Zoo’s apes and grapes night
THERE’S an added attraction at Twycross Zoo to anyone interested the most endangered animals on the planet.
For the centre, the only place in the UK where you can see all four types of great ape, is offering a special evening of education and fine wine tasting.
The adults-only event takes place on Saturday July 15 with the zoo staying open until 9pm.
It costs £18 to include zoo admission, five wine tasting tickets, free grazing snacks at the zoo’s kiosks and access to the conservation talks on chimps, orangutans, bonobos and gibbons along with the chance to see ape artefacts and learn more about poaching, the fur trade and traditional medicine markets which threaten these animals in the wild.
The conservation talks are being delivered by experts in their field who are involved in projects across the globe including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Vietnam, Central Africa and Borneo.
Each will outline the challenges faced by apes in the face of habitat loss, human encroachment and hunting and illegal bush meat and body parts trade as well as how these projects help rescue, rehabilitate and reintroduce animals to the wild.
Dr Matyas Liptovszky, veterinary services manager said: “We are hoping to highlight the amazing work people carry out to help conserve animal species and their habitat with this event.
“Successful conservation initiatives are long-term projects that rely on support from zoos like Twycross Zoo and it is vital that these activities are successful, if we want to preserve global biodiversity for the future.
“As with every single zoo visit, those who attend our Apes and Grapes evening will help us support the various ape conservation and other projects that Twycross Zoo is involved in.”
The View Restaurant in the Himalaya Centre has on offer a special two-course menu for this event.
The event runs from 4.30pm to 9pm for more information visit the zoo website or call 01827 883 140 or 0844 474 1777.