Fewer wildlife park visitors this year

The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture says there are fewer visitors at the Island's wildlife park than hoped for this year.

Glenfaba and Peel MHK Kate Lord-Brennan put a question for written answer to DEFA Minister Clare Barber about her department's performance this year.

In her reply, she said most indicators were being met - with only the Curraghs Wildlife Park performing badly.

She said although there'd been a target to increase visitors by five per cent on last year's figures, so far this year there had been 48,825 visitors, down 4.5 per cent on 2023.