Exhibiting wildlife
Under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 (PDF)*, keeping, buying and selling protected native wildlife for public display requires prior approval from the Department.
The Code of practice - Minimum standards for exhibiting wildlife in Queensland (PDF, 381K)* covers:
- Husbandry
- Feeding
- Record-keeping
- Transporting wildlife
- Establishing a wildlife park
- Koalas
- Photographic opportunities and handling wildlife
- Macropods
- Raptors
- Wombats
- Crocodiles
- Ratites (flightless birds)
This code was developed by wildlife parks around Queensland in association with the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.
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Last updated 9 June 2011