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18-11-2006

Has anyone been here, its in victoria

species list;

Lions
Black buck antelope

Camels

Ostrich

Alligator

Kangaroos

Fellow deer

Red deer

Cape baron Goose

Snakes
Lizards
Larma

Rabbits

Guinea pigs

Pole cats

Ferrets

Ducks

Lamb

Goat

Hen

Swamp wallabies

Agile wallabies

Wombats

Dingos

Rusa deer

White fellow deer

White kangaroos

Monkeys

bison


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nice place, lots of pics here, all grassed enclosures, open range, and its 1st birthday is december 16th, so not opened long either

17-01-2008

Well now it's all going brown because of the drought and the lions cage is pretty much the only thing getting watered
It is still an awesome place though and most people haven't heard of it

17-01-2008

It's been open to the public for quite a few years but changed hands a year or two ago.

PAT - what did you think of the accomodation for the monkeys and the alligator?

18-01-2008

With the monkeys i don't think that they put very much effort into making it look natural, alot of steel and stuff and i couldn't see the alligators while i was there

25-01-2008

Yeah, it's a pretty good place for the size of it and how many people it's run by.

I like the fact that a few of the deer are free-roaming around the place so when you're having a look at all the other animals, you've got a deer by your side!

25-09-2008

I visited again today and it looked amazing. All the paddocks were green and you could see snow on the top of mount Bulla. We saw the lion feeding this time and got to see most of the animals being fed.
I found out that the two lions were born at that monbulk safari thing and were only cubs when it closed down and then went to lakes entrance wildlife park and now live at Mansfield zoo. At the feeding they were fed two chickens each. They also have a baby wombat which is pretty impressive because I believe wombats are quite hard to breed in captivity. And I got to see the Alligator but it was just sitting there

02-10-2008

I'm one of those people who didn't even know about it! I'll have to check it out in the future

02-10-2008

It took me 2 and a bit hours to get there because i live near bendigo and i think it was worth the drive.

25-05-2009

I think my past reports of Mansfield Zoo aren't very informative. So I'll do a better one now...

As you enter there is an aviary for galahs and a cage for possums (haven't seen them) in a small courtyard area and then you walk out into the main part. First thing to see in the main part is an aviary with peacocks and guineafowls in it and then you turn left to see some very big but very basic paddocks for:-
Blackbuck
Dromedary camels
Ostrich, emu and sambar deer
Bison
Red deer
There is also a smallish alligator exhibit here, a lake and two monkey exhibits for rhesus macaques and a bonnet macaque. They both look somewhat like a large garden shed with mesh around parts of it and I'd like there to be more climbing things but on the plus side there was thick woodchips on the ground for foraging (they were doing this for a while when I was there) If they didn't want to be seen then the back holding areas were open to them all day if they so wished.

You walk down past the lake and this is where we saw a lot of the free range animals. Llamas, alpacas, fallow deer, wallabies and kangaroos. There are also exhibits for Rusa deer, Boar goats, swamp wallabies, agile wallabies, white red kangaroos, dingos, common wombats, fallow deer and lions.
All of these exhibits are very big and basic as well except the dingos, lions and wombats. The dingos have a really cool exhibit with long grass, lots of trees and a jeep to play in. The wombats a little yard next to a night house that you can look into but nothing is/can grow in their yard. The lions exhibit is too small for them IMO and I think that the fence is unnecessarily high.

25-05-2009

So Steve, how much did the old owners advertise the zoo at? Any idea ;]

Have just noticed halls gap zoo changed hands 18 months ago as well????

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