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For the first time, the longest-running historical record of human-shark interactions in Australia is now accessible online.
Posted on 07th July 2022 by Media Relations
Three of Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s newest arrivals have passed their first health checks and vaccinations with flying colours.
Posted on 24th June 2022 by Media Relations
Shovels are in the ground and construction has begun on a multi-purpose Platypus Conservation Centre at Taronga Western Plains Zoo.
Posted on 24th June 2022 by Media Relations
The birth of a giraffe calf delighted keepers and guests on Saturday 18 June 2022 at Taronga Western Plains Zoo after it was born in the early hours…
Posted on 23rd June 2022 by Media Relations
Conserving Namibia’s desert-dwelling giraffe is one of a number of conservation initiatives of the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF), and it is…
Posted on 20th June 2022 by Media Relations
We are ecstatic to announce a new conservation breeding program for the endangered Chuditch, also known as Western Quolls, has commenced in our…
Posted on 17th June 2022 by Media Relations
Australia’s iconic Greater Bilby is bouncing and digging around Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary near Alice Springs…
Posted on 30th May 2022 by Media Relations
On 23 May we celebrated World Turtle Day by sharing this very special story. We returned two majestic green sea turtles to the ocean recently…
Posted on 27th May 2022 by Media Relations
Taronga’s Greater Bilby conservation breeding program is going from strength to strength, a week-long health survey of the Sanctuary at Taronga…
Posted on 26th May 2022 by Media Relations
World Otter Day is on Wednesday 25 May. The day was created to help bring awareness to all 13 otter species around the world. Otters are what’s known…
Posted on 23rd May 2022 by Media Relations
World Environment Day is a vital day to recognise and appreciate how much we all rely on nature and the creatures that inhabit it. From the mightiest…
Posted on 19th May 2022 by Media Relations
The first student conservationists have this month graduated after completing a first-of-its-kind conservation degree from the University of Sydney,…
Posted on 11th May 2022 by Media Relations