West Coast Wildlife Centre
The West Coast Wildlife Centre is a kiwi-rearing facility in Franz Josef, New Zealand. A public-private partnership with the Department of Conservation and Te Rūnunga o Makaawhio of Ngāi Tahu, it hatches eggs of the kiwi species rowi and Haast tokoeka retrieved from the wild.Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—8:00 PM
- Type: Zoo
- Description: kiwi breeding facility at Franz Josef, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Franz Josef Wildlife Center” and “Franz Josef Wildlife Centre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Our Lady of the Alps and Saint James Church.
Our Lady of the Alps
Church
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Our Lady of the Alps is a church, which is situated 340 metres south of West Coast Wildlife Centre.
Saint James Church
Church
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
St James Church is an heritage-listed Anglican church located in Franz Josef on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Set in a garden setting, the church was built in 1931 in a Tudor Revival style and is notable for its use of clear glass windows and the view over Waiho Gorge from its altar. Saint James Church is situated 490 metres south of West Coast Wildlife Centre.
Waiho Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waiho Bridge is situated 650 metres south of West Coast Wildlife Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Franz Josef and Westland Tai Poutini National Park.
Franz Josef
Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Franz Josef is a village and glacial area at the foot of the western slopes of Mount Cook, in the middle of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Westland Tai Poutini National Park is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as Te Wahipounamu in South West New Zealand. The national park lies on the West Coast of the South Island in the Southern Alps, adjacent to Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park and to the north of Mount Aspiring National Park.
West Coast Wildlife Centre
- Categories: tourist attraction, conservation organization, hatchery, nonprofit organization, building, tourism, and retail building
- Location: Westland District, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.38747° or 43° 23′ 15″ southLongitude
170.1829° or 170° 10′ 58″ eastLevels
2Open location code
4V8GJ57M+25OpenStreetMap ID
way 228660440OpenStreetMap feature
building=retailOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q99767675
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