Woburn Safari Park will host a special charity fundraiser this weekend (July 30 & 31) to raise essential cash for one of the world’s most endangered tiger species.
The event follows the birth of the Park’s prized twin Amur tiger cubs last year and is in support of the Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance.
Park keepers chose to support the charity because of its important mission to raise funds for projects in the wild that help prevent the extinction of the species.
“ALTA is a charity that is very close to our hearts and we are delighted to be fundraising for their conservation projects again this year," said Craig lancaster, Acting Head of Section, Carnivores at Woburn Safari Park.
"We are proud to have raised just shy of £1,500 last year, and we hope to beat that in 2016. All of the keepers at Woburn have a great passion for this vulnerable species and for the good work of the ALTA tiger charity, even more so since the birth of our beautiful cubs Mishka and Milashki last year.
"Wild tiger numbers continue to fall and their habitat is disappearing, so we hope this event will help raise much needed funds for ALTA’s projects and help to safeguard tigers from possible extinction.”
The fun-filled weekend is included with standard Park admission and there will be a range of fantastic tiger-themed activities with the carnivore keepers, including the tiger buzz and the messy ‘Splat the Poacher’ games.
Visitors can take a special Up Close Encounter trip with the tigers; a 30 minute trip going off road in the tiger reserve with a keeper to get closer and learn all about the individuals and this important charity. All proceeds from the event go to ALTA’s Amur Tiger Conservation project.
Woburn’s rare Amur tiger cubs arrived in September 2015 and are the first to be born at the Safari Park in 23 years.
Amur tigers are critically endangered and wild populations have been dwindling, largely due to poaching for body parts and loss of habitat.
There are now thought to be only around 520 individuals in the wild so the international captive breeding programme for this threatened species is of vital importance to help protect its future.
Visit www.woburnsafaripark.co.uk/events for more information,
