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| 83 Ridge Rd RD4 Tuakau New Zealand T 09 236 8686 |
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HAVE A WILD TIME AT FRANKLIN ZOO
WELCOME TO JUMBO!  Jumbo the elephant, New Zealand's only African elephant, has retired from the circus and is starting a new life at Franklin Zoo and Wildlife Sanctuary. She has settled into to her new facility which has given her space to explore, toys to play with, sand pits for dust baths and wallows so she can enjoy being an elephant.
We now need to build Jumbo a barn, with areas under cover, heating, warm water for wash downs and storage space plus a tractor so we can continue to shovel piles of dirt and sand into her enclosure for her to play in.
Please help us to help Jumbo. You can make donations to her retirement fund through our office, sending a cheque or by making a direct deposit. Please download the form for more details.Click here to download donation form for Jumbo's Retirement Fund  |
| Meet our Lions, Monkeys, Bobcats, Lemurs, Zebra and many more animals and birds. Come for the day, have a picnic, or a birthday party, join the wild encounters and guided tours. We run school holiday and weekend programmes for budding zoo keepers. And we're open 9am to 5pm every day including Christmas Day.. $6 for 3-17 year olds; $12 per adult; under 3s FREE. Family Passes $30 for 2 adults and 2 children. ASK ABOUT OUR FRIENDS OF THE ZOO ANNUAL PASSES. |
Our Purpose  To provide a home and rehabilitation for at risk exotic and native species. We actively promote Conservation through our Education programmes and provide a Recreational resource for our community.
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Holiday Programmes Zoo Cubs is a half day programme for 8-11 year oldsJunior Zoo Keepers is a 3-day programme for 12-17 year olds Both give you a chance to have fun and experience our exotic and indigenous wildlife up close and personal, while learning to provide for their physical and behavioural needs in captivity.Click on Events for the dates of the next courses. |
How to find us 83 Ridge Road, RD 4 Tuakau.Heading south, take the Ridge Road turnoff (474) on SH1. We're 5km along Ridge Road on the right. Heading north, turn off at Pokeno then head along Tuakau Road, turn right into Ridge Road and we're about 500m on the left. We're open 9am to 5pm every day. |
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| Emu |
| Second biggest bird in the world. Our emu can run up yo 50km per hour and each stride can be as long as 3 metres. Because they have no teeth, emus eat stones and pebbles to grind up their food. Imagine that! Listen carefully, and that drum beat you hear is probably one emu chatting to another. Emu Dads look after the eggs until they hatch and then look after the young chicks for the next two years. |
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