!

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. Congratulations to our winner Leona O'Dwyer from Clerihan. Visit Beyond at Fota Island Resort - Now in its fifth year, the gorgeous woodlands at Fota Island Resort are set to be ...

13 Oct 2017 at 09:43

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