Willowbank Wildlife Reserve

Willowbank Wildlife Reserve

Location	Christchurch, New Zealand
Coordinates	43°27′46″S 172°35′39″E / 43.46278°S 172.59417°E / -43.46278; 172.59417Coordinates: 43°27′46″S 172°35′39″E / 43.46278°S 172.59417°E / -43.46278; 172.59417
Annual visitors	120,000+
Website	www.willowbank.co.nz

Willowbank Wildlife Reserve is a wildlife park and nature reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand.^[1][2]

As well as having public displays of various animal species it also carries out conservation of native species including tuatara, kiwi, brown teal, and duvaucel's gecko. Willowbank also holds the only pair of takahe on display in the South Island of New Zealand outside a Department of Conservation facility.

Rata is a North island brown kiwi chick who was incubated, hatched and raised at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve.

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Willowbank houses 95 species that are divided into three sections: exotics, heritage farmyard and New Zealand natives.

The exotics section house species from far and wide including blue and gold macaws, scarlett macaws, capybara and ring-tailed lemurs.

The heritage farmyard section works alongside the Rare Breeds Conservation Society holding and breeding species of farm animals that are dying breeds including arapawa goats, damara sheep, enderby island rabbits and zebu.

The New Zealand natives section houses species from around New Zealand including kea, tuatara, North Island Brown Kiwi, kaka and morepork.

Willowbank supports and works alongside charitable organisations such as the New Zealand Conservation Trust and The South Island Wildlife Hospital.

History[]

Willowbank Wildlife Reserve first open their doors in October 1974.

See also[]

• Department of Conservation

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