Gorge Wildlife Park
34°50′30.97″S 138°48′51.59″E / 34.8419361°S 138.8143306°E / -34.8419361; 138.8143306
Date opened1965[1]
LocationCudlee Creek, South Australia, Australia
Land area5.7 hectares (14 acres)
MembershipsZAA[2]
Websitegorgewildlifepark.com.au

Gorge Wildlife Park is a privately-owned sanctuary in the Australian state of South Australia. It is at Cudlee Creek in the Adelaide Hills and continues to be operated by the same family that established it in 1965.[1] It is 30 km northeast of Adelaide. Situated on 14 acres of land, under shaded trees, paths meander among the largest privately owned collection of Australian animals. The park provides contact with a range of Australian native animals as well as exhibits of Australian and exotic animals and birds.[3] A feature is the opportunity for visitors to hold a koala.[4][5]

Gorge Wildlife Park is involved in protection and preservation of some endangered species such as the brush-tailed rock-wallaby (petrogale penicillata).[6]

List of species

Birds

Mammals

Reptiles

References

  1. 1 2 "Gorge Wildlife Park". Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Find ZAA-accredited zoos and aquariums (in Australia and New Zealand)". Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA). Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Gorge Wildlife Park - Cudlee Creek". Royal Automobile Association of South Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Gorge Wildlife Park". Adelaide Hills Visitor Information Centre. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Exotic birds in Australia". Zoochat (member author: WhistlingKite24). 21 December 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Petrogale penicillata — Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby". Species Profile and Threats Database. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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