Our Team | Ambassador

James Cork

James Cork is the Animal Park Manager & Head Keeper at Hertfordshire Zoo in Broxbourne, and our first Zookeeper Ambassador.

About James

James Cork is the Animal Park Manager & Head Keeper at Hertfordshire Zoo in Broxbourne. With over 20 years of experience in the zoo industry, James has worked with a wide range of species, specialising in ungulates and reptiles. His favourite animal is the tapir.

Alongside his work at the zoo, James volunteers with the Association of British & Irish Wild Animal Keepers (ABWAK), supporting wild animal keepers to achieve excellence in animal welfare through communication, cooperation, training and development across the UK and Ireland.

Who we are

Our work would not be possible without our incredible team

Tony Noble

Trustee & Fundraising Committee Chair

Mandrill

Total Population: Unknown

Pygmy marmoset

Total Population: Unknown

Owston’s palm civet

Total Population: Unknown

Sumatran laughing thrush

Total Population: 2,500 - 10,000 in the wild

Bar-headed goose

Total Population: 97,000 - 118,000 in the wild

African wild dog

Total Population: Around 6,600 in the wild

Black tree monitor

Total Population: Unknown

Mandanao bleeding-heart dove

Total Population: Less than 2,500 in the wild

Macaroni Penguin

Total Population: Around 12 million

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Wolverine

Total Population: Around 13,000 in the wild

Nile Lechwe

Total Population: 30,000 - 40,000 in the wild

Little egret

Total Population: 660,000 to 3,150,000 in the wild

Orange-headed thrush

Total Population: Unknown

Common Hippo

Total Population: Less than 150,000 in the wild

Hamerkop

Total Population: Unknown

African penguin

Total Population: Less than 40,000 in the wild

Spix’s night monkey

Total Population: Unknown

South American fur seal

Total Population: Around 200,000 in the wild

Black howler monkey

Total Population: Less than 5,000 in the wild

Collared peccary

Total Population: More than 2,000,000 in the wild