Billabong Koala Park
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Billabong Koala Park is a 5 acres (2 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 world wide as a breeding centre for koalas.
s. Starting in 2005, new ownership of the park has seen it move from simply breeding Koalas to a more common wildlife park.
The park also contains picnic barbecues, gardens, and billabongs (small lakes) covered with water lilies and stocked with koi carp. It also features a cafe in the main entrance building.
s to send to other zoos in the Australasian breeding program.
Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Port Macquarie is a city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, located about north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. The city is located on the coast, at the mouth of the Hastings River, and has an estimated population of 44,313....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was opened in 1989, and features a wide variety of Australian and exotic animals. It is known world wide as a breeding centre for koalas.
History
The park was opened in 1989, and was a major breeding centre for KoalaKoala
The koala is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae....
s. 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.- Salt water crocodile
- KoalaKoalaThe koala is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae....
- Eastern grey kangarooEastern Grey KangarooThe Eastern Grey Kangaroo is a marsupial found in southern and eastern Australia, with a population of several million. It is also known as the Great Grey Kangaroo and the Forester Kangaroo...
- Spider MonkeySpider monkeySpider monkeys of the genus Ateles are New World monkeys in the subfamily Atelinae, family Atelidae. Like other atelines, they are found in tropical forests of Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Brazil...
- KoalaKoalaThe koala is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae....
- Red-necked wallabyRed-necked WallabyThe Red-necked Wallaby is a medium-sized marsupial macropod, common in the more temperate and fertile parts of eastern Australia, including Tasmania.- Description :...
- WombatWombatWombats are Australian marsupials; they are short-legged, muscular quadrupeds, approximately in length with a short, stubby tail. They are adaptable in their habitat tolerances, and are found in forested, mountainous, and heathland areas of south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania, as well as...
- CassowaryCassowaryThe cassowaries are ratites, very large flightless birds in the genus Casuarius native to the tropical forests of New Guinea, nearby islands and northeastern Australia. There are three extant species recognized today...
- QuollQuollThe quoll, or native cat, is a carnivorous marsupial native to mainland Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania. It is primarily nocturnal and spends most of the day in its den. There are six species of quoll; four are found in Australia and two in New Guinea...
- Eastern Brown SnakeEastern brown snakeThe eastern brown snake , often referred to as the common brown snake, is a species of genus Pseudonaja. This snake is considered the second most venomous land snake based on its value in mice. It is native to Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.-Description:Adult eastern brown snakes are highly...
- Red-belly Black Snake
The park also contains picnic barbecues, gardens, and billabongs (small lakes) covered with water lilies and stocked with koi carp. It also features a cafe in the main entrance building.
Education
The park has a number of education talks through the day including a Koala photo session.Conservation
The park breeds KoalaKoala
The koala is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae....
s to send to other zoos in the Australasian breeding program.