Simon's Blog - New Arrivals

Brace yourself for a few "aaahhhh" moments as here, as a special Easter treat, are a whole load of new arrivals.

The East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service have had their first fox cub of spring, who was rescued at Kingsmere in Eastbourne after being found abandoned and underweight in the middle of a lawn.

WRAS founder Trevor Weeks MBE took the cub in for the night and then c

They're also looking after a baby mouse too...

...although how scary are those teeth!!

Any idea what these are?

Top marks if you said baby doves. They hatched in Jay Williams window box in Broadstairs and you get a bonus point if you could tell that mum is a fantail and dad is a white dove.

And that’s a Grebe chick that Helen Walker managed to snap on Halsar Creek in Gosport

Finally the team at the Cotswold Wildlife Park in Burford in Oxfordshire are thrilled that they actually managed to have a camera on hand when Ruby the rhino was giving birth.

I've spared you the messy stuff but prepare to meet baby Ian not long after his arrival.

Isn't he sweet! And if you're wondering why Ian, he's been named in memory of the highly respected South African conservationist, Ian Player, who spearheaded efforts to rescue the Southern White Rhino from extinction.