Phillip Island Nature Park

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At Nobbies Center

The Phillip Island Nature Park is a nature park on Phillip Island in the state of Victoria ( Australia ).

history

The park was established in 1996; he maintains himself financially through various tourist attractions. When an oil spill threatened the penguins' habitat in 2000, animal lovers organized a media-effective penguin sweater knitting .

Attractions

The park includes the natural attractions Pyramid Rock, Rhyll Inlet, Seal Rocks and Cape Woolamai . The little penguin parade is internationally known (the animals come ashore at dusk); further offers are the Koala Conservation Center or the Nobbies Center (seals, sharks, dolphins).

Web links

Commons : Phillip Island Nature Park  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.factmonster.com/spot/penguinsweater.html
  2. ↑ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cape_Woolamai,_Victoria
  3. ^ "The little penguins of Phillip Island", in: BBC Wildlife Magazine 25 (9): 91-100.
  4. ↑ Collins, M.; Cullen, JM; Dann, P .: "Seasonal and annual foraging movements of little penguins from Phillip Island, Victoria", in: Wildlife research 26 (6): 705-722.
  5. ↑ http://www.penguins.org.au/images/stories/ate%20german%2009%20flier%20de.pdf  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.penguins.org.au  

Coordinates: 38 ° 28 ′ 59.9 ″  S , 145 ° 13 ′ 59.8 ″  E