Desert Park

City: Alice Springs
Country: Australia
State: Northern Territory
Opened 1997

Species 120

It is sited on 1,300 hectares (3,212 acres), with a core area of 52 hectares (128 acres).  The park contains native animals and plants representative of central Australian desert environments, and contributes to their conservation through research programs as well as through public education. It offers people the opportunity to experience the variety of the deserts of central Australia, exploring the inter-relationships between the plants, animals and people. The park contains three separate walk-through desert habitat areas accessed through a 1.6-kilometre (1 mi) trail: Desert Rivers, Sand Country, and Woodland. In addition, it has a Nocturnal House and a Nature theatre.