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The Park's precursor establishment Ocean Beach Aquarium opened in 1950. Eric Worrell's Australian Reptile Park established July 1958 (officially opening to public 3 October 1959). Re-opened to public at its current site 7 September 1996: Location: Somersby, New South Wales, Australia: Land area: 22 acres (8.9 ha) No. of animals: 2,000+ No. of ...
Following the acquisition by Elanor Investors Group, Australian Wildlife Parks purchased Hunter Valley Zoo in mid-July 2021. The new ownership brought changes to the park, including a rebranding effort to align it with its sister parks, Mogo Wildlife Park and Featherdale Wildlife Park. This rebranding resulted in the renaming of the zoo to ...
The Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales is urging Sydney residents to carefully collect funnel-web spiders and their eggs so they can be used to make life-saving antivenom.
Founded by Rex Neindorf, a former reptile handler, the centre opened in January 2000, and features over 100 reptiles of 60 different species. Reptiles from the centre have featured in National Geographic Magazine, Wild Relations – Natural Born Cheats on ABC, an American Visa television commercial, New Zealand's The Bounty Hunters television show on TV2, Steve Irwin's Great Escapes on ...
The wildlife park is home to Australian native birds, mammals and reptiles as well as farm animals. It offers research and education programs, with visitors able to undertake day and night tours. [2] The park is home to a wide range of Australian animals and in 2021 became home to a group of meerkats, the park's first exotic animals. [3]
Featherdale Wildlife Park is a zoo located in Doonside, Sydney, Australia. The park is located in Sydney's west, approximately 40 km (25 mi) from Sydney's CBD. The park contains various species native to Australia, and is known to be one of the world's largest collections of Australian fauna. The facility provides displays, events and ...
Billabong Zoo is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) wildlife park and koala breeding centre located in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. It was opened in 1986, and features a wide variety of Australian and exotic animals. [2]
Symbio Wildlife Park is a privately owned medium sized zoo located in Helensburgh, New South Wales, south of Sydney and in close proximity to the City of Wollongong. Beginning in 1975 as a native Australian wildlife park, Symbio later expanded its holdings with a number of different animals from other countries also, and has contributed to ...