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Coordinates: 43°28′03″S 172°27′45″E / 43.4675°S 172.4625°E / -43.4675; 172.4625
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Orana Wildlife Park
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Orana Park's Logo
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43°28′03″S 172°27′45″E / 43.4675°S 172.4625°E / -43.4675; 172.4625
Date opened1976
LocationChristchurch, New Zealand
Land area50 ha
No. of animals400+
No. of species70+
MembershipsZAA[1]
Websitewww.oranawildlifepark.co.nz

Orana Wildlife Park is New Zealand's only open-range zoo, located on the outskirts of Christchurch.[2] It opened in 1976, and is owned and operated by the Orana Wildlife Trust, a registered charity.[citation needed]

It has more than 400 animals across 70 species. It is New Zealand's only open-range zoo, sitting on 80 hectares of land.

The park offers close encounters with some of its animals, including hand-feeding the giraffes, and a lion encounter where you can ride through the lion reserve in a truck-mounted cage during feeding time. The keeper feeds the cats from within the vehicle, and they often jump on top of the cage, giving you a unique view of these magnificent animals. A minimum visitor height of 1.4 meters is required.[3]

In 2013 the park suffered a number of setbacks, including an ape escape, snowstorms and wind damage, and was forced to close its doors for 10 days.[4][5]

In 2015 Orana became home to New Zealand’s only gorillas, with three males, including a silverback arriving at the park.[6]

Feeding lions at Orana Wildlife Park.

References

  1. ^ "Member Location Map". zooaquarium.org.au. ZAA. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  2. ^ Orana Wildlife Park, TripAdvisor.
  3. ^ "The zoo where the HUMANS are kept behind bars: Tourists locked in cage for close encounter with hungry lions". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  4. ^ Chch zoo on lockdown after storm. 3 News NZ. 12 September 2013.
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ "Face to face with 190kg of hairy muscle: My encounter with Christchurch gorillas". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2015-07-30.

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