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Monarto Safari Park, formerly known as Monarto Zoological Park and Monarto Zoo, is a 1,500-hectare (3,700-acre) open-range zoo located in South Australia administered by the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia. By area, Monarto Safari Park is the largest zoo in Australia. [2]
In 1983, the society opened Monarto Zoo (now called Monarto Safari Park), located approximately 70 kilometers east of Adelaide. Monarto Zoo covers an area of over 1,500 hectares and is home to over 500 animals from more than 50 species. The zoo is operated by the RZSSA and is dedicated to the conservation of Australian and exotic wildlife. [1]
It is administered by the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia Incorporated (trading as Zoos South Australia or Zoos SA), which is a full institutional member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and which also administers the Monarto Safari Park near Murray Bridge. [4]
Such facilities include zoos, safari parks, animal theme parks, aviaries, butterfly zoos, and reptile centres, as well as wildlife sanctuaries and nature reserves where visitors are allowed. Australian Capital Territory
The 1,500-hectare (3,700-acre) Monarto Safari Park, the world's largest open range zoo. [31] Monarto Shooting Club; Murray Bridge Motocross Club, with a track that permits both two-wheel motorcycles and quad bikes. [citation needed]
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In October 2007 it was reported that the black-flanked rock wallaby, known as warru to the local population, faced extinction, and that 15 of the wallabies had been transferred from an undisclosed location on the APY Lands and also from Pukatja, to Monarto Zoo (now Monarto Safari Park). It had been estimated that there were only about 50 of the ...
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