Can you tell us about the history of Orana Wildlife Park and a bit about the park today? Orana Wildlife Park is New Zealand’s only open range zoo and is home to the country’s only gorillas and orang-utans. Orana was established in 1976 and is owned and operated by Orana Wildlife Trust, a registered charity. […]

Breeding Brown Teal at Orana Wildlife Park Brown teal are only found in New Zealand. The species was once distributed throughout the country but is now mainly restricted to lowland freshwater wetlands of Great Barrier Island, parts of Northland and several other locations around New Zealand where new populations have been established using translocated birds. […]