| Kula WILD Adventure Park (Formerly Kula Eco Park) | |
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| 18°12′S177°41′E / 18.20°S 177.68°E /-18.20; 177.68 | |
| Date opened | January 1997 |
| Location | Korotogo, Sigatoka,Fiji |
| Major exhibits | Fiji crested iguana Fiji ground frog[1] Pacific black duck |
| Website | http://www.fijiwild.com |
Kula WILD Adventure Park is Fiji's biggest Family Fun Park and anecological preserve inFiji. It is located on Fiji's largest island,Viti Levu, nearSigatoka. The area was originally established as a bird park in the 1980s, but was bought byKula Management in January 1997.[2] With an extensive system of walkways through the park, and a wide range of attractions, the park is now a populartourist attraction.
The park is privately owned and operated. Its main focus is on providing fun rides and attractions for every member of the family. It is also active in the preservation of Fiji's indigenousflora andfauna, includingreptiles, bird life,amphibians,tropical fish, theFiji flying fox (Fiji's only native mammal),insects,butterflies and a wide range of trees and shrubs. The park has also won Fiji's 'Excellence in Tourism' award five times since 1996.[2] In addition, the park strives to increase environmental issue awareness and educate local children in conservation. The park regularly offers free classes in which children may learn about Fiji's environment, pollution, and conservation.[3] More than 8000 children have taken these classes.[1]
In 1998, 140 flora species were cataloged in a joint project between Kula Eco Park, theNational Trust of Fiji, theZoological Parks Board of New South Wales, and the Zoo Friends of Taronga Zoo.[2] The park has established a captive breeding program for the critically endangeredFiji crested iguana andFiji banded iguana.
In 2004, the park achieved two milestones with the world's first captive birth of aKadavu musk parrot and the park's first birth of aPacific black duck.[1]
In 2007, (in cooperation with theBiological Sciences Division at theUniversity of the South Pacific) the park commenced a captive breeding program for the endangeredFiji ground frog.[1]
Kula Eco Park works with a number of organizations to support Fiji and wildlife. They include theNational Trust of Fiji, the Endangered Species Recovery Council of San Diego, and theZoological Parks Board of New South Wales. Kula Eco Park is an honorary associate of the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia.[2]