David Fleay Wildlife Park is located near the town of Burleigh Heads on Australia's Gold Coast. Founded in 1952 by renowned Australian naturalist David Fleay, the park is now a habitat for many animals in the best possible natural habitat. The park today is a habitat for many animals in natural ecosystems that have been recreated to the best of their ability. The park's main objective is to spread the word about the need to protect wildlife, especially those species that are threatened with extinction. There is also a rehabilitation centre rehabilitation centre for sick and injured animals and babies left without parents. Every year, about 1,500 animals pass through the centre, most of them are then released into the wild.
After exploring the Brisbane area and south-east Queensland, in 1951, Fleay decided to establish an animal reserve at the mouth of the Tallebudgera River-river. To this end he purchased land there, and in 1958 and 1965 he expanded his property. "The Feely Animal Reserve", as it was originally called, was established as a place for research and educational projects. Platypuses, snakes, dingo wild dogs, hawks, crocodiles and alligators were kept in in enclosed enclosures, while bandicoots, bilbies, flying foxes, rare eastern bristle-billed foxes, sea eagles, wallabies and koalas could come and go as they pleased. To secure the future of the reserve, David and Sigrid Fleay sold most of it (37 acres) to the Queensland state government. A year later they sold another 20 acres, and finally, in 1985, the whole of the reserve became a state park. David and Sigrid Feeley themselves continued living in the park and caring for the animals. In 1997, the park was named in honour of its founder. Today, the park is home to the strange casuaras from the rainforests of northern Queensland, playful platypuses, freshwater and saltwater crocodiles, tree kangaroos, red and giant marsupials. The House of Nocturnal Animals is home to some of the strangest animals on the Australian continent - the rabbit-like Central Desert bandicoot, the black-headed python, and the narrow-legged marsupial mouse.
