About Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park
Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park is a privately owned wildlife park on Playford Highway at Seddon, near Parndana on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Established in 1992 as Parndana Wildlife Park, it houses over 150 species and more than 600 animals including koalas, kangaroos, penguins, reptiles and birds. It is notable for its interactive encounters, daily keeper presentations and its wildlife rescue and rehabilitation work following the 2019-2020 bushfires.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a compact, family-run wildlife park set in bushland with walk-through enclosures, aviaries and reptile houses. You can walk among free-roaming kangaroos and wallabies, view koalas, wombats, echidnas, penguins, cassowaries and reptiles, attend scheduled keeper talks and feeding presentations, and participate in optional close-up encounters such as koala holding and reptile handling. The site includes a cafe, gift shop and picnic areas.
Key highlights
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Walk-through kangaroo and wallaby enclosure with supervised feeding
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Koala encounters and daily keeper talks
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Penguin, reptile and bird of prey presentations
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Collection of over 150 species including native Australian fauna
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Wildlife rescue and rehabilitation displays highlighting post-bushfire recovery work