The past 12 months have been filled with advances for rare and endangered species and enhanced opportunities for the public to connect with wildlife and enjoy its magical appeal.
Here are 12 of the best pictures from the year spanning each month according to the park:
5. Crowned Lemur - April.jpg
The arrival of three new Crowned Lemurs added an extra bit of magic in the run-up to a fun-packed Easter. The lively trio settled in quickly to life at Lemur Woods and became visitor favourites. Photo: YWP
6. Photo courtesy Yorkshire Wildlife Park
TV Presenter Helen Skelton enjoys feeding the Californian Sealions at the Point Lobos enclosure.
Photo courtesy Yorkshire Wildlife Park
TV Presenter Helen Skelton enjoys feeding the Californian Sealions at the Point Lobos enclosure.
The park’s family of sea lions had a splashing time on World Sea Lion Day and maybe helped put a spring in the step of TV presenter and wildlife park fan Helen Skelton who visited the park. The Point Lobos attraction, which features two lakes, is the largest filtrated sea lion facility in the world. Photo: Acquire Images
7. endangered Cotton-Top Tamarin twin monkeys - June.jpg
The birth of two critically endangered Cotton Top Tamarin babies came just in time for the park’s platinum jubilee party. The baby monkeys, who are one of the smallest primates in the world, are a critically endangered species and the park is a designated conservation hub to help save them from extinction. Photo: YWP
8. Polar bears July.jpg
It was a coming of age for Yuma and Indie who made the move across the park to pastures new at Project Polar, the largest Polar Bear Centre outside Canada. Polar bears typically leave their mother’s protection as they grow and, at two-years-old, it was time for Yuma and Indie to leave their mum Flocke and start a new adventure in the all-male Polar 1 enclosure that features three interlocking reserves which include pools, 7.5 deep lake, caves, and rock covered terrain to mimic the Arctic Circle in the summer. Photo: YWP