Halls Gap Zoo

Halls Gap Zoo
37°8′52″S 142°33′49″E / 37.14778°S 142.56361°E / -37.14778; 142.56361
Location	Halls Gap, Victoria, Australia
Land area	52 acres (21 ha)[1]
No. of species	125+
Website	www.hallsgapzoo.com.au

Halls Gap Zoo is a country 53-acre (21 ha) zoo located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Halls Gap, Victoria, Australia. From the zoo you can see Grampians National Park. It is Victoria's largest regional zoo, holding over 120 native and exotic species.

Halls Gap Zoo was originally opened in the early 1980s as Wallaroo Wildlife Park. The new owners in 1998 opened the gates as the Halls Gap Wildlife Park & Zoo. It was sold to the current owners in December 2007 and is now operating as the Halls Gap Zoo.^[2]

The Zoo has a mixture of about 120 native and exotic species. The native animals at the zoo include kangaroos, emus, wombats, dingoes and wallabies. Exotic animals at the zoo include bison, monkeys, deer, giraffes, ostriches and cheetahs. There are also a variety of reptiles (including saltwater crocodiles) and birds at the zoo.^[3]

Birds

Mammals

The zoo also keeps several domestic mammals: donkeys, goats, guinea pigs, pig, ponies, , Scottish highland cattle and Texas longhorn cattle.

Reptiles

• Official website