Ripedcogs6-smallKoala Retreat offers professional services to the zoological industry, including wildlife parks and zoos. Koala Retreat helps deliver and achieve both short and long-term goals to ensure optimal results for happier and healthier koalas in captivity (that can also benefit wild populations).

Koala Retreat provides expert consultation and will deliver holistic husbandry techniques, dietary advice and behavioural management guidance that will lower costs, improve welfare outcomes, generate greater income for your organisation, increase staff morale and ensure happier, healthier koalas.

Our aim is to:

  • Provide professional service to wildlife parks, sanctuaries and zoos;
  • Illustrate the importance of effective dietary programs;
  • Assist with staff training;
  • Inspire positive behavioural change to reduce costs and increase profits;
  • Develop infrastructure to support the wellbeing of koalas;
  • Educate staff on koala behaviour training
  • Develop and deliver health and safety programs for staff and animals;
  • Develop long-term plans for optimal diet and husbandry outcomes;
  • Provide enrichment- based diet
  • Deliver higher quality leaves and increase nutrient value;
  • Develop mental and physical enrichment programs;
  • Enhance the relationship between keeper and koala;
  • Reduce the risk of disease and infection;

Our vision is to provide a sustainable business that benefits the community and works toward ensuring the long-term survival of koalas.

We aim to do this by:

  • Using locally-sourced and sustainable natural resources
  • Understanding koalas’ relationship with Eucalyptus
  • Combining business practices with ethical tourism to support koala protection and awareness;
  • Applying successful captive koala solutions to wild populations;
  • Creating job opportunities, training and long-term employment;

Providing education about koala conservation

We offer the following services:

  • Captive koala management consultation;
  • Staff training on effective koala and animal husbandry;
  • Holistic behavioural training;
  • Koala dietary advice and training;
  • Enclosure design concepts (indoors and outdoors);