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Congratulations! I would definitely put you on any list of "best zoos in Victoria", but out of the 5 featured here, I would rank Moonlit above Kyabram. (I have never been to Victoria but am just thinking about what I have heard about these zoos)

 

Considering the four zoos above are all government owned (apart of zoos vic), a huge congratulations!

 

I too would rank Moonlit above Kyabram. Having visited Ballarat, I would also rank that above Kyabram but that’s just my personal opinion. Moonlit is widely known outside of Victoria, which I think speaks volumes. Outside of the main zoos, there’s not many that are known by the general public interstate or internationally.

Congratulations @MRJ.

 

Oh yeah, I forgot about Ballarat. But Moonlit would still be in my top 5 Victorian zoos.

 

Same here. Melbourne, Werribee, Healesville, Moonlit and Ballarat would be my top five (in no particular order). Then Halls Gap, Mansfield and Kyabram (again, in no particular order).

 

Oh, yeah, I forgot about Mansfield and Halls Gap as well.

 

Moonlit is a great place, well deserved!

Halls Gap has a much better collection than Ballarat imo,

 

Moonlit's latest exhibit has opened for Black Kite and Peregrine Falcon - reported on social media.

 

Have you actually visited any of these?

 

I’ve visited Melbourne, Werribee and Ballarat. Thanks for asking.

 

I visited Moonlit Sanctuary today, thought I’d share a few updates.

Development for the Reptile House/Water Lab continues, the Freshwater Crocodile enclosure has been completed and crocodile is in the exhibit. It is very well done. There are plans for two venomous snake exhibits (I was told what they were planned to be couple years back but I’ll keep that a surprise), another exhibit in the left wall and two exhibits outside in the water lab section, one for Growling Grass Frogs and the other for Spotted Galaxias/Southern Pygmy Perch. Exciting times for the Moonlit Reptile House ahead.

Budgies have been added to the walk-in aviary, I personally think they make a really nice addition adding a bit of colour and movement to an already nice aviary.

Two former off display exhibits containing Black Kite and Peregrine Falcon have now been integrated into the visitor path, great to see more birds of prey on show.

The Lace Monitor’s are either off display or gone, signage has been taken away and the divider between it and the mixed reptile exhibit has been removed.

 

The "Reverse the Red" World Species Conference will be held online on the 15th of May (actual starting time is 2200GMT 14th May). The conference consists of dozens of 3 minute presentations on species conservation action from around the world and goes for 24 hours.

Registration is free, and can be completed here:
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For what it is worth, there is a presentation on Moonlit Sanctuary's work with orange-bellied parrots at a little after 0100 GMT.