Billabong Zoo
Date opened | 1989 |
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Location | Port Macquarie NSW |
Coordinates | 31°27′32″S 152°49′12″E / 31.459°S 152.820°ECoordinates: 31°27′32″S 152°49′12″E / 31.459°S 152.820°E |
Land area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
No. of species | 50+[1] |
Memberships | Zoo and Aquarium Association[2] |
Website | www |
Billabong Zoo is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) wildlife park and koala breeding centre located in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. It was opened in 1989, and features a wide variety of Australian and exotic animals.
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] [4][5]
- Bare-nosed wombat
- Black-handed spider monkey
- Cheetah
- Common death adder
- Cotton-top tamarins
- Dingos
- Eastern grey kangaroos
- Eastern quolls
- Emu
- Fennec foxes
- Green and golden bell frog
- Koalas
- Little penguins
- Meerkats
- Red Pandas
- Red-necked wallaby
- Saltwater crocodile
- Snow leopards
- Southern African lion
- Southern cassowary
- Southern hairy-nosed wombat
- White-tufted marmosets
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
- Zoos in New South Wales
- 1989 establishments in Australia
- Tourist attractions in New South Wales
- Mid North Coast
- Zoos established in 1989