| Hamerton Zoo Park | |
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| 52°24′32″N 0°19′41″W / 52.409°N 0.328°W | |
| Date opened | 15 June 1990 |
| Location | Hamerton, Huntingdonshire, England |
| Land area | 25 acres[1] |
| Memberships | EAZA[2][failed verification] |
| Major exhibits | Cats, Primates and Birds |
| Website | www.hamertonzoopark.com |
Hamerton Zoo Park is situated in Hamerton, near Sawtry, Huntingdonshire, England.
Planning permission for change of use from agricultural land to a zoo was granted in 1988, with the park being opened on 15 June 1990 by local MP, then-Chancellor, and future Prime Minister John Major.[3][4] The zoo has two large wind turbines to provide power for the park erected during the second half of November 2012; the zoo was described as being the "most environmentally-friendly zoo in Europe" in 2014.[5] An application for two 50 kW turbines was turned down in August 2015 by Huntingdonshire District Council.[6]
The zoo has a conservation sanctuary[7] which has a collection of nearly 100 different species including rare / endangered animals and birds.[8]
The park was evacuated on the morning of 29 May 2017 after what was described as a 'serious incident'. It was later confirmed that zookeeper Rosa King, age 33, had been killed in the tiger enclosure at about 11:15 a.m. that day.[9]
