| Billabong Zoo | |
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| 31°27′32″S 152°49′12″E / 31.459°S 152.820°E | |
| Date opened | 1986 |
| Location | Port Macquarie NSW |
| Land area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| No. of species | 30+ |
| Memberships | Zoo and Aquarium Association[1] |
| 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 1986, and features a wide variety of Australian and exotic animals.[2]
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.
The park contains a number of native and exotic animals.[3] [4][5]
The park also contains picnic barbeques, gardens, and billabongs (small lakes) covered with water lilies and stocked with koi carp and a visiting speckled longfin eel. It also features a café in the main entrance building.[3]
The park has a number of education talks through the day including a koala photo session.
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 and has participated in a number of species management programs including koalas and snow leopards.
