Locally owned and operated by the CaPTA Group, the Wildlife Habitat is committed to the conservation of native species via the Tropical Animal Rehabilitation Centre, a non-profit facility that cares for sick, injured, displaced or orphaned native Australian Wildlife. In addition to your visit to the wildlife park, you can go behind the scenes and […]
Ready to get up close to some unique, giant and sssstunning snakes? Slither on down to Wildlife Habitat and check out our brand new Pathway of Pythons. This stunning new snake attraction is truly off the scale, with new slithery residents including Jungle, Olive, Amethystine, Water and Black Headed Pythons. Life is short and the […]
It’s not every day that you meet a rock star! Meet Elvis the Red Tailed Black Cockatoo, Wildlife Habitat’s resident cele-bird-ty! About Elvis the Red Tailed Black Cockatoo Elvis was born around 1980 and shot to fame 8 years later in Brisbane at the World Expo in 1988. This event attracted more than 15,760,000 visitors! […]
Not all super heroes wear capes! National Volunteer Week 2019 celebrates Australia’s volunteers that give up their time to make the world just that little bit lovelier. Wildlife Habitat’s volunteers have the eco power of Captain Planet and Captain Eco Combined! On Saturday, they took their skills out of the park and onto a stunning […]
A clean up is underway at Australia’s leading wildlife experience, Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas, following the impact of ex-cyclone Owen on the Tropical North over the weekend. Wildlife Manager Rabecca Lynch said thankfully no wildlife had been harmed during the storm. “As we continue our clean up, we are working closely with Bio-security Queensland and […]
Shiver me timbers…. the Predator Plank is here! Get ready for a jaw dropping (or should we say snapping) experience; the world’s first Predator Plank has officially opened at Port Douglas Wildlife Habitat! Wednesday 19th September saw the very first person brave the plank, as a four metre male Saltie and his four girlfriends swarmed below […]
To Adopt An Animal online today, visit our adoption page! Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas is now giving animal lovers the chance to adopt their favourite Australian animals through an initiative called “Habitat Heroes”. When you adopt an animal, you will be helping Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas preserve some of the most endangered and vulnerable […]
The Port Douglas Business & Tourism Awards are back again for 2017, with local businesses receiving recognition and respect for all of the hard work they put in. We are proud to say Wildlife Habitat is in the running for multiple awards again this year! We are in the running for the following categories: Best Giftware […]
We think that Australia has some of the most iconic and adorable animals in the world. Experience OZ agrees with us and is currently running a competition for Australia’s Most Adorable Animals, and Wildlife Habitat is lucky enough to have six animals in the competition! Have a look at our cute animals below and vote […]
The Lumholtz’s tree-kangaroo is the smallest of the tree kangaroo species, but one of the largest of the arboreal mammals in Australia. This arboreal species spends most of its life in the canopy of the Australian rainforest. For high rise living, Tree Kangaroos must be agile and nimble, therefore they have regained the ability to […]
