Isle of Wight Sandown Zoo in United Kingdom

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Isle of Wight Sandown Zoo
Local name Wildheart Sanctuary
Typezoo
Address Sandown
Place Isle of Wight
Region South East England
Country United Kingdom
Related persons
Owner1976-2003: Jack Corney
2003: Charlotte Corney
Zoological department
Elephant department
Record history
History of updates2023-10-20
Latest document update2023-10-20 08:19:26
Description

Isle of Wight Sandown Zoo, located at Sandown, in Isle of Wight, United Kingdom .


Comments / picturesOriginally known as Sandown Zoo, the zoo was established in the 1950s.

1976 the zoo was taken over by a new owner, Jack Corney, and over the following years it was rebuilt as a sanctuary for big cats and primates. Since Corney died in 2003 the zoo has been run by his daughter Charlotte. In 2017, Charlotte established the Wildheart Trust, making the Isle of Wight Zoo a registered charity. It was subsequently renamed the Wildheart Sanctuary in 2021.

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Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Isle of Wight Sandown Zoo, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3819. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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