GUANGZHOU residents will be able to view six Australian koalas at a city safari park from the end of April.

A source close to the local Xiangjiang Safari Park said that Australia's environmental protection authorities had approved the koala exports, and the six selected koalas were undergoing quarantine procedures.

"The six koalas are expected to arrive in Guangzhou by the end of April," the source said.

The six koalas have been donated by a wildlife park in the state of Queensland in Australia, according to the Nanfang Daily.

Xiangjiang Safari Park boasts various species of animals imported from around the world, such as giraffes from Africa, anteaters from South America, polar bears from Russia and white tigers from Sweden.

Workers at the Xiangjiang Safari Park are skillful in conducting artificial breeding of animals. They have so far successfully bred a black rhinoceros, lions and a hippopotamus.

Editor: Wing