Billabong Sanctuary
The Billabong Sanctuary is an wildlife sanctuary in Nome, south of Townsville, North Queensland, Australia.
Animals
The sanctuary is a permanent home to a large number of native Australian animals such as kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, pademelons, koalas, wombats, echidnas, dingos, crocodiles, goannas, snakes, emus, cassowaries, cockatoos; as well as several exotic species such as meerkats, American alligators and New Guinea crocodiles. The natural billabong at the center of the sanctuary is host to many visiting animals, some of which will breed and raise their young at the sanctuary. Visitors to the sanctuary can take guided or self-guided tours through the natural tropical bush.
Breeding programs at the sanctuary include the southern cassowary, estuarine crocodile, koala, eclectus parrot, black-headed python, and greater bilby.
The Billabong Sanctuary has won several awards, including the North Queensland Tourism Awards for Eco-tourism and the Townsville City Council Environmental Excellence Award.