Enjoy a day thats  for the "BIRDS" 

The Umgeni River Bird Park was designed and built by Dr Alan Abrey. It is situated in an old quarry site which used to contain water and was visited by Alan as a young boy growing up in Durban. When looking for a bird park site, he remembered it as a perfect option. After a year of extensive land filling, landscaping and aviary construction, the Umgeni River Bird Park was opened in April 1984 by the then mayor of Durban, Councillor Sybil Hotz.

The park is situated in 3.5 hectares of lush tropical landscaping and houses an ever-increasing collection of more than 800 birds from 200 species. Some species are the only representatives of their kind in Africa whilst others are commonly kept as pets.

One of the main focuses of the park is education. Whilst this means different things to everybody, the programs we have in place and have planned for introduction by the end of the year will ensure something for everyone. Our education manager recently returned from the International Zoo Educators Association conference in Hong Kong which was attended by 159 zoo educators from 30 countries and 109 institutions. The knowledge gained at this conference will result in some exciting changes to our current education programs. One of the biggest additions will be interactive educational exhibits at various points around the park. A new map, guide book and signage are all in the process of development.

There will also be changes to the website with a new feature bird of the month, new pictures, updated content every month and increased activity on our social media platforms. We would like to encourage visitors to the website and social media platforms to interact with us, let us know what you want to know and would like information on. It is only through your interactions that we can make changes and adapt to give you the best experience possible.

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