POLAR BEAR EWA’s NEW HOME

We are delighted to announce the arrival of our first polar bears here at Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park. 🐻‍❄️

A journey that started with a request for help. We were made aware of the imminent closure of Orsa Predator Park in Sweden that has recently been sold to developers. The staff in Sweden were ordered to dispense of all animals & any that could not be removed were to be put to sleep.

We knew we had no other choice but to help.

This was a rescue mission and a race against time. We have now constructed a world class facility, Europe’s largest polar bear reserve. The first of its kind in the south of England for three decades.

A sad loss…

Like all rescue missions, total success is not guaranteed. Despite all the efforts of experts from around the world we have suffered the loss of one of the bears as she arrived into her new home. Upon veterinary post-mortem it was established that the bear had an unknown heart condition from an early age that sadly meant she passed away. That we couldn’t save both bears, is incredibly sad.

However we must celebrate the fact that we have now saved Ewa!

I want to thank our team in the UK, the team in Sweden, national & international experts, wonderful construction teams & providers, in achieving what, at times, seemed the impossible.

Ewa has her forever home

Ewa has now found her forever home with us here at Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park. She is joining the UK’s largest pack of Arctic wolves as well our resident herd of reindeer in a new development that has open pastures, beautiful woodland, deep ponds & lakes. It is an area that we have called the ‘Lost Lands of the Tundra.’ It is our aim to highlight the importance of one of the world’s most beautiful but fastest disappearing habitats.

We can’t wait to share it with you all when it opens on 21st October 2023.

Our mission doesn’t stop here. There are many more animals that need our help. We are already taking steps to save another incredibly individual. His name is Diego… a beautiful brown bear, who is on borrowed time.

If you want to help you can simply watch our documentary, ‘Big Bear Rescue’ , find out more here.

Jimmy x