Back هيلسفيل سانكتشوارى ARZ Gwarchodfa Healesville Welsh Rifuĝejo Healesville Esperanto Healesville Sanctuary Finnish Réserve d'Healesville French Healesville Sanctuary Dutch Santuário Healesville Portuguese Healesville Sanctuary SIMPLE Гілсвілл (заповідник) Ukrainian
| Healesville Sanctuary | |
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| 37°40′56″S 145°31′54″E / 37.6822°S 145.5316°E | |
| Date opened | 1934 |
| Location | Healesville, Victoria, Australia |
| Land area | 28 acres (11 ha) |
| No. of species | 140+ |
| Website | zoo |
Healesville Sanctuary, formally known as the Sir Colin MacKenzie Sanctuary, is a zoo specialising in native Australian animals. It is located at Healesville in rural Victoria, Australia, and has a history of breeding native animals. It is one of only two places to have successfully bred a platypus, the other being Sydney's Taronga Zoo. It also assists with a breeding population of the endangered helmeted honeyeater.[1]
The zoo is set in a natural bushland environment where paths wind through different habitat areas showcasing wallabies, wombats, dingoes, kangaroos, and over 200 native bird varieties.
Guided tours, bird shows and information areas are available to visitors.
- ^ Menkhorst P, Smales I, Quin B (2003). "Helmeted Honeyeater Recovery Plan 1999–2003". Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Water Resources. Retrieved 21 June 2007.