Taronga statement on Copenhagen Zoo lions

Taronga statement on Copenhagen Zoo lions

Taronga Zoo has very different policies on animal care than the Copenhagen Zoo.Taronga breeds to defined animal population targets and rarely encounters a situation where an excess of animals occurs.Where animals need to leave its breeding programs, the zoo seeks to re-home them.Recently, when a new male Silverback Gorilla was imported to establish the next generation in Taronga’s conservation breeding program, the zoo conducted an international search and eventually re-homed its aging male Gorilla to Mogo Zoo, along with senior females and their offspring.Taronga Zoo has a published Animal Welfare Charter which outlines its commitment to “provide dignity, respect and the best care for our animals and strive to be a leader, an advocate and an authority on animal welfare”.