Hamerton Zoo
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| Date opened | 15 June 1990 |
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| Location | Hamerton, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Coordinates | 52°24′32″N 0°19′41″W / 52.409°N 0.328°WCoordinates: 52°24′32″N 0°19′41″W / 52.409°N 0.328°W |
| Land area | 25 acres |
| Memberships | EAZA |
| Major exhibits | Cats, Primates and Birds |
| Website | www.hamertonzoopark.com |
Hamerton Zoo Park is situated in Hamerton, near Sawtry, Cambridgeshire, England.
Planning permission for change of use from agricultural land to a zoo was granted in 1988 with the park opening on 15 June 1990. The zoo has two large wind turbines to provide power for the park erected during the second half of November 2012, the zoo was described as being the "most environmentally-friendly zoo in Europe" in 2014. An application for two 50 kW turbines was turned down in August 2015 by Huntingdonshire District Council.
The zoo has a conservation sanctuary which has a collection of nearly 100 different species including rare / endangered animals and birds.
The park was evacuated on the morning of 29 May 2017 after what was described as a ‘serious incident’. It was later confirmed that zoo-keeper, Rosa King, age 34, had been killed in the tiger enclosure at about 11:15am that day.
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