A Visit to Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, Tasmania
On my recent visit to Tasmania while onboard the Celebrity Solstice, we spent the day in Hobart and I paid a visit to Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary. While there I got to see all sorts of great animals including Forester Kangaroos, koalas, wombats, and Tasmanian devils. This video shot primarily with a GoPro (only a few seconds of iPhone 6 video) takes a peek not only into Bonorong, but also into my crazy self. You'll hear giggling and all sorts of strange behavior as I get to interact with kangaroos. If you don't know this -- they're not behind anything so you get to hang with the kangaroos as they relax on what I referred to as kangaroo beach. The only thing that would make this video more authentic would be smell-o-vision!
The best part about Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary is that you're not looking at animals behind glass or bars like at a zoo. Your visit to Bonorong will get you close enough to touch the animals and to interact with them while learning about them from the volunteer keepers and guides. It's great for all ages from the little kids to grandparents. Most importantly, bring your sense of adventure and be open to learning all you can about wildlife conservation, rescue, and rehabilitation. Don't forget your camera and prepare to get up and personal with a kangaroo and any one of the many other animals at Bonorong the next time you're in Tasmania.
Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary
593 Briggs Road, Brighton, Tasmania 7030
Website:
Email: info@bonorong.com.au
Phone: 03 6268 1184
Admission: $25 for adults, $11 for children 4-15, Free for children 3 and under.
Families (2 adults, 2 children): $65
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A Visit to Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, Tasmania - 29 January 2015
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593 Briggs Road, Brighton, Tasmania
Hobart, Tasmania
You’ve made it! Tasmania. Congratulations! This is the last place on Earth… next stop, Antarctica.
You may have come across the world to be with us, or you may live just down the road. We humans are lucky to be able to go almost anywhere we choose.
However, for many of the animals you will meet today Tasmania actually is the last place on Earth. Some of these species have never existed anywhere else. For others, Tasmania is a last refuge. They are the survivors of legions that once spanned a continent but now this little island bobbing on the Southern Ocean is all they have left.
That’s why we are here – to look after Tasmania’s special critters. But we can’t do it on our own. We need you…
You may not know it but just by walking through our gate you become part of something special. Everything we do, we do with your help. You won’t know just how very welcome you are until you have met some of our animals and heard their stories of survival.
From all of us here at Bonorong (two, four and no feet),
Welcome.
Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary Tasmania
In this video, we're going to show you guys around Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary! This is one of our favorite place to visit in Tasmania. The entry fees that we pay will also help fund them so they could take care of even more wildlife in Tasmania!
They operate Tasmania’s largest 24/7 Wildlife Rescue Service and you could also be one of them- volunteering to bring aid to thousands of suffering animals every year!
Bonorong is not a zoo – their main aim is to rescue animals that are injured, get them healthy and finally let them back to the wild. The animals here undergo meticulous assessment to ensure they are happy and healthy while in care here at Bonorong.
For more information, visit their website here
Address: Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, 593 Briggs Road, Brighton, TAS, 7030
Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary | Discover Tasmania
Bonorong is a Sanctuary for wildlife run by a passionate team of like-minded people. We're a social enterprise: a little business with a big heart. Just 30 minutes north of Hobart's CBD, we are home to many animals, including wombats, koalas, Tasmanian devils, birds, quolls and more. We also have free-roaming kangaroos who are always keen for a good scratch on the chest and some gentle hand feeding (roo food included with entry). A visit to Bonorong is not complete without joining one of our daily guided tours. These tours are free with entry and give you the opportunity to meet some of our most popular locals: the wombats, devils and koalas. You will hear little-known facts and stories of the wildlife in our care.
We have a Food Hut onsite, making it a great stop for lunch with 100% plant-based meals.
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Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, 593 Briggs Rd, Brighton TAS 7030, Australia
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Bonorong Wildlife Park
Bonorong Wildlife Park at Brighton started as a sanctuary for orphaned and injured wildlife. Now you can visit with the many native animals there. Daily guided tours run at 11.30am and 2pm.
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澳洲自駕遊甜蜜之旅::塔斯曼尼亞Tasmanian Devil in Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary
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地址： 593 Briggs Rd, Brighton TAS 7030澳洲
電話：+61 3 6268 1184
Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary- Tasmania - 22 Feb 2016
Nothing special. Just a nice look at an animal sanctuary in Tasmania. Many of the animals are rescues and you can feed the kangaroos- and there are lots of them. Might be some wallabys there too- I can't tell them apart from the kangaroos.
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Australian hospital gives injured wild animals a second lease on life
Brighton (Australia), Mar 20 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Barbara Walton). Life hangs in the balance for the many injured wild animals brought in for care to the Bonorong Wildlife Hospital in Australia's southern island state of Tasmania.
The hospital, opened in late January, 2018, is part of the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary - 20 kilometers north of the state capital Hobart - and is the first of its kind in the state dedicated to the care of wild animals.
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Tasmanian Devils at Bonorong
Tasmanian Devils running around during a tour at Bonorong in Brighton, Tasmania.
Australian Wildlife-The Tassie Devil
The Tasmanian Devil is found only in Tasmania. It is the largest carnivorous marsupial to date (after the extinction of the Thylacine or Tasmanian Tiger). Being a marsupial, its young stays in its pouch for about 105 days, after which, the young ventures out but never goes back into the pouch; not like a kangaroo's joey.
Currently, it is being threatened by a disease condition known as Devil Facial Tumour, which is highly contagious and transmitted through bites.
Clips taken at the Bonorong Park Wildlife Centre in Brighton, Tasmania.
Kangaroo's at Bonorong Wildlife Park
Kangaroo's at Bonorong Wildlife Park in Brighton. Tasmania
Australian Wildlife-Emus & Other Birds
Emus are relatives of the ostrich; both flightless, large, but a little smaller than their cousins. These are native to Australia and the Tasmanian subspecies had been extinct since after european settlers arrived (1788). So, these 2 emus most probabaly came from the Australian mainland.
Cannot identify the other 2 birds (dodo-look-alike).
The last clip is of a Kookaburra, a certain type of kingfisher which is terrestrial (not aquatic) iin nature and found in Australia and New Guinea. The bird has a distinctive call which resembles human laughter, hence, the monicker Laughing Kookaburra.
Video taken at the Bonorong Park Wildlife Centre in Brighton, Tasmania on a family trip.
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Australian Wildlife-Feeding the Roos
Feeding the kangaroos at the Bonorong Park Wildlife Centre in Brighton, Tasmania.
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Me feeding a kangaroo and a goose at the Bonorong Wildlife Conservation Centre in Brighton, Tasmania.
Australian Wildlife-Echidnas
Echidnas are one of two Monotremes, which are animals that lay eggs but feed their young with milk. The other monotreme is the platypus.
What makes these animals more unique is that, they are also pouched. where they keep their young for up to a certain age.
These feed primarily on termites, but also feed on ants and other insects, hence, also called the Spiny Anteater.
Video also taken at the Bonorong Park in Brighton, Tasmania.
Tasmanian Devil Feeding
at the Bonorong Wildlife Park in Brighton Tasmania
Hand-feeding Tawny Frogmouths
The Night tour at the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary (About 2 hours south of Launceston – 593 Briggs Rd, Brighton)
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Hand-feeding Spotted Quolls
The Night tour at the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary (About 2 hours south of Launceston – 593 Briggs Rd, Brighton)
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