Willowbank Wildlife Reserve
Willowbank Wildlife Reserve is a wildlife park and nature reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand.
As well as having public displays of various animal species it also carries out conservation of native species including tuatara, kiwi, brown teal, and duvaucel's gecko. Willowbank also holds the only pair of takahe on display in the South Island of New Zealand outside a Department of Conservation facility.
About
Willowbank houses 95 different species that are divided into three sections: exotics, heritage farmyard and New Zealand natives.
The exotics section house species from far and wide including blue and gold macaws, scarlett macaws, capybara and ring-tailed lemurs.
The heritage farmyard section works alongside the Rare breeds society holding and breeding species of farm animals that are dying breeds including: arapawa goats, damara sheep, enderby island rabbits and zebu.
The New Zealand natives section houses species from around New Zealand including kea, tuatara, North Island Brown Kiwi, kaka and morepork.
Willowbank supports and works alongside charitable organisations like the New Zealand Conservation Trust and The South Island Wildlife Hospital.History
Willowbank Wildlife Reserve first open their doors in October 1974.
