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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 1986, and features a wide variety of Australian and exotic animals.

Billabong Zoo Koala & Wildlife Park

Date opened	1986
Location	Port Macquarie NSW
Coordinates	31.459°S 152.820°E / -31.459; 152.820
Land area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
No. of species	50+[1]
Memberships	Zoo and Aquarium Association[2]
Website	www.billabongzoo.com.au

History

The park was opened in 1986, 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]

• African lion
• 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 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

• Taronga Zoo

References

External links

• Media related to Billabong Koala and Wildlife Park at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

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