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:
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As another momentous year at Yorkshire Wildlife Park draws to an end, the award-winning park reflects on its successes in animal conservation and its progress as a visitor attraction. Photo: YWP
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Celebrating the birth of adorable Roloway monkey Dassioko was a fitting start to the year as it demonstrates the power of the park’s work for the species, which is one of the most endangered primates in the world with only 200 left in the wild. His elder brother Kumasi was the first ever Roloway birth in the UK and the pair are doing well as the park continues its work at the heart of the European breeding programme. Photo: YWP
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Lion country is a seven-acre reserve and our majestic lioness roared to celebrate the 12 year anniversary of the pride’s rescue from a run down Romanian zoo in the biggest operation of its kind ever. They have been the pride of Yorkshire ever since! Photo: YWP
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Rare baby Okapi Mzimu took his first steps as spring filled the air with attentive mum Ruby never far away. The four-month old is the first Okapi calf successfully bred at the park and is a boost for a species that is on the IUCN Red List of threatened species with numbers plummeting to less than 10,000 worldwide. Photo: YWP
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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
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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
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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