Can A Polar Bear Bear It?

Walker the Polar Bear at the Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie in Scotland has his first experience of the bagpipes. What's more he seems to like them. Getting into the spirit of things it will not be long before he is chasing haggis around his magnificent enclosure.

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'No Mirrors Involved'

Snow Leopards

Photo supplied by Peter Litherland of the

Welsh Mountain Zoo

 

Mercedes the Polar Bear in Deep Snow

Some great Photos of Mercedes enjoying her first winter in the Scottish Highlands.

Snow Photos

Wolves may make a Highland comeback in laird's reserve plan to apply for zoo licence

WOLVES, not seen in the wild in Scotland for hundreds of years, could be ready for a comeback on a Highland estate.


The Alladale Estate near Ardgay in Sutherland has announced it is to seek a zoo licence within the next two months so it can let the animals roam in a wilderness reserve. It is the latest move by estate owner Paul Lister, who plans to release a series of wild animals in enclosures on the estate.



Reserve manager Hugh Fullerton-Smith announced his intention to apply to Highland Council for the licence in an advert in a local paper.



European elk and wild boar are already housed in enclosures on the 23,000-acre estate. If the licence is granted, they will be joined
 
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