Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park is a biopark within the
Pearcedale Conservation Park located at Pearcedale on the
Mornington PeninsulaThe Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located south-east of Melbourne in Central Victoria, Australia. It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west, Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to the mainland in the north. Geographically, the peninsula begins its...
near
MelbourneMelbourne is the capital city and most populous city of the State of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne city centre is the anchor of the larger geographical area and statistical division known as the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area – of which Melbourne is...
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. It aims display the fauna that was found in the Mornington Peninsula and Western Port
Biosphere ReserveThe UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme was established in 1977 to promote an interdisciplinary approach to research, training and communications in ecosystem conservation and rational use of natural resources.-Development:...
prior to European settlement.
Moonlit Sanctuary operates evening walks, which are an environmental immersion experience. A guide takes visitors on a walk through natural bushland where the guide spotlights a variety of nocturnal animals, many of them endangered.
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Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park is a biopark within the
Pearcedale Conservation Park located at Pearcedale on the
Mornington PeninsulaThe Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located south-east of Melbourne in Central Victoria, Australia. It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west, Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to the mainland in the north. Geographically, the peninsula begins its...
near
MelbourneMelbourne is the capital city and most populous city of the State of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne city centre is the anchor of the larger geographical area and statistical division known as the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area – of which Melbourne is...
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
. It aims display the fauna that was found in the Mornington Peninsula and Western Port
Biosphere ReserveThe UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme was established in 1977 to promote an interdisciplinary approach to research, training and communications in ecosystem conservation and rational use of natural resources.-Development:...
prior to European settlement.
Moonlit Sanctuary operates evening walks, which are an environmental immersion experience. A guide takes visitors on a walk through natural bushland where the guide spotlights a variety of nocturnal animals, many of them endangered. The guide gives talks about the animals, and answers visitors’ questions. Visitors come into close contact with the animals in their natural habitats and can observe their natural behaviours. This is uniquely different visitor experience in contrast to a normal
zooA zoological garden, zoological park, menagerie, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred....
visit where visitors view a large number of species for short periods of time and rarely bother reading signs. Moonlit Sanctuary visitors spend longer periods of time with a small number of animals, and receive a lot of information from the accompanying guide.
Moonlit Sanctuary is also open during the day, where visitors get an experience closer to operates education services for school children, and provides research facilities for graduate students. It also engages in conservation breeding of endangered species.
Some notable species kept at the Sanctuary include Spot-tailed Quolls, Southern Bettongs, and
Squirrel GliderThe Squirrel Glider is a gliding mammal of the marsupial family Petauridae. It is one of the wrist-winged gliders of the Petaurus genus....
s. In total over 40 different species are kept at the Sanctuary. The Sanctuary is a member of the Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria, and cooperates with breeding programs.
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