Mike Lockyer

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☨ Mike Lockyer

Profession	zoo director
Personal details
Born

Dead	2007-02-25

Residence
Country	United Kingdom

Locations
Title	owner 1984-2005
Location	at Howletts Wild Animal Park in United Kingdom

Title	director 1984-2005
Location	at Port Lympne Zoo in United Kingdom

Title	director -
Location	at Chipperfield organisation station in Uganda

Biography details

Mike Lockyer , zoo director in United Kingdom

Lockyer was born * dead 2007-02-25 .

2007: MIKE LOCKYER, an animal expert and safari park pioneer has died at the age of 75. Lockyer worked with animals for almost half a century and retired as zoological director at Port Lympne and Howletts wild animal parks in Kent two years ago.

A partnership with former circus owner Jimmy Chipperfield saw Mr Lockyer help Lord Bath set up the world’s first safari park outside Africa at Longleat in Wiltshire.

He joined Howletts and Port Lympne in 1984 and ran successful breeding programmes across many Species.

He leaves a widow, Toni, three stepchildren, three sisters and one brother. Mr Lockyer’s ashes were buried underneath the lion enclosure at Port Lympne.

Mike Lockyer is mentioned on 1 location pagesChipperfield organisation station,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). director Mike Lockyer in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 January 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=634. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Anne Olivecrona

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