Cohunu Koala Park
.JPG) A hungry koala in Cohunu's koala enclosure. | |
| Date opened | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Location |
Byford, near Perth, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 32°13′50.52″S 116°0′48.6″E / 32.2307000°S 116.013500°ECoordinates: 32°13′50.52″S 116°0′48.6″E / 32.2307000°S 116.013500°E |
| Land area | 14 ha (35 acres) |
| Website |
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Cohunu Koala Park is a wildlife sanctuary on 14 ha (35 acres) of bushland at Byford, near Perth, Western Australia.[1][2]
It features not only koalas, but also dingoes, kangaroos, emus, wallabies, eagles, wombats, echidnas, black swans, cockatoos, and lifelike replicas of dinosaurs.[2]
The park and its koala colony were established in 1982 at Mills Park Road in Gosnells, with four koalas from South Australia. In 2005, the park was moved to Nettleton Road, Byford. Its koala colony now has over 25 koalas.[2]
Between 10 am and 4 pm daily, visitors to the park may be photographed cuddling a koala, at an additional charge. Visitors are also permitted to touch and hand feed various other park animals.[2]
A miniature railway built by volunteers runs around the park; it operates on most weekends and public holidays.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 "Cohunu Koala Park". Fodor's website. Fodor's. Retrieved 15 August 2013. External link in
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External links
Media related to Cohunu Koala Park at Wikimedia Commons