Gondwana Rainforest Sanctuary
Gondwana Rainforest Sanctuary, which was opened on 20 June 1992, was set up as an Australian wildlife refuge in the South Bank Parklands, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, following World Expo 88. There were about 500 animals at the sanctuary.
Established at the site of the huge bird aviary (which had been a major feature at World Expo 88), the sanctuary featured many species of Australian birds, including fairy wrens, figbirds, bowerbirds, kingfishers, curlews, lorikeets, parrots, finches, pigeons, doves, geese, teals and cockatoos, among others of the land birds - as well as various species of waterfowl.
Australian mammals at the sanctuary included fruit bats, while marsupials included koalas, wallabies, pademelons, gliders (including squirrel gliders, sugar gliders and greater glider), as well as eastern quolls, bandicoots, possums and Tasmanian devils. There were also echidnas (one of two species of monotremes).
Featured reptiles included Australian lizards and snakes, freshwater crocodiles, turtles and goannas.
Other wildlife included frogs and fish, including the lungfish.
At the same time as the wildlife sanctuary, there was a Butterfly House (later renamed as the Butterfly and Insect House), as well as canals and bridges and launches.
In January, 1998, Gondwana Rainforest Sanctuary was closed down and the animals relocated. In April, 1998, the Butterfly and Insect House was renamed as South Bank Wildlife Sanctuary, with the introduction of other wildlife.[1]
In the latter half of 2005, the South Bank Wildlife Sanctuary was closed and dismantled and an office and retail store were built on the South Bank Wildlife Sanctuary's former location. Also gone from the South Bank Parklands are the canals, bridges and launches.
References
- ↑ "Hopes High On Wildlife". Southern News (Brisbane, Australia). 1998-04-16. p. 3. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- Construction of Gondwana Rainforest Sanctuary at South Bank Parklands
- Popular South Bank - 2000 (dead link)
External links
- Gondwana Rainforest Sanctuary - Paul Mooney Fine Arts Brisbane
Coordinates: 27°28′45.3″S 153°01′25.3″E / 27.479250°S 153.023694°E