Orana Wildlife Park
 Orana Park's Logo | |
| Date opened | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Location | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 43°28′03″S 172°27′45″E / 43.4675°S 172.4625°ECoordinates: 43°28′03″S 172°27′45″E / 43.4675°S 172.4625°E |
| Land area | 50 ha |
| Number of animals | 400+ |
| Number of species | 70+ |
| Memberships | ZAA[1] |
| Website |
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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.
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]
References
- ↑ "Member Location Map". zooaquarium.org.au. ZAA. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ Orana Wildlife Park, TripAdvisor.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Chch zoo on lockdown after storm. 3 News NZ. 12 September 2013.
- ↑
- ↑ "Face to face with 190kg of hairy muscle: My encounter with Christchurch gorillas". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
External links
Media related to Orana Wildlife Park at Wikimedia Commons- Official website