What park is known for the Werribee Open Range Zoo as well as the estate of a historical building in Victoria, Australia?
Werribee Open Range Zoo Werribee Open Range Zoo is an African themed zoo in Werribee, about 32 km south-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board or 'Zoos Victoria' which also includes Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary. It is situated on approximately 225 ha and is located on the Werribee River in Werribee Park, adjacent to the Werribee Mansion. It was originally agistment land to the Melbourne Zoo.
Paddys Ranges State Park Paddys Ranges State Park, near Maryborough, 170 km northwest of Melbourne, Australia comprises 2010 ha of native vegetation. Gold mining and eucalyptus oil production within the park date back to the 1840s but have long closed down. The vegetation is primarily of box-ironbark forest, with prominent golden wattle and native orchids. Swift parrots, painted honeyeaters, wedge-tailed eagles and crested bellbirds are all present.