Healesville Sanctuary

Travelling out north east of Melbourne we saw the Kinglake Range, the Dandenongs & the mountains around Healesville, the Yarra River flows in the valley. An area of great beauty - farm land, vineyards, forest, eucalyptus & flood plains.




We spent the day with Joy & Barrie at the Healesville Sanctuary. An abundance of native wildlife in an open setting & breeding programmes for endangered species. In particular we enjoyed the reptiles - this is a Monitor Lizard basking in the sun.

They have many rare specimens that are few & far between in the wild. Lots of information about protecting & conserving wildlife......the most interesting of which was "Wipe for Wildlife" -  a drive to reduce the impact on the forests by only buying recycled toilet paper.

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             (Anyone you recognise ???)