Ten rare penguins born at Curraghs Wildlife Park

Fri, 12 Jun 2020

Ten rare penguin chicks have been born at the Curraghs Wildlife Park. 

The Humboldt penguins are part of an internationally recognised breeding program – run by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria – and classed as vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. 

The chicks are being reared by their parents in special nesting boxes before they are large enough to venture out into the main enclosure and meet visitors now that the Park has reopened. 

The Park is also raising funds to boost Humboldt penguins in the wild. This year it will attempt to raise £2,000, through its Conservation fund, for the charity Sphenisco. The charity provides education for fishermen and school children in South America and works to secure the important habitat where the penguins breed. 

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