For now, Ardastra Gardens and Wildlife Conservation Centre will remain
open as management continues to closely monitor the spread of Covid 19,
the disease caused by the coronavirus, which can infect both animals and
people, and could trigger a range of respiratory illnesses from the
common cold to lung lesions and pneumonia.
 
Although much of its
tourist traffic has fallen off, Ardastra has taken several precautionary
measures to safeguard staff, its animals and the locals who visit the
property daily…