Symbio Wildlife Park is a privately owned medium sized zoo located in

Helensburgh Helensburgh (; gd, Baile Eilidh) is an affluent coastal town on the north side of the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, situated at the mouth of the Gareloch. Historically in Dunbartonshire, it became part of Argyll and Bute following local governm ...

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, south of Sydney and in close proximity to the

city of Wollongong The City of Wollongong is a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is situated adjacent to the Tasman Sea, the Princes Motorway and the Illawarra railway line. Located south of Sydney central bu ...

. Beginning in 1975 as a native Australian wildlife park, Symbio later expanded its holdings with a number of different animals from other countries also, and has contributed to conservation work and captive breeding programs for both Australian and exotic animals. In 2021 the park established specialty built captive-breeding facilities for native vulnerable and endangered

Bellinger River snapping turtle The Bellinger River turtle (''Myuchelys georgesi'' Cann, 1997) is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is of moderate size (carapace length to 240 mm in females, 185 mm in males), and is endemic to Australia with a hi ...

Manning River snapping turtle The Manning River snapping turtle (''Myuchelys purvisi'') is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. It is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of ...

s and

Stuttering frog The stuttering frog (''Mixophyes balbus'') is a large species of frog that inhabits temperate and sub-tropical rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest in Australia. Distribution This frog's historical distribution ranged from the Timbarra River n ...

s. Among Symbio's animal residents is an albino

echidna Echidnas (), sometimes known as spiny anteaters, are quill-covered monotremes (egg-laying mammals) belonging to the family Tachyglossidae . The four extant species of echidnas and the platypus are the only living mammals that lay eggs and the ...

named Leo.

Incidents

In March 2022, a red panda named Kesari was put down after escaping from the park and being hit by a vehicle after a tree fell.

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* {{Zoos of New South Wales Zoos in New South Wales Wildlife parks in Australia 1975 establishments in Australia Zoos established in 1975 Tourist attractions in Sydney Tourist attractions in Wollongong Helensburgh, New South Wales