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Media Releases

Spring Fever for released Regent Honeyeaters
Thursday 25th September 2008
At least one pair of zoo-bred Regent Honeyeaters are incubating eggs, with at least four other nests being built by other pairs just four months since they were released at Chiltern in Victoria.
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Zoo Veterinarians Create Master Mammals Medicine Book
Friday 19th September 2008
The world-first book ‘Medicine of Australian Mammals’ will be officially launched today at Taronga Zoo helping to improve the health, welfare and conservation of Australia’s native mammals.
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Local School Students Get Active At The Zoo
Thursday 18th September 2008
Taronga Western Plains Zoo is working with the Australian Sports Commission's Active After-school Communities Program to help engage primary-school aged children in physical activity that is fun and enjoyable.
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Big Cats A Highlight These School Holidays!
Monday 15th September 2008
Taronga Western Plains Zoo is working with the Australian Sports Commission's Active After-school Communities Program to help engage primary-school aged children in physical activity that is fun and enjoyable.
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Zoo Unveils Redevelopment Plans
Friday 12th September 2008
Taronga Western Plains Zoo is excited to announce the next phase of the Zoo's 12 year master plan which will see approximately $21.5m spent redeveloping a number of areas of the site over the coming four years.
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Taronga Breeding Successes for Endangered Elephants and Gorillas
Thursday 28th August 2008
An infant male Western Lowland Gorilla made his public debut at Taronga today as the Zoo also announced its first-ever artificial insemination (AI) of an Asian Elephant.
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Dignity and Respect in the Workplace Charter Signed at Taronga Zoo
Thursday 21st August 2008
The Taronga Conservation Society Australia (TCSA) and the Public Service Association (PSA) signed the Dignity and Respect in the Workplace Charter on August 21, 2008
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New Taronga Seal Show Debuts For Conservation
Thursday 24th July 2008
The Parliamentary Secretary for Mining And Energy, the Hon. Penny Sharpe MLC, today called on the Zoo's seals and seal-lions to debut the conservation messages of the new Seal Show at the official opening of EnergyAustralia ‘s Great Southern Oceans (GSO).
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Zoo's Orphaned Oryx Learns From Goat Companion
Friday 18th July 2008
Vet nurses at Taronga Western Plains Zoo have been playing mother to an orphaned male Scimitar Horned Oryx whose mother died during labour leaving Zoo staff no alternative but to hand raise the calf.
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Zoo Successful With First Tasmanian Devil Breeding Season
Thursday 17th July 2008
Taronga Western Plains Zoo today confirmed that at least five joeys have been born from the 12 wild-caught Tasmanian Devils brought into the Zoo in late 2007.
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