La Vanille Crocodile Park | La Vanille Crocodile Park Mauritius
Attractions of La Vanille Crocodile Park is Located
in southern Mauritius, La Vanille Crocodile Park was
established in 1985.
La Vanille Crocodile Park Mauritius - It is situated on the valley of
an old vanilla farm.
The area is quite comparable to
a tropical rain forest with the palms trees, freshwater
brooks and a collection of local flowers and plants.
La Vanille Crocodile Park in Mauritius is the creation of an Australian
zoologist called Owen Griffiths and his Mauritian wife
who felt the place would be ideal for breeding Nile
crocodiles.
Four female crocodiles and one male crocodile
were brought to the island from Madagascar and their
young were kept in temperature controlled indoor nurseries
for a year before they were released into water.
The crocodiles at the La Vanille Crocodile Park in Mauritius are
kept in protected areas.
They are separated by age.
Apart from crocodiles, monkeys, deer, giant tortoises,
tenrecs, rabbits, bats, wild pigs and a giant Telfair
Skink are also found in La Vanille Crocodile Park, making
it a very popular tourist destination.
These crocodiles are transferred from Madagascar.
La Vanille Crocodile Park in Mauritius is only about crocodiles and tropical verdure foliage but also about variety of other animal species like monkeys, bats, etc.
The reserve also houses shops and restaurant offering lunches and delicious quick snacks.
Around 500 tortoises hover around the park.
There is around 20, 000 different species of insects in an insectarium inside the reserve.
Stroll in the plush forest and admire nature's glory.
This spectacular tourist attraction in Mauritius was opened for the general public ten years ago.
The Attractions of La Vanille Crocodile Park also
has a presentation centre containing samples of Mascarene
reptiles with explanatory notes for each.
The La Vanille Crocodile Park is located on the southern part of the island and the famous river Riviere des Anguilles flows just by its side.
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