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.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.
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.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park Year Review: 12 of the best pictures from the popular park

By Daniel Sheridan

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Published 28th Dec 2022, 16:00 GMT
Updated 29th Dec 2022, 11:08 GMT
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.

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:

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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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 Wallabies were given a Christmas treat in the Wallaby Walkabout as the park celebrated another milestone – a record of nearly 920,000 visitors. In total 918,114 enjoyed the unique walk through experience in the year up to the end of the company’s financial year of November 30 – a 6 per cent increase on the year before. And the rangers made sure all the animals were able to celebrate the record with a Christmas treat.

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The Wallabies were given a Christmas treat in the Wallaby Walkabout as the park celebrated another milestone – a record of nearly 920,000 visitors. In total 918,114 enjoyed the unique walk through experience in the year up to the end of the company’s financial year of November 30 – a 6 per cent increase on the year before. And the rangers made sure all the animals were able to celebrate the record with a Christmas treat. Photo: YWP

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