Hartley's Crocodile Adventures

Hartley's Crocodile Adventures is a 10-hectare (25-acre) wildlife sanctuary and ecotourism park located between Cairns and Port Douglas at Wangetti in Far North Queensland, Australia. It adjoins the world heritage listed Wet Tropics of Queensland rainforest[1] through which visitors can take guided or self-guided walks.

Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures
Date opened2002 (Current site)
LocationCaptain Cook Highway, Wangetti, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates16°39′47″S 145°33′52″E
Land area10 ha (25 acres)
Websitewww.crocodileadventures.com

Crocodile Farm

The park incorporates a commercial crocodile farm that breeds and raises saltwater crocodiles for their skins and meat.[2]

Animals

Some of the species which live at the park include:

Reptiles

Saltwater crocodileFreshwater crocodileAmerican alligatorKomodo dragonLace monitorPilbara rock monitorGila monsterFiji crested iguanaRhinoceros iguanaPhilippine sailfin lizardEastern water dragonCentral bearded dragonFrill-neck lizardVeiled chameleonMadagascan giant day geckoEastern blue-tongued lizardNorthern red-throated skinkRadiated tortoiseIndian star tortoiseCarolina box turtleChinese three-striped box turtleKrefft's eastern short-neck turtleReticulated pythonBurmese pythonBoa constrictorAmethystine pythonCarpet pythonGreen tree pythonWestern diamondback rattlesnakeMonocled cobraCorn snakeDesert death adderTiger snakeCoastal taipanFierce snakeRed-bellied black snake

Amphibians

Australian green tree frogDyeing poison dart frog

Mammals

KoalaBare-nosed wombatEastern grey kangarooAntilopine wallarooSwamp wallabyRed-legged pademelon  (and many others)

Birds

Southern cassowaryEmuBarn owlTawny frogmouthLaughing kookaburraJabiruNankeen night heronSulphur-crested cockatooEclectus parrot  (and many others)


See also

References

  1. "Wet Tropics Management Plan Review Brochure" (PDF). Wet Tropics Management Authority. p. 7. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. "Crocodile Farm Tours". Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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