Highland Wildlife Park’s polar bear pair settle into new home
Posted 30 Apr 2026
Two male polar bears being cared for at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park are settling in well to their new habitat.
Keepers at the wildlife conservation charity have seen best friends Arktos and Walker exploring every inch of their new hilltop home, particularly enjoying diving into their natural pool. Their former habitat at the park will now be renovated in advance of Arktos' son, Brodie, returning later this year.
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- Arktos is 18 years old while Walker is 17
- The park will welcome back Arktos’ son Brodie later this year when he returns from Yorkshire Wildlife Park with a new male
- Highland Wildlife Park has around ten acres of space dedicated to polar bears
- The wildlife conservation charity is a key member of the European breeding programme for the species. Hamish, born in 2020, was the first polar bear cub to be born in the UK for 25 years boosting numbers of the species classed as Vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN
About the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
- The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is a wildlife conservation charity with a bold vision: a world which protects, values and loves nature
- Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park are gateways to the natural world through which people can experience nature, learn about the challenges facing wildlife and discover how we harness our expertise in conservation science and animal care alongside the unique power of the RZSS family – our teams, supporters and partners – to save animals from extinction
