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Hamilton Zoo is the main zoological garden
Zoo

A Zoology garden, abbreviated to zoo, is an institution in which living animals are exhibited in captivity. In addition to their status as tourist attractions and recreational facilities, modern zoos may engage in captive breeding programs, conservation study, and educational outreach....
 of Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's seventh largest territorial authorities of New Zealand....
. It is situated on Brymer Road in the Hamilton
Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's seventh largest territorial authorities of New Zealand....
 suburb of Rotokauri, on the outskirts of the metropolitan area. It is owned by the Hamilton City Council with the Department of Recreation and Welfare handling the day to day running of the site.

Hamilton Zoo is the first zoo in New Zealand to become fully accredited by the Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria.

park was founded in 1969 as a game farm
Canned hunt

A canned hunt is essentially a trophy hunting. The hunter is more likely than not to kill because the animal is kept in a more confined area, such as in a fenced-in area....
, the Hilldale Game Farm.






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Hamilton Zoo is the main zoological garden
Zoo

A Zoology garden, abbreviated to zoo, is an institution in which living animals are exhibited in captivity. In addition to their status as tourist attractions and recreational facilities, modern zoos may engage in captive breeding programs, conservation study, and educational outreach....
 of Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's seventh largest territorial authorities of New Zealand....
. It is situated on Brymer Road in the Hamilton
Hamilton, New Zealand

Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's seventh largest territorial authorities of New Zealand....
 suburb of Rotokauri, on the outskirts of the metropolitan area. It is owned by the Hamilton City Council with the Department of Recreation and Welfare handling the day to day running of the site.

Hamilton Zoo is the first zoo in New Zealand to become fully accredited by the Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria.

History

The park was founded in 1969 as a game farm
Canned hunt

A canned hunt is essentially a trophy hunting. The hunter is more likely than not to kill because the animal is kept in a more confined area, such as in a fenced-in area....
, the Hilldale Game Farm. It was originally owned by a Mr. and Mrs. Powell. They mainly raised game birds but there was also a small collection of exotic
Exotic

Exotic can mean:*In mathematics:**Exotic R4 - differentiable manifold homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to the Euclidean space R4...
 mammal
Mammal

Mammals are a class of vertebrate animals whose name is derived from their distinctive feature, mammary glands, with which they feed their young....
s and bird
Bird

Birds are wing, Bipedalismal, endothermic , vertebrate animals that lay egg . There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates....
s. The zoo become unprofitable and was facing closure in 1976 before the Hamilton City Council stepped in and brought the site, buildings and stock. In 1984 the zoo again faced closure but due to public pressure the Council resolved to kept it open. Day to day running of the zoo
Zoo

A Zoology garden, abbreviated to zoo, is an institution in which living animals are exhibited in captivity. In addition to their status as tourist attractions and recreational facilities, modern zoos may engage in captive breeding programs, conservation study, and educational outreach....
 was transferred to The Department of Recreation and Welfare.

A concept plan was drawn up to give the zoo a clear direction, this resulted in the Zoo Education
Education

File:Inukshuk Monterrey 1.jpgEducation can be seen as a product or a process and considered in a broad sense or a technical sense. According to philosophy of education George F....
 Centre opening in 1987. The plan also called for upgraded and new exhibit
Exhibit

Exhibit may refer to:*Exhibit , evidence in physical form brought before the court.*Exhibit , a lightweight structured data publishing framework....
s, plantings, boardwalks and paths.

The position of Zoo Director was created in 1989.

Current Zoo

The zoo features a number of exhibits, some unique to the zoo. The zoo has over 200 bird species.
  • Parrot Court - Contains Australasian, South American and Indian parrot
    Parrot

    File:Ara ararauna -eating -Wilhelma Zoo-8-2rc.jpgParrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genus that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most warm and tropical regions....
    s, including Yellow-bibbed Lory
    Yellow-bibbed Lory

    The Yellow-bibbed Lory is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
    , Blue-and-yellow macaw
    Blue-and-yellow Macaw

    The Blue-and-yellow Macaw , also known as the Blue-and-gold Macaw, is a member of the group of large Neotropical parrots known as macaws. It breeds in forest and woodland of tropical South America from Trinidad and Venezuela south to Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay....
    , and the galah
    Galah

    The Galah, Eolophus roseicapilla, is also known as the Rose-breasted Cockatoo, Galah Cockatoo, Roseate Cockatoo or Pink and Grey....
     cockatoo.
  • Free Flight Sanctuary - This is one of the largest free-flight aviaries
    Aviary

    An aviary is a large enclosure for confining birds. Unlike birdcages, aviaries allow birds a larger living space where they can fly; hence, aviaries are also sometimes known as flight cages....
     in the southern hemisphere
    Southern Hemisphere

    The Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is south of the equator?the word sphere literally means 'half ball'. It is also that half of the celestial sphere south of the celestial equator....
    .
  • Reptile House - This includes tuatara
    Tuatara

    The tuatara is a reptile endemism to New Zealand which, though it resembles most lizards, is actually part of a distinct lineage, order Sphenodontia....
    , eastern water dragons, various gecko
    Gecko

    Geckos are small to average sized lizards belonging to the family Gekkonidae which are found in warm climates throughout the world. Geckos are unique among lizards in their vocalizations, making chirping sounds in social interactions with other geckos....
    s and blue tongued skink
    Skink

    Skinks are the most diverse group of lizards. They comprise the family Scincidae which shares the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha with several other lizard families, including Lacertidae ....
     amongst others.
  • Chimpanzee Exhibit - This exhibit features the zoo's chimpanzee
    Chimpanzee

    Chimpanzee, sometimes colloquially known as a chimp, is the common name for the two Extant taxon species of ape in the genus Pan where the Congo River forms the boundary between the native habitat of the two species:...
     troop which came from Auckland Zoo
    Auckland Zoo

    Auckland Zoo is the main zoo of Auckland, New Zealand, situated next to Western Springs park not far from Auckland's central business district. It is run by the Auckland City Council with the Auckland Zoological Society as a supporting organisation....
    .
  • Sumatran Tiger Exhibit - The zoo currently has two Sumatran tiger
    Tiger

    The tiger is a member of the Felidae family; the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Native to much of eastern and southern Asia, the tiger is an apex predator and an Carnivore#Obligate carnivores....
    s who are brother and sister.
  • Waikato Wetlands - This area of the zoo has recreated to represent a local wetlands area. Kept here are New Zealand falcon
    Falcon

    A falcon is any species of bird of prey in the genus Falco. The word comes from their Latin name falco, related to Latin falx because of the shape of these birds' wings....
    s.
  • African Animals - One side of the zoo conatins mainly animals from Africa
    Africa

    Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
     including the large ungulate
    Ungulate

    Ungulates are several groups of mammals, most of which use the tips of their toes, usually hoofed, to sustain their whole body weight while moving....
    s such as white rhino and giraffe
    Giraffe

    The giraffe is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all land-living animal species, and the largest ruminant. It is covered in large, irregular patches of yellow to black fur separated by white, off-white, or dark yellowish brown background....
    s.


Future developments

No major future developments are currently scheduled for the zoo, however there are some minor works planned, including an upgrade to the Giraffe accommodation.

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