I know Melbourne is a big city... but do you any of you know where I go nearby to see some true wildlife (actually in the wild)? I would prefer to stay away from the real "touristy" stuff if possible...
2007-07-19 05:24:41 · 9 answers · asked by hann521 1 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Victoria (Melbourne)
Healesville Sanctuary and Phillip Island for guaranteed sightings. If you are prepared to wait patiently and quietly, any of the national parks will do. Tourists want to see koalas, wombats, kangaroos etc. Anywhere that guarantees sightings will be popular so you will find tourists there. Most people living in Melbourne have never seen "true wildlife" as you describe it.
Kangaroo Island would be a long trek from Melbourne. It is off the coast from Adelaide.
2007-07-19 10:35:48 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Apart from all of the above (except for Kangaroo Island - it is in South Australia) if you can, go driving up towards King Lake and get on to some back roads. If you go early in the morning or at dusk you will see kangaroos lying around in the paddocks. If you go up into the hills (Dandenongs) and go a little off the main roads you will hear the Lyre Birds and Kookaburras and you might see echidnas and wombats. All these places are best if you know someone who knows where to go. A lot of our wildlife is nocturnal so if you go to a touristy place you at least will get to see them. It is a bit hit and miss in the wild. Healsville Sanctuary is the best place, it is very natural and if you get there early you miss the crowds. Hope this helps.
2007-07-19 20:40:55 · answer #2 · answered by cutsie_dread 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on which wildlife? It also depends on how far on foot you want to go. The howqua area near Mansfield has a very healthy kangaroo population and if you drive on the back roads at night you will see some really large ones. The only place I have found lyre birds in the wild was on the slopes of Mt feathertop, bungalow spur track near harrietville at dusk. Dusk is also a good time for seeing koalas become more active. The southern areas of the Grampions, south of Halls Gap are great for larger mammals like emus and kangaroos. I have only seen wild platypai in the rivers just inland from Lorne on the Great Ocean road but they are very shy. The wombat state forrest has a lot of wallabies, and the best place to see koalas is actually not totally wild but the koala centre at Phillip Island is the best I have been to, they have a lot and you can get really close, and it is very similiar to seeing them wild. go early so you can get tickets for the penguins also from the visitors centre just after you get on the island. For rarer species you might want to do some walks in east gippsland. If you want to go exploring send me an e mail, if i am not working I can join you, or at least chat over some maps. have fun!
2007-07-20 02:39:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-23 01:25:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ballarat wildlife is about 1hr drive out of Melbourne..The kangaroos roam free, you can buy bags of feed. They have a lovely koala enclosure and make sure you see the feeding of the crocodiles. They have other animals too, but these are the main attractions. The park itself is not too large and not too many tourists, especially in this cold weather. I took my family we had a picnic lunch it was very pleasant.
2007-07-19 23:39:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
chapel st, 3 am when nightclubs close.. thats wildlife!! naw try hillseville sanctuary, realy nice. about 1 hour from melb.
2007-07-20 04:11:14 · answer #6 · answered by Tu_Jahan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about treking down to Kangaroo Island ??
2007-07-19 05:30:29 · answer #7 · answered by Mr Answerman 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you cant import or export animals from australia. so he couldnt take the snakes any way. australia has more venomous snakes then non venomous just google native reptiles in australia
2016-03-15 06:54:38 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Zoo is the only place I can think of........
2007-07-19 08:39:27 · answer #9 · answered by Sparky5115 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋