Billabong Koala and Wildlife Park is a 5-acre 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.
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.
- Snow Leopard
- Salt water crocodile
- Koala
- Eastern grey kangaroo
- Spider Monkey
- Koala
- Red-necked wallaby
- Wombat
- Cassowary
- Quoll
- Eastern Brown Snake
- 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.
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