Oakvale Wildlife Park Explained

Zoo Name:	Oakvale Wildlife Park
Date Opened:	1 November 1979
Location:	3 Oakvale Drive, Salt Ash, New South Wales, Australia
Area:	10ha
Coordinates:	-32.7939°N 151.9103°W
Num Species:	100+
Members:	Zoo and Aquarium Association

Oakvale Wildlife Park is a wildlife park established by the Sansom family in Salt Ash, in the Port Stephens region of New South Wales, Australia. It is home to a variety of animals which, while primarily native species of eastern Australia, includes some exotic species. It also has several children's play facilities, including a water-play area and tractor rides.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Animal exhibits

Aviaries (some walk-through)

• Tawny frogmouth
• Laughing kookaburra
• Blue-winged kookaburra
• Australian magpie
• Bush stone-curlew
• Galah
• Sulphur-crested cockatoo
• Red-tailed black cockatoo
• Blue-and-gold macaw
• Cockatiel
• Eclectus parrot
• Superb parrot
• Alexandrine parrot
• Sun conure
• Purple-crowned lorikeet
• Rainbow lorikeet
• Diamond dove
• Bar-shouldered dove
• Pied imperial pigeon

'Reptile Ravine'

• Perentie
• Lace monitor
• Sand goanna
• Spencer's goanna
• Frilled lizard
• Eastern water dragon
• Boyd's forest dragon
• Central bearded dragon
• Pygmy bearded dragon
• Eastern blue-tongued lizard
• Northern blue-tongued lizard
• Shingleback lizard
• Cunningham's spiny-tailed skink
• Eastern Pilbara spiny-tailed skink
• Scrub python
• Olive python
• Woma python
• Black-headed python
• Centralian carpet python
• Darwin carpet python (albino)
• Water python

Other reptiles

• American alligator
• Saltwater crocodile (juvenile)
• Murray River turtle
• Eastern long-necked turtle

'Wetlands Walk' and 'Waterfowl Pond'

• Royal spoonbill
• Black swan
• Canada goose
• Cape Barren goose
• Brown Chinese goose
• Australian wood duck
• Muscovy duck
• Pacific black duck
• Plumed whistling duck
• Wandering whistling duck
• Freckled duck
• Mallard duck
• Aylesbury duck
• Indian runner duck
• Grey teal duck
• Chestnut teal duck
• Radjah shelduck
• Eurasian coot
• Dusky moorhen

'Lemur Island'

• Ring-tailed lemur

'Wallaby Walk'

• • • Red-necked wallaby Parma wallaby Swamp wallaby
  • Tammar wallaby Quokka

Adjacent exhibits

• Dingo
• Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo
• Meerkat
• Emu
• Common ostrich

'Nocturnal House'

• Eastern quoll
• Southeastern common brushtail possum
• Southeastern ringtail possum
• Sugar glider

Adjacent exhibits ('Koala Country' etc.)

• Koala
• Bare-nosed wombat
• Tasmanian devil
• Short-beaked echidna
• Southern cassowary
• Wedge-tailed eagle
• Barn owl

'Farmyard Nursery'…is a walkthrough animal nursery which includes:

• Domestic goat
• Domestic sheep
• Guinea pig
• Domestic rabbit including Flemish giant rabbit
• Chinese silky bantam
• Helmeted guinea fowl

Paddocks

• Donkey
• Miniature pony
• Domestic pig (including Berkshire pig)
• Arabian camel
• Llama
• Alpaca
• Water buffalo
• Scottish highland cattle and Texas longhorn cattle
• Jersey cow, Holstein-Freisian cow and Red Angus calves

Kangaroo area

• Red kangaroo
• Eastern grey kangaroo

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Oakvale Wildlife Park celebrating 40 years of conservation and education. Ellie-Marie Watts. 29 October 2019. 16 November 2021. portstephensexaminer. Australian Community Media.
2. Web site: Oakvale comes up golden in regional tourism awards. Ellie-Marie Watts. 29 July 2019. 16 November 2021. portstephensexaminer. Australian Community Media.
3. Web site: New water park opens in Port Stephens 'Splash Bay' at Oakvale. Vicky Karantzavelou. 10 January 2017. 16 November 2021. traveldailynews. Travel Daily News Media Network.
4. Web site: Oakvale Wildlife Park: Get up close to animals. Meg White. 27 May 2020. 16 November 2021. newywithkids. REENACTION PTY LTD.
5. Web site: Oakvale Wildlife Park (Park Map). Leanne Sansom & Kent Sansom and or employee(s). April 2018. 16 November 2021. oakvalewildlifepark. OAKLANDS PTY LTD Pty Ltd.
6. Web site: Oakvale Wildlife Park (Our Animals). Leanne Sansom & Kent Sansom and or employee(s). April 2018. 16 November 2021. oakvalewildlifepark. OAKLANDS PTY LTD Pty Ltd.