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The Koala Park Sanctuary is a privately owned and run wildlife park located at West Pennant Hills in Sydney, Australia. The park is known for its collection of koalas and other animals and is set in a rainforest-like park.

Koala Park Sanctuary
Koala Park Sanctuary
Date openedOctober 1930
LocationWest Pennant Hills, Sydney, Australia
Coordinates33°44′31″S 151°2′42″E
Land area10 acres
No. of species24
Websitewww.koalapark-sanctuary.com.au

History


Construction on the Koala Park Sanctuary began in the 1920s and the park opened in October 1930. The sanctuary was established by Noel Burnet as a way to combat the declining number of koalas in the wild. He spent the remainder of his life dedicated to researching and preserving the animals habitat.[1][2]


Animals


Koala at the park
Koala at the park
Dingo
Dingo
Kangaroo
Kangaroo

The park is a walk-through wildlife park; most of the animals are contained behind wire and cage style exhibits. The following animals are currently held in the parks collection:[3]


Events


The park has a Live Sheep Shearing exhibition run at various times of the day called "The Stockman's Camp." It also recounts Australian bush stories.[4] The park also allows visitors to handle the animals, abiding by the state Koala Handling Time.[5]


Conservation


The Koala Park Sanctuary opened a Koala Research Hospital in 1930. The hospital cares for sick and injured native animals and releases them back into the wild. It is open to the public and provides education about native animals and the problems faced by the koalas living close to human areas.[6]


Controversy


In December 2010, the Department of Primary Industries inspectors reported finding ageing and dirty animal exhibits, drainage problems, and out-of-date records. The inspectors issued a series of notices to Koala Park Sanctuary to fix the issues. A newspaper editor attended the park and claimed a number of issues had not been resolved and believed that animals were suffering. However, an RSPCA inspector who visited the park said he did not believe any of the animals were suffering or had been neglected or were malnourished.[7]

On 2 February 2016, the RSPCA fined the sanctuary $75,000 and banned them from acquiring new koalas for six months due to a koala being dehydrated with an emaciated body and all five showing signs of chlamydia.[8]


See also



References


  1. "Koala Park Sydney". www.sydney.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. Koala Park Sanctuary. "History". Koala Park Sanctuary. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  3. Koala Park Sanctuary. "Animals". Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  4. Koala Park Sanctuary. "Stockmans Camp". Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  5. "Koala Handling Time" (PDF).
  6. Koala Park Sanctuary. "Stockmans Camp". Koala Park Sanctuary. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  7. Speranza, Laura (19 December 2010). "Wildlife park not such a sanctuary". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  8. Roberts, Stacey (2 February 2016). "Koala Park Sanctuary fined $75,000". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 February 2016.


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