Queensland: WILDLIFE EXPERIENCES |
Animal by animal guide to spotting Australia's wildlife in Queensland
* indicates birds and animals can be seen here in their natural habitat (sightings are not guaranteed)
- Koalas - Lone Pine Sanctuary, Brisbane; Australia Zoo, Beerwah; Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Port Douglas; Cairns Tropical Zoo; *Magnetic Island; *St Bees Island
- Estuarine (Saltwater) Crocodiles - Australia Zoo, Beerwah; *Hartleys Creek Crocodile Farm, Cairns; Daintree Rainforest; Cairns Tropical Zoo;
- Butterflies - *Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, Kuranda; Flecker Botanic Gardens, Cairns; *Atherton Tablelands rainforests
- Parrots (sulphur-crested cockatoos, crimson rosellas, yellow-tailed black cockatoos and rainbow lorikeets) - Bird Sanctuary, Cairns; Currumbin Bird Sanctuary, Currumbin; Birdworld, Kuranda; Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Cairns; *Atherton Tablelands rainforests
- Dingoes - *Fraser Island
- Southern Cassowary - *Mission Beach; Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Port Douglas
- Kangaroos (eastern grey) - Cairns Tropical Zoo; Australia Zoo, Beerwah; *Cape Hillsborough beach (early morning);
- Red Kangaroo - *western Queensland (most localities)
- Rainforest platypus - *Petersen Creek viewing area, Yungaburra; *Girraween National Park; *Eungella National Park; *Carnarvon National Park; *Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodge platypus viewing area; *Malanda Falls Environmental Park; *Daintree Rainforests
- Potoroo - *Atherton Tablelands rainforests; *Daintree Rainforests
- Bettong - *Atherton Tablelands rainforests; *Daintree Rainforests
- Red-legged Pademelon - *Atherton Tablelands rainforests; *Daintree Rainforests
- Musky Rat-Kangaroo - *Atherton Tablelands rainforests; *Daintree Rainforests
- Giant White-tailed Uromys - *Atherton Tablelands rainforests; *Daintree Rainforests; *Cape York Peninsula
Marine wildlife
- Humpback Whales - *Hervey Bay; *Fraser Island; *North Gorge Walk, North Stradbroke Island; *Whitsunday Islands;
- Bottle Nosed Dolphins (hand feeding) - *Tin Can Bay
- Marine Turtles - *Whitsunday Islands; *Gt Barrier Reef; *Townsville
- Dugongs - *Moreton Bay; *Whitsunday Islands
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