Wildlife HQ Zoo

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Wildlife HQ Zoo
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Wildlife HQ Zoo Logo
Date opened2013
Location Woombye, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates 26°40′21.62″S152°59′26.81″E / 26.6726722°S 152.9907806°E / -26.6726722; 152.9907806 Coordinates: 26°40′21.62″S152°59′26.81″E / 26.6726722°S 152.9907806°E / -26.6726722; 152.9907806
Memberships ZAA [1]
Website whqzoo.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]

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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 Black and White Ruffed Lemur at Wildlife HQ.jpg
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. [6] [7]

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


Birds
Mammals
Koala Koala at Wildlife HQ.jpg
Koala
Reptiles
Fijian crested iguana Fijian Crested Iguana at Wildlife HQ.jpg
Fijian crested iguana

Incidents

In April 2014, a tarantula was stolen from the zoo. [8]

In May 2014, there were concerns that a local music festival would impact the animals at the zoo. [9]

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