| Zoo Name: | Hamerton Zoo |
| Date Opened: | 15 June 1990 |
| Location: | Hamerton, Huntingdonshire, England |
| Area: | 25 acres[1] |
| Coordinates: | 52.409°N -0.328°W |
| Members: | EAZA[2] |
| 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 11:15a.m. that day.[9]