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Birds of Eden is the world's largest free flight aviary and bird sanctuary, located in Kurland village near Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape, South Africa.[1] The mesh dome of the sanctuary was built over Шаблон:Convert of indigenous forest, and is up to Шаблон:Convert above ground level. Шаблон:Convert of walkways, about 75% of which are elevated, let visitors see the birds at all levels of the aviary.

Birds of Eden is one of the four Sanctuaries under The South African Animal Sanctuary Alliance (SAASA). As a member of SAASA Birds of Eden was honoured with four major tourism awards in 2014. The four awards are namely the Lilizela Tourism Visitor Experience of the Year Award at a 'Wildlife Encounters',[2] the Skål International Sustainable Tourism Award,[3] Overall winner of the World Responsible Tourism Award as well as the Gold Award in World Responsible Tourism in the category of 'Best Animal Welfare Initiative'.[4]

Facilities

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Masts and mesh

The Шаблон:Convert enclosure is covered Шаблон:Convert of wire mesh resting on cables strung between 28 masts. The masts vary in length between Шаблон:Convert and at its highest point the mesh is Шаблон:Convert above the ground. The total weight of the wire mesh is about 80 tonnes, and it encloses a total volume of Шаблон:Convert.[5][6]

Visitors can access the aviary through about Шаблон:Convert of walkways, about 75% of which are elevated to let them see the birds in all areas of the aviary. Visitors can tour the facility on their own, or take a guided tour.[7]

The enclosure was built over indigenous forest and includes a natural gorge with a waterfall, and a 200-seat amphitheater.[8]

Animals

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A Blue-and-yellow macaw
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Inside the aviary
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Pink flamingo
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Channel-billed toucan
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Black-capped Conure
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Scarlet Ibis

In 2014 the sanctuary was home to about 3500 birds representing more than 200 species.[8]

References

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External links

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