New exotic animals arrive at Hopwood Hall College
The college, which is home to a number of rare and wonderful wildlife from around the world at its Middleton campus, has welcomed a number of new faces including baby wallabies
A number of new animals have joined the growing numbers of wildlife at Hopwood Hall College.
The college, which is home to a number of rare and wonderful wildlife from around the world at its Middleton campus, has welcomed a number of new faces.
First is a baby Bali myna, which joins a number of endangered birds that are cared for by pupils studying Animal Management.
So uncommon is the bird that its brother is part of an international breeding programme at Dudley Zoo.
As well as the Bali myna the friendly troupe of wallabies is also expanding as a number of the females have given birth.
The tiny joeys are now spending a period of time in their mothers’ pouches before they can stand alone.
These new additions join so much unusual wildlife at the college, including potoroos, meerkats and pink flamingos.
Julia Heap, principal and chief executive of Hopwood Hall College and University Centre, said: “The birth of these animals is just a small snapshot of the many exciting things that are happening at Hopwood Hall.
“In our community there’s such a huge appetite to work with animals and a growing job market to match.
“While our current students are no strangers to the rewards of caring for these exotic creatures, we’re now giving school pupils the same opportunity through our Animal Academy.
“The next programmes begin in the Easter holidays and we’d be delighted to see any young people who dream of working with animals in attendance.”
Hopwood also opens its door to the public for its popular Animal Academy, where school pupils aged 13 to 16-year-olds who want to work with animals have the opportunity to come to the campus and care for all the unique wildlife.
To book onto the next Animal Academy visit: hopwood.ac.uk/events
