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Taronga Western Plains Zoo Blog

Farewell to a grand old dame
Thursday 16th September 2010
Today is a sad day at Taronga Western Plains Zoo with passing of Andrea Giraffe at 24 years of age. Andrea had been in declining health due to her age for some months.
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Rare Addax calf born
Monday 13th September 2010
Keepers have welcomed the birth of a critically endangered male Addax on August 8. For the first couple of weeks the little antelope’s mother had hidden him, like they would in the wild, to protect him from predators.
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Grab your Zoo Grooves tickets now
Tuesday 31st August 2010
The hottest tickets in town are now on sale at Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s main entrance for Zoo Grooves on Saturday 2 October 2010 at 1:30pm during the October long weekend.
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Prime Possum visit Taronga Western Plains Zoo
Monday 30th August 2010
Prime Possum and the Saturday Club visited Taronga Western Plains Zoo this week to film segments for an upcoming show.
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Students FESS Up as Future Endangered Species Scientists at Taronga Western Plains Zoo
Thursday 26th August 2010
We’ve just finished hosting visits last week by students from around the Western Region who came to celebrate National Science Week.
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Zoo Veterinarian Dr Larry Vogelnest talks about a changing world
Friday 23rd July 2010
Come along and listen to guest speaker Dr Larry Vogelnest, Senior Veterinarian at Taronga Zoo, speak about Climate Change at the Animal in Art forum titled A Changing World, Thursday 5 August 2010at 7pm at the Western Plains Cultural Centre.
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Let's groove at Zoo Grooves
Thursday 22nd July 2010
Mental as Anything will headline Zoo Grooves this October long weekend, Saturday 2 October 2010 at Taronga Western Plains Zoo.
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Researching wild Dugongs in Moreton Bay
Thursday 1st July 2010
In June, with 17 other researchers, I helped catch 20 wild dugongs in Moreton Bay, off Brisbane in Queensland to check their health and reproductive status.
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Keeping warm in the cold weather
Wednesday 30th June 2010
As Dubbo’s temperature plunge there’s been a number of frosty starts to the mornings, so some of the animals are finding ways to beat the winter chills and stay warm.
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Helping to Save the Sumatran Rhino
Friday 25th June 2010
Taronga Western Plains Zoo and its visitors have helped raise over $1200 at Rhino May Day last month to help save the critically endangered Sumatran Rhino.
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