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Curraghs Wildlife Park is a wildlife park in The Curraghs (also known as the Ballaugh Curraghs), an area of wetland in the north-west of the Isle of Man.〔(The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) )〕 The park is owned by the Isle of Man Government and administered through the Manx Department of Tourism and Leisure. ==History== The park was founded in 1963, through the Manx “Curraghs Acquisition Act”, the Isle of Man Government purchasing approximately of land to be divided between as a reserve and as a wildlife park. The park was formally opened by the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, Sir Ronald Garvey on 23 July 1965.〔''An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Isle of Man'' by David T. Webber Revised by Frank Cowin and F.J. Radcliffe page 46 (1997) The Manx Experience ISBN 1-873120-25-7〕 It consists of approximately 100 primarily wetland species from around the world in walk-through enclosures.〔(Wildlife park located next to the Ballaugh Curraghs )〕 of the park remains undeveloped to display a variety of habitats such as bogs, Molinia grasslands, open water peat diggings, birch woodland and hay meadows. Nature trails run through this area with signeage describing the ecology and history, comprising a nature trail, tree top trail and butterfly trail. In 2005, as part of the Ballaugh Curraghs Wildlife Parks' 40 years anniversary celebrations, it was host to the annual meeting of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums. In 2009 the park received an award from Biaza at a ceremony held at Knowsley Hall, Merseyside, in recognition for the park’s work in education, winning the small collection award for "Best Education Project with schools".〔(Curraghs Wildlife Park Honoured in 2009 Biaza Awards )〕 The Curragh is designated as a "wetland site of international importance" under the Convention for Wetlands of International Significance, known as the Ramsar Convention. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Curraghs Wildlife Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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