#Fota Wildlife Park

Fota Wildlife Park hit by cyberattack; Customers urged to cancel credit cards

The website for Fota Wildlife Park was offline last night, but the park remains open today, with people able to buy tickets at the kiosks only

Wed, 28 Aug, 2024

Two meercat pups have been born at Fota Wildlife Park — and they need names

The Cork park is looking for name suggestions for the new arrivals, with two conservation annual passes up for grabs

Thu, 01 Aug, 2024

Watch: Fota Wildlife Park welcomes two meerkat pups

Fota Wildlife park has announced two new meerkat pups were born from mother Biggy and father Snaggle. Fota lead ranger, Teresa Power suspected the possible pregnancy as she noticed that Biggy had been gaining weight.

Thu, 01 Aug, 2024

Watch: Three new Lion cubs born at Fota Wildlife Park

Fota Wildlife Park is calling on the public to help name the three male cubs

Fri, 05 Jul, 2024

Fota Wildlife Park director ready for the quiet life after 40 years at helm

Sean McKeown helped open the park in 1983, and has overseen its development as both a major European centre for conservation of critically endangered species and a national visitor attraction

Sat, 29 Jun, 2024

New €5.5m research centre opens at Cork's Fota Wildlife Park

The centre will make Fota Wildlife Park Munster's largest provider of outdoor education and will lead to an expansion of the park’s informal educational and research opportunities

Fri, 28 Jun, 2024

Watch: Curlew chicks hatch at Fota as part of breeding programme

Fota Wildlife Park is thrilled to announce its partnership with the Breeding Waders European Innovation Partnership (EIP) programme.

Fri, 31 May, 2024

Fota Wildlife Park welcomes five lemur babies — and they want your help to name them

The birth of the endangered lemur babies marks a major milestone for Fota Wildlife

Thu, 02 May, 2024

Here's why Cork people should holiday at Fota Wildlife Park

Act like a a visiting tourist and relish the many pleasures of Fota with none of the hassle of long journeys and travel, writes Vickie Maye

Sun, 07 Apr, 2024

Fota Wildlife Park announces appointment of new director

Aileen Tennant previously worked for nine years with Dublin Zoo, where she oversaw the expansion of its Discovery and Learning department.

Wed, 03 Apr, 2024

Watch: Fota Wildlife announces new arrival with adorable video of baby gibbon

Congratulations to mum Chloe and dad Conor on their new arrival

Wed, 27 Mar, 2024

Watch: Cork man finds snake near Kent Station

St Patrick didn't drive all the snakes out of Ireland

Wed, 13 Mar, 2024

My Saturday with Fota ranger Teresa Power: ‘I do really love the animals that I care for'

Teresa Power is Lead Ranger for Primates at Fota Wildlife Park

Sat, 24 Feb, 2024

Lioness Arya returns to Fota Wildlife Park after four years in Finland

The Asiatic lioness was transferred to Helsinki Zoo as part of the European Endangered Breeding programme.

Thu, 15 Feb, 2024

The Large Cork firms shortlisted for the Cork Chamber Company of the Year Awards

In the third of a four-part series looking at the finalists for Cork Chamber's Company of the Year Awards 2024, we profile the contenders in the Large company category

Wed, 24 Jan, 2024

Groundbreaking UCC study tests cheetah stress levels

Research hopes to provide definitive guide to effective conservation of animals

Sun, 14 Jan, 2024

Watch: Fota Wildlife Park welcomes new baby langur monkey

Watch a video of a new baby François Langur Monkey born in Fota Wildlife Park last November 22nd

Thu, 28 Dec, 2023

Meet the first baby François’ langur monkey to be born at Fota

The little baby is already grabbing snacks at mealtimes and keeping mum and aunty busy — and you could be the one to pick its name

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

Poor weather and Cork accommodation issues blamed for dip in Fota visitor numbers

Attendances at Fota Wildlife Park fell by 12.5% during the year, report shows

Mon, 11 Dec, 2023

Meet the first meerkat babies born in Fota Wildlife Park in a decade — they need names

It marks the first Meerkat births at the wildlife park in over a decade.

Thu, 26 Oct, 2023

Fine Gael is not critically endangered, Taoiseach says on Fota trip

Mr Varadkar, who almost a decade ago said he planned to step down from politics by the time he was 51, also said he has at least one, if not two, general elections left in him

Fri, 08 Sep, 2023

Critically endangered red panda cubs born at Fota Wildlife Park

"We are delighted to announce the birth of three panda cubs at Fota Wildlife Park," said lead ranger, Julien Fonteneau.

Thu, 03 Aug, 2023

Fota, festivals and more: Six family-friendly things to do in Cork this weekend

Fota is celebrating 40 years while West Cork Chamber Music Festival is back for another jam-packed programme of events

Fri, 23 Jun, 2023

Fota celebrates 40th birthday with news of new baby giraffe

Young calf's great great grandmother was one of the first animals to arrive in the park

Fri, 23 Jun, 2023

Fota at 40: Conservation and survival as Cork's wildlife park marks a milestone

As the Wildlife Park prepares to mark their fortieth anniversary, Noel Baker goes behind the scenes with the rangers

Thu, 22 Jun, 2023

Fota Wildlife announces birth of cheetah cubs — and they want your name suggestions

Fota is running a special competition to help decide on the names of the newborn cubs

Wed, 26 Apr, 2023

Watch: Meet Fota Wildlife Park’s newest resident — Jambi the rare Sumatran tiger

'Jambi was quiet for the first few days, but she is now a lot more confident'

Thu, 16 Mar, 2023

'A bit of me wishes I was with family': Meet the people working on Christmas Day

Three people with totally different jobs chat to Jonathan deBurca Butler about how and why they won’t be taking a day off on December 25

Sun, 25 Dec, 2022

Fota Wildlife Park feels the bite of massive energy bills

Park is home for animals from a variety of climates who need to be kept warm over the winter, resulting in a bill of €500,000

Fri, 21 Oct, 2022

First ever baby Indian rhino born in Ireland — at Fota Wildlife Park

Congratulations to Maya and Jamil on their beautiful bouncing baby boy who's already running around and playing. And you could be the one to name him...

Thu, 13 Oct, 2022

Fota Wildlife Park 'delighted' to welcome first baby lemurs born in 12 years

The last lemur born in Fota 12 years ago, named Katie, is still part of the lemur group in the park and will see the new members of the troop soon.

Thu, 29 Jul, 2021