Wildlife HQ Zoo

Wildlife HQ Zoo
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26°40′21.62″S 152°59′26.81″E / 26.6726722°S 152.9907806°E / -26.6726722; 152.9907806
Date opened2013
LocationWoombye, Queensland, Australia
MembershipsZAA[1]
Websitewhqzoo.com

Wildlife HQ Zoo (formerly Queensland Zoo), is located at the Big Pineapple, Woombye, Queensland on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland and opened in November 2013.[2] In March 2014 many animals were relocated from the now closed Alma Park Zoo.[3]

Opening hours

The zoo is open every day of the year except Christmas Day. It is open between 9am and 4pm with the last entry at 3pm.

Animals

Black-and-white ruffed lemur

Wildlife HQ has a range of species from around the world. Currently eleven species of bird are kept at the zoo including red-tailed black cockatoos, sulphur-crested cockatoos, southern cassowaries, emu, laughing kookaburra and tawny frogmouths. The zoo currently has more than twenty-five exotic mammal species (including thirteen primate species presently) and continue to expand their species holdings.[4][5] The zoo also houses several Australian species of mammals including koalas, wallabies, kangaroos, bettongs, potoroos, quokkas, a wombat and an echidna. The majority of the zoo's reptile collection is exhibited in the ‘’Reptile Barn’’ which displays a diverse collection of non-venomous snakes, lizards and tortoises.[4][6]

Complete species (and subspecies) list of animals at the zoo below.

Birds
Mammals
Koala
Reptiles
Fijian crested iguana

Incidents

In April 2014, a tarantula was stolen from the zoo.[7]

In May 2014, there were concerns that a local music festival would impact the animals at the zoo.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Member Location Map". zooaquarium.org.au. ZAA. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Queensland Zoo @ The Big Pinneapple".
  3. ^ "Tale behind local zoo rivals Noah's Ark". www.couriermail.com.au. Nationwide News. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Another Review of Wildlife HQ [Wildlife HQ Zoo]".
  5. ^ "Meerkats an exciting addition to Wildlife HQ". The Courier Mail. Nationwide News. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. ^ 30 June 2016 New Reptile Barn. Retrieved on 3 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Queensland Zoo offers reward for missing tarantula".
  8. ^ "RSPCA launches investigation into music festival next to zoo". www.couriermail.com.au. Nationwide News. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2021.