Australia’s oldest captive dolphin conservation park has entered voluntary administration due to a lack of funding. 7NEWS
of Coffs Harbour, a business which has been operating for over 50 years, said it was facing an array of financial difficulties.
One of only two Australian sea-life centres that take in and treat sick and injured dolphins, the park is also home to the largest population of endangered Australian sea lions in the world.The park, located between Sydney and Brisbane, had been getting by on donations alone after being knocked back for grants by all levels of government, managers said.
However, due to COVID and extreme weather events such as flooding and bushfires, donations to the park have plummeted.The park’s website is now asking visitors to donate in order to “save the park”, which opened 53 years ago and is the only facility between Taronga and Sea World licensed to treat and rehabilitate sick and injured sea life.
Australia’s oldest captive dolphin conservation park has entered voluntary administration due to a lack of funding.Managing director Terry Goodall told AAP the animals would be well cared for if they have to move, but it could cost Coffs Harbour up to $20 million a year in lost tourism revenue.A fundraising push is now under way to keep the pool and its endangered occupants afloat.
Should it be forced to close, the animals will be rehomed by the industry’s peak body, the Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia.
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