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Healesville Sanctuary

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Healesville Sanctuary
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37°40′56″S 145°31′54″E / 37.6822°S 145.5316°E / -37.6822; 145.5316
Date opened1934; 90 years ago (1934)
LocationHealesville, Victoria, Australia
Land area28 acres (11 ha)
No. of species140+
Websitezoo.org.au/Healesville

Healesville Sanctuary, formally known as the Sir Colin MacKenzie Sanctuary, is a zoo specialising in native Australian animals. It is located at Healesville in rural Victoria, Australia, and has a history of breeding native animals. It is one of only two places to have successfully bred a platypus, the other being Sydney's Taronga Zoo. It also assists with a breeding population of the endangered helmeted honeyeater.[1]

The zoo is set in a natural bushland environment where paths wind through different habitat areas showcasing wallabies, wombats, dingoes, kangaroos, and over 200 native bird varieties.

Guided tours, bird shows and information areas are available to visitors.

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History

Dr Colin MacKenzie (knighted in 1929) set up the Institute of Anatomical Research in 1920 on 78 acres (32 ha) of land formerly part of the Aboriginal reserve known as Coranderrk. The Reserve passed to the Healesville Council in 1927 and became the Sir Colin MacKenzie Sanctuary in 1934.

The first platypus bred in captivity was born in the Sanctuary in 1943 when David Fleay managed it.

The park was placed under the management of the Victorian Zoological Parks and Gardens Board on 27 June 1978.[2]

In 2009, the sanctuary was threatened by the Black Saturday bushfires, and the sanctuary evacuated their threatened species to Melbourne Zoo.[3]

Animals and exhibits

Koalas Area
Birds of the bush
Kangaroos
Gang-gang Aviary
World of the Platypus/Platypusary
Woodland Aviary
Rock-wallabies area
Arid Birds
Wetlands Aviary
Wallabies
Wombat Closeup
Animals of the Night
Land of Parrots Aviary
Reptile Encounter
Lyrebird Forest
Larger Wetlands Aviary
Flying Foxes Area

See also

References

  1. ^ Menkhorst P, Smales I, Quin B (2003). "Helmeted Honeyeater Recovery Plan 1999–2003". Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Water Resources. Retrieved 21 June 2007.
  2. ^ "Governance and policies". www.zoo.org.au. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019.
  3. ^ Kent, Melissa (6 September 2009). "Fire and flight no turn-off for horny devils". The Age. Melbourne.

External links

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