Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
| Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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| 28°8′9.17″S 153°29′17.76″E / 28.1358806°S 153.4882667°E | |
| Date opened | 1947 |
| Location | Currumbin, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Website | www |
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary at Currumbin on the Gold Coast, Queensland in Australia, is world renowned for its feeding of huge flocks of free-flying wild Rainbow Lorikeets, which come to the Sanctuary to feast off the special mixture which the Lorikeets eat.
The multitude of events, shows and attractions include dingo encounters, free flight bird shows and even crocodile feeding of the park's massive saltwater crocodile. The park also contains a serious aspect of its work and exhibits, and behind the scenes includes a state-of-the-art veterinary and rehabilitation hospital where thousands of sick and injured animals are brought every day. In 2009 an adventure park course opened.[1] As for May 2011, the hospital has appealed for donations and government support as it faces a funding shortage that may force it to turn away injured wildlife.[2]
History
The sanctuary was opened as the Currumbin Bird Sanctuary by Alex Griffiths in 1947 as a scheme to stop the local lorikeet population destroying his flower plantations. The lorikeets still flock to the sanctuary twice daily to be fed by visitors. The sanctuary now houses one of the largest collections of Australian native species in the world. Exhibits include Tasmanian Devils, a reptile house and the largest walk-through aviary in the southern hemisphere. The sanctuary also has a miniature railway that has been operating since 1964.
References
- ^ http://cws.org.au/adventureparc/
- ^ Marschke, Tanya (19 May 2011). "Wildlife hospital in danger of closing". Gold Coast Sun. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
