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Taronga Western Plains Zoo Blog

One, Two, Three Giraffe Calves
Friday 19th February 2010
Taronga Western Plains Zoo is having a baby boom! Three Giraffe calves in three months is very rare and definitely an adorable sight.
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Zoos' Devil Program Produces 22 Joeys
Thursday 18th February 2010
Taronga and Taronga Western Plains Zoos’ Tasmanian Devil breeding program has now produced 22 Devil joeys since late 2008.
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Love blossoms this Valentine's Day for Viktor
Friday 12th February 2010
Viktor the Przewalski’s Horse stallion has received an early Valentine’s Day gift with two females being introduced to him in his off display paddock.
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Breeding commences for Tasmanian Devils
Wednesday 10th February 2010
The third breeding season for the Tasmanian Devil insurance population at Taronga Western Plains Zoo is in full swing with a number of pairs already together.
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Lace Monitor heads back into the wild
Friday 5th February 2010
A Lace Monitor that was brought into the Taronga Western Plains Zoo Wildlife Hospital in late 2009 after being hit by a car has received his final check up and been released back into the wild.
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Rare foal finds his feet in the herd
Friday 5th February 2010
Now almost a month old, young Bataar, the male Przewalski’s Horse foal, is starting to mingle with the herd more however he still doesn’t venture too far from his mum’s side.
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Orphaned Dusty Moorhen growing fast
Friday 8th January 2010
Orphaned animals are regularly brought to Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s Wildlife Hospital however; it is not very often that they are a baby Dusty Moorhen. This young Dusty Moorhen was brought to the Zoo by a member of the public after being found on its own at the Narromine weir.
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Lace Montior gets back on his feet
Wednesday 6th January 2010
A Lace Monitor (often referred to as a Goanna) was brought into Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s Wildlife Hospital in early December by a member of the public after it was hit by a car.
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Amani and Thembi enjoy their new home
Thursday 24th December 2009
On a recent trip to Werribee Zoo we headed out onto the African Savannah exhibit to catch up with male Giraffe boys Amani and Thembi, who were transferred to Werribee Zoo from Taronga Western Plains Zoo in May this year.
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Wapiti calf an early Christmas present for the Zoo
Thursday 24th December 2009
Christmas has come early at the Zoo in Dubbo with the birth of a Wapiti calf…could this be one of Santa's potential new recruits?
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