Australia Zoo won the Australian Tourism Awards for 2003–2004 in the category Major Tourist Attraction. The zoo also expanded with the creation of a management team and hiring around 50 staff. Their philosophy was that the zoo animals came first, the zoo team came second, and the zoo visitors came third. As filming generated extra funds, Steve and Terri put all money raised from filming and merchandise into conservation and building new exhibits. The 1990s brought many changes: Bob and Lyn retired and moved to Rosedale, Queensland, while Steve and Terri changed the name of their now growing wildlife park to Australia Zoo. The area was mainly used to house adult saltwater crocodiles that had been captured and relocated from the wild. By the 1990s the Crocodile Environmental Park had become very popular and was seen as unique for its display of crocodile feeding within the park. In 1987, the Crocodile Environmental Park was opened in an effort to aid saltwater crocodile protection. In 1982, the park was renamed the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park and the area was doubled with the purchase of another 4 acres (1.6 ha). Steve had helped Bob and Lyn since childhood to care for crocodiles and reptiles and to maintain the growing number of animals in the zoo. Bob and Lyn passed on their love and respect for wildlife to their three children: Joy, Steve, and Mandy. Bob is a world-renowned herpetologist, who is regarded as a pioneer in the keeping and breeding of reptiles, while Lyn was one of the first to care for and rehabilitate sick and injured wildlife in southeast Queensland. 1970–1992 Īustralia Zoo was opened by Bob and Lyn Irwin on 3 June 1970 under the name Beerwah Reptile Park. Aerial panorama of the Australia Zoo along Steve Irwin Way. History Aerial panorama of the Australia Zoo. Visitors will see a wide variety of birds, mammals, and reptiles, and can view crocodile feedings, and have hands-on animal encounters. In 2010, Australia Zoo won Gold in the Queensland Tourism Awards for Major Tourist Attraction and in 2019, they won the RACQ People's Choice Award – Experience & Services. In 2004, the Australian Animal Hospital was opened next to the zoo to help with animal care and rehabilitation. Following Steve's accidental death from a stingray, Terri became the new owner of the zoo.Īustralia Zoo won the Australian Tourism Awards for 2003–2004 in the category Major Tourist Attraction. Steve and Terri changed the name of their now growing wildlife park to Australia Zoo. In 1982 the park was renamed the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park and the area was doubled with the purchase of another 4 acres (1.6 ha). Their son Steve had helped his parents since childhood to care for crocodiles and reptiles and to maintain the growing number of animals in the zoo. It is a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA), and is owned by Terri Irwin, the widow of Steve Irwin, whose wildlife documentary series The Crocodile Hunter and his family's new show Crikey! It's the Irwins made the zoo a popular tourist attraction.Īustralia Zoo was opened by Bob and Lyn Irwin on 3 June 1970 under the name Beerwah Reptile and Fauna Park.
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