THE SANCTUARY

NEW LOCATION

The Feathered Friends Sanctuary is in the construction and transition phase of relocating to new facilities at Bargo. During this extremely busy time of construction we have paused some experiences. We currently welcome visitors to the Black Cockatoo Conservation Experience at our fabulous new Billabong habitat at the new sanctuary.

Unfortunately, due to road works, the Sanctuary’s conservation experiences have had to immediately cease operation at our previous Orchard HIlls location. As a result, the Feathered Friends team are working tirelessly to set up an experience space at our new location in Bargo.

If you have previously booked for dates in 2025, and your booking has been pushed back because of this relocation, we are deeply sorry. 

Please note that your booking does not have an expiry, and you will be notified in a personal text message as a priority when we are ready to host you at Bargo so that we can arrange a new date for you to come and visit the birds in a VIP Exclusive experience.

We are focusing all of our time on settling the birds into their new conservation space and making sure that the facilities are up and running as soon as possible. During this time no phones or emails will be monitored.

Thank you for understanding and support of Feathered Friends Sanctuary and our fight for conservation.

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Feathered Friends Sanctuary is home to well over 200 birds, ranging from the smallest parrots to the largest birds of prey. These birds have arrived at the Sanctuary from a variety backgrounds and circumstances. For most of our parrots they have been victims of the illegal pet trade or have been surrendered due to injury or other reason. For most of the raptors they have been victims of trauma, feral animals, or deemed unfit for release due to human interference. With nowhere to go and no one to fund their captive life, the team have raised much-needed funds to take them on and provide them with an almost wild life. The Sanctuary is designed to provide freedom of flight, through daily exercise and through our Bird Shows, School Programs and Hawkers Programs.

Feathered Friends Sanctuary is the only permanent facility in NSW caring for non-releasable birds and the only facility in Australia that maintains a purpose-built reserve for birds of prey. The Sanctuary is committed to the conservation efforts of Australian and Exotic avian species, through which our Breeding, Research and Recovery Centre has been instituted.

Feathered Friends is not Government funded. Everything we do relies on the support of the public, followers and our community. Feathered Friends operates under a large and dedicated team ranging from volunteers to students to staff, whom all tend to the birds under the guidance of the Core Handlers.

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