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COMMITTED TO SAVING THE TASMANIAN DEVIL |
16 August 10
Plans to begin construction of a large-scale Tasmanian devil breeding facility in the Barrington Tops of NSW have been announced today, by owner of the Australian Reptile Park, John Weigel AM.
The Australian Reptile Park in Somersby NSW has teamed up with leading conservation organisation the Foundation for Australia’s Most Endangered Species (FAME) to develop Devil Ark - one of the most ambitious endangered species breeding programs ever undertaken in Australia. Click www.devilark.com.au for further details.
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LOVE IS IN THE AIR!!! |
16 August 10
It's love between our two King Cobras. The pair have been paired for mating and were attracted as soon as the male was introduced into the female's enclosure.
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Sunrise at Reptile Park! |
27 July 10
It was a sunrise with a difference today at the Reptile Park when Grant Denyer and his team from Sunrise weather visited to meet a few new friends!
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Hugo picks the winner!!! |
12 July 10
Hugo, our gorgeous giant Galapagos tortoise was special guest on the Today Show on Friday and they asked him to pick the winner of the World Cup final, between Holland and Spain.
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Meet Archie the baby koala!!! |
6 July 10
It's all go at the Reptile Park! Endangered Species Month is off and running and there are some really cool animals included in the new Endangered Species Show. Yesterday, they brought out a very cool alligator snapping tortoise! Today's show featured Archie, the tiny koala, who was orphaned a little while ago but w...ith the help of his new mum Hayley, is growing and has a great chance of survival. Come meet Archie these school holidays!
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Dingo pups have arrived |
30 June 10
Our beautiful dingo puppy sisters have finally arrived! They're so beautiful, soft and great to cuddle! They're the feature of our special Endangered Species Show that will be running every day of July!
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Tim Bailey loves the Australian Reptile Park |
23 April 10
Tim Bailey from Channel 10 Weather did a live cross from the Park this evening. He's a big fan of the Tasmanian devil and he's pictured here with our very own Tim who's works closely with the devils.
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School Holiday fun |
13 April 10
Enjoy a fun filled day at the Australian Reptile Park during the school holidays! Get hands on with lots of animals including pythons, koalas, wombats and even the Tasmanian Devil! Loads of activities like funnel web milking, feeding NSW's largest crocodile, Elvis and taking a tour through Frog Hollow.
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SNAPPY HOUR |
8 April 09
Nose to Snout encounters every day at the Australian Reptile Park
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NEW DEVILS ARRIVE AT THE PARK |
23 December 08
The Australian Reptile Park at Somersby on the NSW Central Coast, has taken possession of 8 new Tasmanian devils for inclusion in the Park’s very successful breeding program.
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Australian Reptile Park Director Honoured |
12 June 08
Australian Reptile Park Director John Weigel receives one of the nation’s highest civilian awards – Member (AM) of the Order of Australia. The award was announced by the Governor General as part of the Queen’s Birthday celebrations in recognition of John’s contributions to Australian tourism, herpetology, and snake venom production.
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Breeding Little Devils |
14 August 07
The Australian Reptile Park has established a Tasmanian devil breeding program in an effort to secure the future of this iconic species.
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Opening of Eric's Memorial Site |
11 July 07
Over the last week and a half the Australian Reptile Park has been inundated with condolences in the form of emails, cards, flowers and phone calls for the loss of Eric the crocodile. The Australian Reptile Park would like to give something back to the community to thank everyone for their enormous support.
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Project Ark |
16 January 07
The Australian Reptile Park is one of six allotted mainland zoos to participate in an insurance breeding program for the Tasmanian devil. Project Ark was established to secure the future of this iconic species.
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New Digital Photo Keepsakes |
20 October 05
Enjoy one of our brand new digital photos with a snuggly python or a cuddly koala. The only opportunity in NSW to get a large snuggly python photo. This photo will look great on your wall at home to remind you of your visit to the Reptile Park. Only $15 and the photo is displayed in a fold out information card.
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KOOKY KRAZY KIDZ TOURS!!!! |
20 October 05
Kooky Krazy Kidz Tours!
This is a great opportunity for children to learn interesting and quirky facts and then get nose to snout with some of the krazy critters at the Park!
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SEX IN THE ZOO TOURS |
20 October 05
Forget Sex in the City, now there's Sex in the Zoo at the Australian Reptile Park! This is a one-hour educational, entertaining eye-opening look at what the animals of the reptile Park get up to in their spare time.
Cost: $35 per Adult (includes Park entry)
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