To start off a news thread for this park located near Darwin, the Northern Territory government (who owns the park) is seeking to attract investors in order to privatize the facility in order to compete with nearby Crocodylus Park: – NT News
The park has hatched 2 Tiwi island masked owl, believed to Be a world's first captive breeding. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...y/news-story/082f14be02943a2816b88439ef40edcd
A new exhibit for a group of 8 water buffalo is planned. Wallowing water buffalo to feature once more at Territory Wildlife Park
Currently being kept in the Nocturnal House. -Tiwi Island Masked Owl -Black footed tree rat -Northern Quoll -Darwin Carpet Python -Short-eared Rock Wallaby -Southern Boobook (Owl) -Short-beaked Echidna -Sheathtail Bats -Childrens Pthon -Giant Cave Gecko -Green Tree Frogs -Ghost Bats -Northern Knob tail Gecko -Black-headed Python -Northern Savanah Glider (sugar glider) -Spectacled Hare Wallaby -Tawny Frogmouth -Black Flying Fox -Bush-stone Curlew -Olive python -Northern Brown Tree Snake -Northern Death Adder -Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko -Northern Brown Bandicoot -Golden Bandicoot -Dhals Frog -Water Python -Water Rat -Magnificent Tree Frog -Grassland Melomys -Blossom Bat -Rock ringtail possum
Thanks for the update @Jakub, did you visit? Presumably most species were housed individually? Very nice collection,
I will be visiting in July but I have asked the staff with providing this list. I was told only one male Black Wallaroo left within the collection.
TWP is now the only holder of Narbalek in captivity. They got a male recently called Norbit and he is being kept in the Nocturnal House.
actually April 2015, so not too recent. As far as I was aware he had been on display since December 2015.
An article from September 2017 relating to the January 2016 article which opens this news thread. No cookies | NT News THE Territory Wildlife Park will not be privatised, despite running on a loss of about $4.3 million each year. According to a statement by a spokeswoman for Tourism Minister Lauren Moss, the park, which is going to tender for a new 10-year masterplan, costs $5.8 million to run. “Of this, $1.5 million is generated through commercial activities such as the cafe and gift shop, ticket sales, cooperative events and conferences, and interactive animal experiences,” she said. The massive losses come as private tourism officers are calling for the park to transfer out of taxpayers’ pockets. The previous CLP government had looked at the prospect of selling the park to a private operator, in recognition of the high cost for Territory taxpayers to fund it. The former government had private discussions with a number of potential investors, including some already in the Territory. However, the Gunner Government has steered clear of selling off the wildlife park as part of its masterplan. It says “the masterplan will consider development for the park in terms of: how we connect people with wildlife; what can we value-add to the community in terms of community spaces for nature-based entertainment and recreation; how we set ourselves up to become a centre of conservation excellent for education and research”. Chamber of Commerce chief executive Greg Bicknell said any 10-year masterplan should include looking at the government ownership of the park.
It would not make sense to privatize it in order to cut the Administration's losses without any thorough future planning or the underlying root causes behind the investment losses. Aside, it should be acknowledged zoos are like museums and universities / high schools educational institutions with a communal mission, hence they should be in the public domain and on government coffers.
Territory Wildlife Park has uploaded an interesting video behind the scenes at their Nocturnal House. Source: Territory Wildlife Park's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=276918953469209 Territory Wildlife Park
Territory Willdife Park recently welcomed Savannah Glider joeys. Two are shown in the video. Source: Territory Wildlife Park's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=291041875556321 Security Check
A few bits of news: *The park’s nocturnal house has some new arrivals - six Fat-tailed Dunnarts (Log into Facebook | Facebook) and three Red-tailed Phascogales (Log into Facebook | Facebook). *Territory Wildlife Park have also announced the birth of two Black-footed Tree Rats (Mesembriomys gouldii): Log into Facebook | Facebook
i feel the closure of the bird aviaries would be awful, they have an amazing collection of local NT birds. Many of which are quite unfamiliar to me as a Melbournite, and the big domed aviary is quite an architectural masterpiece! All of the aviaries are very well done, and were the highlight of my visit.
Fortunately the aviaries will not be closing: Territory Wildlife Park thrown 11th-hour lifeline to keep exhibits open
A few updates from social media: a pair of Green Pygmy-Geese have been added to one of the larger aquarium tanks, allowing them to be seen through underwater viewing. their main coral reef exhibit recently received a revamp with new fish recently added - various clownfish, butterflyfish, tangs and Scribbled Angelfish are shown in a video. worthwhile to mention they have captive Rainbow Pitta currently in their aviaries along with the wild ones that live on zoo grounds.
Australia’s largest scorpion is now on display at Territory Wildlife Park. A Darwin Giant Scorpion Urodacus excellens is a recent addition for the park’s nocturnal house - reported on their FB page.
A new species for Territory Wildlife Park. A pair of Sacred Kingfishers have arrived from Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and Gorge Wildlife Park respectively. They will soon go on-show in monsoon forest and will be a potential breeding pair as part of the ZAA breeding programme - reported on their FB page.
