Sanctuary
Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park
🇦🇺 Australia
🛖 Sanctuary, Australia 58 spp. present
Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park is a 25-acre (10 ha) wikt:biopark within the Pearcedale Conservation Park located at Pearcedale on the Mornington Peninsula near Melbourne, Australia. It aims to display the fauna that was found in the Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve prior to European settlement as well as working towards the recovery of threatened Australian fauna. The park is open all year except on Christmas Day. The sanctuary, as part of Pearcedale Conservation Park, is an institutional member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA). Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
38.213° S 145.250° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
58
speciesOpened
2001
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:30–16:00
Getting there
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park?
Australia
Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park is a sanctuary in Australia. Its coordinates are 38.213° S, 145.250° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Wilsons Promontory National Park, about 128 km away.
What animals can you see at Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park?
58 species
Citizen-science photos record 58 species at Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park, including Koala, Red-necked Wallaby, Bush Stone-curlew, Emu and Tasmanian Devil. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park in the wild?
Koala: Flinders Chase
Some of the animals photographed at Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park also live in the parks and cities we cover: Koala (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Chase), Red-necked Wallaby (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park) and Bush Stone-curlew (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Daintree National Park).
Does Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park open?
Every day · 9:30–16:00
According to its open map listing, Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park is open Every day · 9:30–16:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park open and how big is it?
Opened 2001, 10 ha
Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park, a sanctuary in Australia, opened in 2001 and covers about 10 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 58 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website