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Media Releases

Take a Power Walk on the Wild Side These School Holidays
Tuesday 29th September 2009
EnergyAustralia will be hosting an interactive activity trail promoting energy efficiency at Taronga Zoo these October school holidays.
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Orana Contractor to Build Zoo's Biggest Project Ever
Wednesday 23rd September 2009
Taronga Western Plains Zoo is excited to announce local company, David Payne Constructions, has been awarded the contract for the redevelopment of the Zoo’s front entrance and visitor plaza, the largest single project undertaken in the Zoo’s 32 year history.
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Tarongas Chimpanzee Group Settle in Well at New Address
Wednesday 23rd September 2009
Taronga’s Primate keepers are delighted the Zoo’s 19 Chimpanzees have settled quickly into their temporary home in the Orang-utan exhibit.
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Statement on Blackbuck Review
Tuesday 22nd September 2009
Taronga Western Plains Zoo responsibly manages its antelope herds to avoid inbreeding by periodically introducing new bloodlines and re-homing animals that have already bred.
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Dentist treats Taronga tiger's sore tooth
Friday 11th September 2009
During a previous examination, veterinarians discovered that ‘Satu’, Taronga Zoo’s four year old Sumatran Tiger had broken a tooth which needed further attention.
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TARONGA’S BINTURONG BABY SMELLS LIKE POPCORN
Tuesday 1st September 2009
At nine weeks of age the large, kitten-sized cub, which is yet to be named, can be spotted in the trees and visitors will not have any problems finding its home within the Wild Asia exhibit as the unusual Asian carnivore smells a bit like burnt popcorn.
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Zoo Statement
Monday 31st August 2009
Taronga Western Plains Zoo Manager Matt Fuller said today:"The zoo is at its heart dedicated to animal welfare. There is no history of mistreatment of animals that have been transferred from its care."
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Zoo increases Tasmanian Devil breeding capacity: Media Statement from Deputy Premier Carmel Tebbutt
Friday 28th August 2009
Acting Premier and Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Carmel Tebbutt, today officially opened Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s new Tasmanian Devil breeding unit – a key part of the national effort to save the endangered marsupial.
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Wildlife Facination Helps Make Taronga Favourite
Thursday 27th August 2009
Taronga Zoo is delighted to have been chosen as Sydney’s Favourite Attraction in a Sydney Chamber of Commerce survey.
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Spring Brings Koala Joey Out Of The Pouch
Wednesday 26th August 2009
Lincoln, a six month old koala joey, has just started venturing out from his mother Maggie's pouch, giving visitors to Taronga Zoo a unique chance to catch a glimpse. Maggie is one of the friendliest koalas at the zoo, and her keeper Lisa Cavanagh has said: "To see the emergence of a joey koala is very rare, and we are just lucky that Maggie is very comfortable with people and has given us the opportunity to watch as Lincoln starts to explore the world outside the pouch."
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