Hunter Valley Wildlife Park
| Hunter Valley Wildlife Park | |
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| 34°47′45″S 151°21′48″E / 34.795932°S 151.363407°E | |
| Date opened | 2007 |
| Location | Nulkaba, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memberships | Zoo and Aquarium Association |
| Owner | Australian Wildlife Parks |
| Website | www |
Hunter Valley Wildlife Park, formerly Hunter Valley Zoo, is a zoo in Nulkaba, New South Wales, Australia.[1] It features a wide variety of Australian and exotic mammals, birds and reptiles.[2]
Founded in 2007 as the Hunter Valley Zoo, in July 2021 it was purchased by Australian Wildlife Parks and in November 2021 rebranded as Hunter Valley Wildlife Park.[3][4][5]
Species list
African
African lion (including white-coated Southern African lions). Cheetah. Serval. Caracal. Meerkat. Plains zebra. Giraffe. Dromedary camel. Barbary sheep. Common ostrich.
Asian
European
North American
South American
Maned wolf. Greater capybara. Patagonian mara. Red-rumped agouti. Blue and gold macaw. Sun conure.
Primates
Black-and-white ruffed lemur. Ring-tailed lemur. White-tufted marmoset. Pygmy marmoset. Emperor tamarin. Cotton-top tamarin. Red-handed tamarin. Bolivian squirrel monkey. Tufted capuchin. Black handed spider monkey.
Australian mammals
Dingo. Bare-nosed wombat. Southern hairy nosed wombat. Koala. Western grey kangaroo. Red kangaroo. Yellow-footed rock-wallaby. Swamp wallaby. Bennett's wallaby. Quokka. Rufous bettong. Spectacled flying fox. Short-beaked echidna.
Australian birds
Emu. Tawny frogmouth. Kookaburra. Jabiru. Brolga. Australian bustard. Bush stone-curlew. Masked lapwing. Channel-billed cuckoo. Major Mitchell's cockatoo. Red-tailed black cockatoo. Sulphur crested cockatoo. Galah. Eclectus parrot. Australian king parrot. Rainbow lorikeet. Scaly-breasted lorikeet. Red-collared lorikeet.
Reptiles
Rhinoceros iguana. Central bearded dragon. Eastern bearded dragon. Eastern blue-tongued lizard. Shingleback lizard. American alligator. African spurred tortoise. Leopard tortoise.
References
- ^ "ZAA Accredited Member Location Map". Zoo and Aquarium Association. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Our Animals". Hunter Valley Zoo. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Domestic tourism impetus drives Elanor’s Hunter Valley Zoo purchase Australian Financial Review 12 July 2021
- ^ Australian Wildlife Parks buys Hunter Valley Zoo NBN Television 18 July 2021
- ^ Hunter Valley Zoo relaunches as Hunter Valley Wildlife Park Cessnock Advertiser 19 November 2021
External links
Media related to Hunter Valley Zoo at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
