Founded in 1981
Bonorong was established in 1981 on Briggs Road in Brighton, in the valley of the River Derwent about 30 minutes north of Hobart.
A boy’s ambition
Greg Irons first came to Bonorong for his seventh birthday party and told his mother he would own it one day. He started as a young keeper, became manager and took over the business at 25.
Rescue and release
Bonorong describes itself as a sanctuary rather than a zoo, with the aim of returning healthy animals to the wild. Its rescue service receives more than 20,000 calls a year, and its wildlife hospital opened in 2018.



