Hobart Zoo and Aquarium
| Hobart Zoo and Aquarium | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of Hobart Zoo and Aquarium | |
| 42°42′21″S 147°22′34″E / 42.7057°S 147.3762°E | |
| Date opened | 2 July 1999 |
| Land area | 90 ha (220 acres) |
| Owner | Stuart Webster |
| Website | https://www.hzaa.com.au/ |
Hobart Zoo and Aquarium is a privately owned zoological park located in Richmond, Tasmania, outside of Hobart. It was established in 1999 as Zoodoo Wildlife Park, initially focusing on native rescued and orphaned wildlife species. Over time, the zoo expanded its collection to include exotic animals such as African lions (one tawny-coated female and a white-coated male), neotropical monkeys, zebras, camels, porcupines and several others. In March 2020, the zoo became accredited by the Zoo Aquarium Association of Australasia and is assessed annually.
The zoo was listed for sale through Finn Business Sales with an asking price of $3,750,000. In September 2024, The Mercury reported that Stuart Webster had taken over the Tasmanian zoo.[1][2]
In May 2025, the zoo changed its name from Zoodoo Wildlife Park to Hobart Zoo & Aquarium. 300 acres of land behind the facility has been turned into a protected area for threatened native vegetation as an ecology contribution initiative by the zoo's management.
Animals
The zoo has expanded its animal collection continuously over twenty-five years (including the establishment of the aquarium complex in 2025) and the zoo's species are as follows:
- Aquarium
- Blue tang
- Freshwater angelfish
- Golden moray eel
- Lionfish
- Ocellaris clownfish
- Ocellate river stingray
- Sea anemones
- Blue linckia
- Yellow tang
- Neon tetra
- Rummy-nose tetra
- Bluestreak cleaner wrasse
- Silver dollar (fish)
- Epaulette shark
- Copperband butterflyfish
- Threespot angelfish
- Guppy
- Green chromis
- Royal angelfish
- Phantom catfish
- Red devil fish
- humbug damselfish
- Coral beauty
- Yellow longnose butterflyfish
- Big-belly Seahorse
- Pyramid butterflyfish
- Sea Urchin
- Sea Cucumber
- Brittle star
- Aulonocara
- Yellow boxfish
- Valentin's sharpnose puffer
- Leather coral
- Canthigaster bennetti
- Valenciennea strigata
- Pomacanthus xanthometopon
- Pycnochromis iomelas
- Purple-lined wrasse
- Stenopus hispidus
- Catalaphyllia
- Rhodactis howesii
- Borneo loach
- Euphyllia ancora
- Salarias fasciatus
- Heliofungia actiniformis
- Bubble coral
- Chromobotia macracanthus
- Red moki
- Domestic & Farm Animals
- Exotic Animals
- White lion
- Bolivian squirrel monkey
- Brown capuchin monkey
- Cape porcupine
- Common marmoset
- Cotton-top tamarin
- Dromedary camel
- Emperor tamarin
- European fallow deer
- Fischer's lovebird
- Grant's zebra
- Helmeted guinea fowl
- Lady Amherst's pheasant
- African lion
- Mandarin duck
- Meerkat
- Ostrich
- Ringneck parakeet
- Serval
- Wild turkey
- Peafowl
- Native Birds
- Native Mammals
- Reptiles
References
- ^ McGuire, Simon (28 September 2024). "Zoodoo's new owner reveals $5m facelift". The Mercury. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ Bolger, Rosemary (26 February 2016). "Animal welfare activists angered over Zoodoo Zoo's plan for Siberian tigers". ABC News. Retrieved 13 May 2025.