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National Zoo & Aquarium

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main feature being a large 1.5 million litre aquarium with an underwater walk through viewing tunnel which housed a huge range of marine life. This was reportedly the first of its type in the world and was manufactured by a local Canberra company. 11 large high-technology fish tanks built for World Expo 88 at Brisbane were also incorporated into the structure utilising a biological filter bank of a type never before used in Australia. It was at the time the largest closed synthetic salt water oceanarium in the Southern Hemisphere. The Aquarium also boasted a 300 seat restaurant and function area (The Barbary Coast Restaurant and Brasserie – later changed to Pirates Cove Restaurant) It was situated on around 18 acres of land which also incorporated a series of outdoor ponds and streams for trout farming.
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receivership in March 1991. The Aquarium continued trading under the Price Waterhouse receiver-manager who struggled to keep the business viable, incurring heavy weekly losses, and a bank deadline to find a buyer threatening its closure and a sell-off the assets. Requiring 200,000 to 300,000 customers a year to break even, it had never exceeded 70,000. In March 1992, after reported losses of investors of more than $ 12 m a prominent district grazier and businessman, Rod Hanstein purchased the property.
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meet the demands of a large Asian inbound tourist market into the ACT and offered an "Australian" experience that incorporated the wildlife park aspects as well as other activities such as fly fishing in the trout ponds, sheep shearing and boomerang throwing demonstrations. It also changed its name in 1993 to the National Aquarium – Australian Wildlife Sanctuary
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In 1998 the facility was again up for sale and purchased by the Tindale family. Over the next two years they repaired and replaced many parts of the existing facility and enclosures as it had been poorly maintained for several years. This included the discovery that the major exhibit of the facility
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This phase of the facility lasted around five years. During this period, the new operator added several outdoor exhibits that consisted mainly of native wildlife. The large aquarium was converted from saltwater to freshwater to reduce costs. The overall theme of the facility changed in an attempt to
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The National Zoo and Aquarium is privately owned by Canberra businessman Richard Tindale, and is maintained as a predominantly family-run business. The zoo receives no Government or Commonwealth support and relies on entry fees from the public to continue operations. The zoo also relies on a large
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In May 2017, the zoo officially opened their new open range section, effectively tripling the size of the zoo. The National Zoo & Aquarium is now one of the largest privately owned zoos in Australia and is an accredited member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association of Australasia (ZAA). It has the
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Between 2001 and 2003, the zoo battled Canberra's bush fires on two separate occasions, and the once established pine forest surrounding the zoo was turned to cinders. It was suggested that the zoo should potentially expand into adjoining land. Over the next 5 years, the zoo continued to develop as
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The National Zoo and Aquarium plays host to many educational programs and specially designed tours for various groups; including school tours, family groups and children's birthday Tours. The zoo runs children's activities during ACT public school holiday periods and a hands-on educational program
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The venture was never fully completed as envisaged and did not attract the wildly optimistic "up to 8000 visitors per day". The construction company suffered severe cash flow problems and in August 1990 was forced to put the Aquarium on the market. No sale eventuated and the Aquarium was placed in
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The National Zoo & Aquarium incorporates the original "National Aquarium" which was opened on 31 May 1990. It was developed and owned by Geoff Da Deppo and at the time was the largest private tourism development in the ACT. The Aquarium consisted of approximately 30 different species, with its
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In 1999 the first significant enclosure was completed to house 3 Brown Bears that had to be re-homed after living for years in a private collection. In 2000, construction began on several big cat enclosures to house some retired circus lions, leopards, tiger and a pair of
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The zoo runs interactive Tours and animal experiences for visitors, including the ZooVenture Tour, the keeper for a day experience, Walk on the Wild Side, the Family Tour, Meet a Cheetah, plus daily information sessions and weekend Keeper Talks
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The zoo developed a number of hands-on animal experiences for visitors, one of the first Australian zoos to do so. In 2004 the NZA won the Canberra Region Adventure Tourism award for the ZooVenture Tour.
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In December 2014 the zoo opened its new development of onsite overnight accommodation, Jamala Wildlife Lodge. Jamala consists of a number of free-standing lodges within the zoo, including
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number of volunteer recruits to aid in the management of its grounds and the animals residing there.
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The zoo is the only combined zoo and aquarium in Australia. The zoo has both Australian
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The Aquarium includes a variety of tropical marine and freshwater bony fish including
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in Australasia. The zoo is also involved in a number of breeding programs for
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for children from 8–16 years of age on weekends during the term.
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was bitten by a small penguin, providing the inspiration for
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well as negotiate and design a potential future expansion.
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The zoo maintains a collection of large cats including
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The primate species at the zoo are 7: 2577:Buildings and structures in Canberra 667:Jungle Bungalows, Giraffe Treehouses 209:including the largest collection of 2137:Australian National Botanic Gardens 1548:"Our Story – Jamala Wildlife Lodge" 1063:"New aquarium's tunnel takes shape" 1472:"Australia's Big 5 Zoo Sleepovers" 984:Brown, Andrew (16 December 2017). 25: 2305:National Film & Sound Archive 1900:Australian Merchant Navy Memorial 1629:from the original on 2 April 2018 1300:"ACT grazier to take on aquarium" 935:. Linux Australia. Archived from 2557:1990 establishments in Australia 2207:Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum 1950:High Court of Australia Building 1811: 1702: 1432:Canberra Award Winners 2000-2015 1248:"Aquarium gets 6-week ultimatum" 763:from the original on 2 June 2017 538:. 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National Zoo in Canberra

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Linux
dingos
western grey kangaroos
swamp wallaby
parma wallaby
Tasmanian devils
koalas
bare-nosed wombats
African lions
white coat
Sumatran tigers

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