Billabong Zoo
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| 31°27′32″S 152°49′12″E / 31.459°S 152.820°E | |
| Date opened | 1989 |
| Location | Port Macquarie NSW |
| Land area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| No. of species | 50+[1] |
| Memberships | Zoo and Aquarium Association[2] |
| Website | www |
Billabong Zoo: Koala & Wildlife park is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) wildlife park and koala breeding center located in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. It was opened in 1989, and features a wide variety of Australian and exotic animals. It is known worldwide as a breeding centre for koalas.
History
The park was opened in 1989, and was a major breeding centre for koalas. Starting in 2005, new ownership of the park has seen it move from simply breeding koalas to a more common wildlife park.
Exhibits
The park contains a number of native and exotic animals.[3]
- African Lions[4]
- Cassowaries
- Cheetah[5]
- Saltwater crocodile
- Death adder
- Dingos
- Emu
- Green and golden bell frog
- Koalas
- Quolls
- Red Pandas
- Snow leopards
- Spider monkey
- Wombat
- Eastern grey kangaroo
- Fennec Foxes
- Meerkats
- Little penguins
- Red-necked wallaby
- Southern cassowary
- Quolls
- Common marmosets
- Cotton-top tamarins
The park also contains picnic barbeques, gardens, and billabongs (small lakes) covered with water lilies and stocked with koi carp and a visiting eel. It also features a café in the main entrance building.[3]
Education
The park has a number of education talks through the day including a koala photo session.
Conservation
The park breeds koalas to send to other zoos in the Australasian breeding program.[6]
In 2011 the park joined the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA) and has participated in a number of species management programs including koalas and snow leopards.
See also
References
- ^ "Billabong Koala & Wildlife Park". au.totaltravel.yahoo.com. TotalTravel. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ^ "Member Location Map". zooaquarium.org.au. ZAA. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ a b Billabong Koala Park. "Attractions". Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ^ Ian Walker (13 November 2015). "Australia's latest arrivals are a bunch of cheetahs". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Ian Walker (13 November 2015). "Australia's latest arrivals are a bunch of cheetahs". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Zoo Aquarium Association. "Taxon Advisory Group Koalas". ZAA. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
External links
Media related to Billabong Koala and Wildlife Park at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
