Billabong Sanctuary

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The Billabong Sanctuary is an Australian wildlife sanctuary situated in Nome, 17km's south of Townsville, North Queensland. It has been rated as Australia's best interactive wildlife sanctuary by Totaltravel.com.^[1]

Contents 1 Overview 2 Achievements 3 Official website 4 References

[edit] Overview

The sanctuary is home to native Australian mammals, reptiles and birds such as kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, wombats, crocodiles, parrots and cassowaries.^[2] Visitors to the sanctuary have the opportunity to take a guided tour through the 11 hectare natural tropical bush, or take a self-guided tour. ^[3] Activities during the guided tour include holding and feeding of the animals and attending feeding shows.

[edit] Achievements

Being one of the top wildlife sanctuaries in Australia, the Billabong Sanctuary has won several awards, including the North Queensland Tourism Awards for Eco Tourism (2002 & 2006) and the Townsville City Council Evironmental Excellence Award (1999).^[4]

[edit] Official website

Billabong Sanctuary

[edit] References

1. ^ Totaltravel.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
2. ^ Animals. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
3. ^ Billabong Sanctuary. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
4. ^ Achievements. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.

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