Animal by animal guide to spotting Australia's wildlife in Western Australia
* indicates birds and animals can be seen here in their natural habitat (sightings are not guaranteed)
- Koalas - Yanchep NP, Perth; Caversham Wildlife Park, Whiteman Park; Cohunu Wildlife Park, Gosnells; Peel Zoo, Mandurah; Marapana Wildlife Park, Karnup
- Fairy Penguins - Perth Zoo; *Penguin Island, Safety Bay
- Dingo - Perth Zoo; Caversham Wildlife Park, Whiteman Park; Marapana Wildlife Park, Karnup
- Kangaroos (western grey) - Perth Zoo; *Lucky Bay Beach near Esperance; Caversham Wildlife Park, Whiteman Park; Armadale Reptile & Wildlife Centre; Peel Zoo, Mandurah
- Red Kangaroos - *North-eastern and northern area of WA (most localities); Cohunu Wildlife Park, Gosnells
- Numbat - Perth Zoo; Caversham Wildlife Park, Whiteman Park;
- Hairy Nosed Wombat - Perth Zoo; *Nullarbor Plain; Armadale Reptile & Wildlife Centre
- Ring-tailed Possums: Perth Zoo; Armadale Reptile & Wildlife Centre
- Emu - Armadale Reptile & Wildlife Centre; Perth Zoo; Marapana Wildlife Park, Karnup;
- Tasmanian Devil - Perth Zoo;
- Quokka - Perth Zoo; *Rottnest Island; Caversham Wildlife Park, Whiteman Park;
- Echidna - Perth Zoo; Caversham Wildlife Park, Whiteman Park;
- fruit Bats - Armadale Reptile & Wildlife Centre
- Southern Cassowary - Perth Zoo; Caversham Wildlife Park, Whiteman Park;
- Camels - Broome (rides); Marapana Wildlife Park, Karnup;
- Parrots (sulphur-crested cockatoos, crimson rosellas, rainbow lorikeets) - Perth Zoo; *Yanchep NP;
Marine wildlife
- Southern Right Whales - *Albany (Rotary Lookout, Bremer Bay [John Cove] and Point Ann)
- Humpback Whales - *Albany (Rotary Lookout, Bremer Bay [John Cove] and Point Ann); *Gantheaume Bay, Broome; *Shark Bay; *Rottnest Island; *Hillarys; *Augusta; *Jurien
- Blue or Pygmy Blue Whales - *Rottnest Island; *Dunsborough;
- Whale Sharks - *Exmouth;
- Bottle Nosed Dolphins - Cockburn Sound, Rockingham; Mandurah; *Monkey Mia, Shark Bay (hand feeding); *Koombana Bay, Bunbury (hand feeding); *Jurien Bay
- Australian Fur Seals - *Rottnest Island; *Shoalwater Islands, Rockingham; *Jurien Bay; *Emu Point, Albany;
- Southern Elephant Seal - *Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth
- Australian Sea Lions - *Jurien Bay
- New Zealand Fur Seals - *Woody Island, Esperance;
- Marine Turtles - *Exmouth;
- Dugongs - *Shark Bay
- Estuarine (Saltwater) Crocodile - Perth Zoo;
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