Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary - Gold Coast, Queensland
Posted by: endeavour3
S 28° 08.150 E 153° 29.295
56J E 547945 N 6887654
A wildlife showcase on the Southern Gold Coast with Australian native animals. Feed the kangaroos and cuddle the koala's.
Waymark Code: WM16AAJ
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 06/13/2022
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Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary was established by beekeeper and floriculturist Alex Griffiths in 1947 as a small-scale tourist venture featuring lorikeet feeding displays in which tourists could participate. By at least 1953 it was known as the Currumbin Bird Sanctuary and by the mid-1950s had become an iconic tourist attraction on the Gold Coast.
The sanctuary is world-renowned for its feeding of huge flocks of free-flying wild rainbow lorikeets, which come to the sanctuary to feast off the special mixture which the lorikeets eat.
The multitude of events, shows and attractions include dingo encounters, free flight bird shows and feeding of the park's massive saltwater crocodile. The park also contains a serious aspect of its work and exhibits, and behind the scenes includes a state-of-the-art veterinary and rehabilitation hospital.
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