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Media Releases

Oprah Show's Australian Adventure Starts at Taronga Zoo
Wednesday 8th December 2010
The Oprah Winfrey Show’s 302 special guests were welcomed to Australia last night at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo.
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It's not the seal, it's the seals
Saturday 4th December 2010
Keepers and animals in the Great Southern Oceans exhibit have recently been in a research program to better understand the hearing range and sensitivity of seals in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Wombat Orphan Finds New Mother At Taronga Zoo
Wednesday 1st December 2010
An orphaned baby wombat is receiving round the clock care at Taronga after its mother was killed on a highway. The little female Common Wombat joey, now named ‘Mirrhi’, was rescued from along the Hume Highway where its mother had been struck and killed by a car.
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Zoo welcomes Bison calf
Wednesday 24th November 2010
Keepers at Taronga Western Plains Zoo are delighted by the arrival of a male Bison calf, which was born on Sunday 7 November 2010 in the early hours of the morning.
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Stem Cell Therapy for a Snow Leopard
Tuesday 23rd November 2010
Taronga Zoo used fat-derived stem cell therapy on a Snow Leopard’s arthritic knee, becoming the first zoo in Australia to use this technology on a big cat.
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Wildlife Wins at NSW Tourism Awards
Monday 22nd November 2010
Taronga Zoo is celebrating being named best ‘Major Attraction’ at the NSW Tourism Industry Awards at the Grand Pavilion, Rosehill Gardens Racecourse last Friday night.
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NSW Government Opens Dubbo Zoo’s Biggest Project Ever
Friday 19th November 2010
Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Frank Sartor, today officially opened Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s new Visitor Plaza - the single largest project in the Zoo’s 33 year history.
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NSW Government Opens Dubbo Zoo's Biggest Project Ever
Friday 19th November 2010
Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s new Visitor Plaza officially opened today.
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'Doll' joins Taronga's Elephant herd
Thursday 11th November 2010
Taronga’s newborn female Asian Elephant calf was officially named ‘Tukta’ today, a Thai name meaning ‘doll’.
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Tarongas Third Elephant Calf Born On Anniversary Of Herds Arrival
Tuesday 2nd November 2010
The calf is Taronga’s first female and it is the fifth calf born to the Australian Conservation Management Plan for these endangered elephants.
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