Weasels
Let us introduce you to Kine & Kia our breeding pair of weasels.
Weasels are part of the mustelid family.
In 2024 Kia & Kine had 5 babies that we transferred to the British Wildlife Centre in Lingfield.
White Stork Conservation Project
We are pleased to be collaborating with The Cornwall Stork Project and The Cornwall Nature Conservancy to work toward the reintroduction of White Storks into Cornwall.
White Storks have been absent from the UK for 600 years. In the last few years other rewilding projects have begun the process of reintroducing White Storks to the UK. We are currently caring for several young storks that have been born in Cornwall. The hope is that once they are released, following their migration, they will come back to Cornwall to bred and we will see these magnificent birds flying over the Cornish countryside.
The project was featured on the BBC local news and more can be read about that here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80k543ezrpo
Polecat Breeding Program
Here at the Sanctuary we are pleased to be a part of the conservation work for polecats. We have a breeding pair, Frejya & Loki.
Freyja & Loki were born in May 2023 in the wild, where they were orphaned and subsequently cared for by a rescue centre in Surrey. They have come to the Sanctuary on loan from Polecat Stud Book keeper. They are part of the UK breeding program and any young they have will be released, under licence, back into the wild.
Early in May 2025 they had at least 8 babies who are all doing well. 