Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park

Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park
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38°12′46″S 145°14′59″E / 38.2128697°S 145.2497506°E / -38.2128697; 145.2497506
Date opened2001
LocationPearcedale, Victoria, Australia
Land area25 acres (10 ha)
No. of animals400[1]
No. of species60[1]
MembershipsZAA,[2] Ecotourism Australia[3]
Websitewww.moonlitsanctuary.com.au

Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park is a 25-acre (10 ha) biopark within the Pearcedale Conservation Park located at Pearcedale on the Mornington Peninsula near Melbourne, Australia. It aims to display the fauna that was found in the Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve prior to European settlement as well as working towards the recovery of threatened Australian fauna. The park is open all year except on Christmas Day. The sanctuary, as part of Pearcedale Conservation Park, is an institutional member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA). It is ECO Certified at the Ecotourism level by Ecotourism Australia.[4]

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