A zoo in the wine country
Hunter Valley Zoo was founded in 2007 on Lomas Lane at Nulkaba, on the edge of Cessnock and a short drive from the vineyards of Pokolbin. Over the years it gathered Australian and exotic mammals, birds and reptiles.
New hands in 2021
In July 2021 the zoo was bought and joined Australian Wildlife Parks, alongside Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park and Mogo Wildlife Park. On 19 November 2021 it was relaunched as Hunter Valley Wildlife Park.
The park today
The park now cares for more than 200 animals on a ten-acre site and is accredited by the Zoo and Aquarium Association. Its walk-through habitats are a highlight, and Gotti, the first giraffe calf born at the park, is one of its best-known residents.



