Port Moresby Nature Park

Some very passionate young people play exciting and varied roles. Zoo Educators give public talks, host fun activities, school education sessions, holiday activities and even other educational competitions as well!

The Park’s team of zoo educators are great at creating educational materials for a variety of age groups that visit the Park all year round. They use the surroundings of the park to connect children and visitors to the wildlife and flora.

It extends beyond a mere funding to one of genuine commitment by EMPNG to seeing the Park reach its full potential for the benefit of the community and for the preservation of PNG's amazing and diverse biodiversity.

Port Moresby Nature Park’s Chief Executive Officer, Michelle McGeorge, recently acknowledged its longest running partner ExxonMobil PNG for its support as one of its major sponsors.

Each participating country was given specific focus areas to highlight within 10 minutes via a Zoom conference and sure enough, on top of the list for favourite tourist sites was Port Moresby Nature Park.

To express the Park’s gratitude and support for the Lasallian team, the youth volunteers and their teacher Murray Misha, were given a tour of the Park with each team member receiving a Free Entry Pass from the Park’s Education Team.

In a statement, the Park said: “Not everything goes to plan at the Nature Park and this was the case with our resident pair of Blue-winged Kookaburras.

“After laying their eggs in a hollow log on the ground, we normally allow the parent to incubate and raise their offspring but unfortunately with the heavy rains one of the eggs was damaged and it was decided to remove the last remaining egg.”

It is good thing that Port Moresby Nature Park is equipped to care for the fertile eggs and artificially incubate them.

In supporting this global call for a carbon-free World, starting with the nation’s capital, Port Moresby Nature Park’s nursery houses hundreds of tree seedlings, ready for planting.

The Park through its Trees4Life initiative supports the nation’s capital by supplying tree seedlings, creating more green spaces for residents to enjoy in the future. Since 2020, the Park has provided over 10,000 tree seedlings for planting around the city.

The Park’s Education team took to several schools, presenting the Top Explorer and Champion Explorer Awards for schools who repeatedly visited the Park for its school excursion programs.

One such school was La Salle Technical College’s Year 10 students, also undertaking Tourism & Hospitality studies who had visited the Park for practical lessons in July and August this year.

On hand to receive the class certificate award was teacher, Dorothy Edipau who was equally excited and surprised to receive the class award.

Despite the setbacks experienced by business houses through COVID-19 flight and freight restrictions, the gift shop has been consistently stocking up its many gift items, promoting PNG’s culture through its various displays, thanks to its network of local artisans. 

One such artisan who benefits through this community network is Max Tuhi. Max hails from Morobe and resides in Port Moresby. He has been providing unique hand-painted side bags of which he supplies to the gift shop to sell at between K15 – K20 each.

At the Port Moresby Nature Park, wildlife carers go through some serious training and learning sessions through its annual internship program in order to earn their place as a wildlife carer.

This quarter, the Park has selected another three interns from various tertiary institutions to be part of its wildlife internship program.

Daniella Kapi, Esther Hulum and Christobeth Audubom are three interns who will undergo the internship program for 12 weeks under the guidance of Wildlife Manager, Ishimu Bebe.

At the Port Moresby Nature Park, wildlife carers go through some serious training and learning sessions through its annual internship program in order to earn their place as a wildlife carer.

This quarter, the Park has selected another three interns from various tertiary institutions to be part of its wildlife internship program.

An all-female team made up of, Daniella Kapi, Esther Hulum and Christobeth Audubo are three interns who will undergo the internship program for 12 weeks under the guidance of Wildlife Manager, Ishimu Bebe.

A teacher is formally an educator - any person that helps another person acquire knowledge and learn new things.

At the Port Moresby Nature Park, they have a group of amazing educators, who over the years have played a massive role in educating thousands of school children, about the environment, culture and people through various educational topics under their weekly curriculum-based lesson plans.