Halls Gap Zoo

Halls Gap Zoo
Halls Gap Zoo entrance in 2023
Map
Interactive map of Halls Gap Zoo
37°8′52″S142°33′49″E / 37.14778°S 142.56361°E / -37.14778; 142.56361
LocationHalls Gap, Victoria, Australia
Land area52 acres (21 ha)[1]
No. of species125+
Websitewww.hallsgapzoo.com.au

Halls Gap Zoo is a country 53-acre (21 ha) zoo located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Halls Gap, Victoria, Australia. From the zoo you can see Grampians National Park. It is Victoria's largest regional zoo, holding over 120 native and exotic species.

History

Halls Gap Zoo was originally opened in the early 1980s as Wallaroo Wildlife Park. The new owners in 1998 opened the gates as the Halls Gap Wildlife Park & Zoo. It was sold to the current owners in December 2007 and is now operating as the Halls Gap Zoo.[2]

Animals

The Zoo has a mixture of about 120 native and exotic species. The native animals at the zoo include kangaroos, emus, wombats, dingoes and wallabies. Exotic animals at the zoo include bison, monkeys, deer, giraffes, ostriches and cheetahs. There are also a variety of reptiles (including saltwater crocodiles) and birds at the zoo.[3]

Galah at the Halls Gap Zoo.
Birds
Barbary Sheep at the Halls Gap Zoo.
Mammals

The zoo also keeps several domestic mammals: donkeys, goats, guinea pigs, pig, ponies, Scottish highland cattle and Texas longhorn cattle.

Iguana at the Halls Gap Zoo.
Reptiles

References

  1. ^"Halls Gap Zoo". ozanimals.com. OzAnimals Travel. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  2. ^"Halls Gap Zoo". hallsgapzoo.com.au. Halls Gap Zoo. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  3. ^"Our Animals". hallsgapzoo.com.au. Halls Gap Zoo. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
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