Malcolm Douglas Wilderness Park

Broome


Visitors enter through the jaws of a giant crocodile at this 30-hectare animal refuge 16km northeast of Broome. The park is home to dozens of crocs (don't miss the 3pm feeding), as well as kangaroos, cassowaries, emus, dingoes, jabirus and numerous other birds.


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2. Streeter's Jetty

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3. Pearl Luggers

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4. Sun Pictures

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5. Short Street Gallery

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6. Hard Hat Diver

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7. Roebuck Bay Lookout

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