| Zoo Name: | Billabong Zoo Koala & Wildlife Park |
| Date Opened: | 1986 |
| Location: | Port Macquarie NSW |
| Num Species: | 30+ |
Billabong Zoo is a 10acres 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.
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.[1] [2] [3]
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.[1]
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.[4]
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.