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Australian Wildlife

in the Beginning ….. Origins Australia’s unique mammal fauna is to some extent explicable with the Australian continent itself. It was once part of Gondwanaland, a southern super-continent that also included those land masses we now recognise as South America, Africa, India, Madagascar and New Zealand. Through continental drift they separated. The native mammals of Australia are derived from two sources; …

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Healesville Sanctuary

As zoos progress from that of menageries to conservation centres, the rationale for keeping animals in captivity has been defined into two categories: Conservation & Research / Education & Recreation Healesville Sanctuary is custodian to one of the remnant vegetation communities left in the Yarra Valley.  Surrounded by farms and houses, it has suffered by invasion of weeds and pests.  In 1989 …

Wildlife in Captivity

Under no circumstances is it permissible to take native fauna from the wild for the sole purpose of ‘having a pet’. Australia has one of the highest extinction rates of native mammals in the world – nearly 25% of all known species are extinct, endangered or vulnerable. Government funding is limited, public institutions often have their hands unwillingly tied behind their …