Trowunna Wildlife Santurary

 Trowunna Wildlife Sanctuary

There are quite a few wildlife rescue centres around Tasmania. Our research pointed to Trowunna being the best of them. We can't verify the research but the consensus was that it was very good.

There were lots of animals, but the rock stars were the Tasmanian Devils. The devils at the sanctuary are part of an insurance population to guard against the facial tumour disease.

There are devils from all age groups from young joeys and adolescents, to adults. The devils are fed roadkill and it was really interesting to watch them feed. For animals with fierce reputations, they are very well mannered when feeding as a group.

The keepers even let you you pat these fearsome looking creatures. They aren't nearly as fierce as they look and have very soft fur.

Other cute & furies included wombats;

Spotted Tailed Quolls.

Kangaroos & wallabies;

Rescued birds are represented by: Cape Barren Geese, Black Swans and tawny frogmouths.

They also care for injured wedge tailed eagles at the sanctuary. These magnificent creatures often fall foul to vehicles when feeding on roadkill.

The proceeds of entry go toward the primary reason for the sanctuary's existence. Wildlife conservation. I applaud everything they do.

Mole Creek

 

We had a lot of ground to cover to get to out final destination for the day, Devonport. We didn't use the boring direct route. We had, instead, a few interesting activities planned in the Mole Creek area.

Deloraine

We stopped in Deloraine to wander up and down the main street checking out the various shops while taking in the views of the Great Western Tiers of the Central Plateau that dominates the southern horizon.

Deloraine has a most odd bike shop (below).

Melita Honey Farm

A little further down the road, we stopped in at the Melita Honey Farm in Chudliegh. We've been to plenty of honey places before but this something on a completely different level. There were no less than 50 different honey's to try & the range of honey products was astonishing!

Launceston

 

We were on the move again today. This time to Devonport, but not without some activities along the way. Before we left Launceston, we took the time to have a look at some of the heritage buildings that are dotted around the downtown area.

We also visited the well manicured, City Park. The park isn't very big but it feels much bigger as you walk around.

City Park also has a random enclosure for a troop of Japanese Macaques that seems very much out of place.

Cataract Gorge Reserve

 

Cataract Gorge is right on the doorstep of downtown Launceston. It's a great resource for tourist & local alike. You can swim in the pool or the lake for the waterways in the gorge itself. Regrettably, we weren't smart enough to bring swimming gear so we rode on the chair lift & walked along the gorge instead.