Fota Wildlife Park is a celebrated 100-acre wildlife park situated on Fota Island near Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland. As an independently funded not-for-profit charity, the park is home to nearly 30 mammal and 50 bird species, with many animals including ring-tailed lemurs and wallabies roaming freely alongside visitors. The recently opened Asian Sanctuary features Asian lions, Sumatran tigers, Indian rhinos, and red pandas in expansive naturalistic enclosures, while the cheetah run, tropical house, and giraffe crossing are enduring visitor favourites. Long-established international breeding programmes support species conservation and population recovery for animals facing extinction, making Fota Wildlife Park one of Ireland's foremost wildlife and conservation destinations.
