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Watching the ground-breaking Black Rhino research unfold last week, I was amazed at how the process of anesthetising a Rhino, moving her onto a…
Posted on 18th May 2011 by Media Relations
You may have watched the Bird Show before and seen Stellar, the Black Kite, or Dixie, the Whistling Kite, but hopefully you’ll soon be able to see…
Posted on 13th May 2011 by Media Relations
Tree Planting for Regent Honeyeaters in Capertee Valley
Posted on 09th May 2011 by Media Relations
The reptile keepers at Taronga Zoo’s Reptile World watched five little rhinoceros iguanas hatch from their eggs in late April. So far, all of them…
Posted on 09th May 2011 by Media Relations
At almost five months old, Seba the Red Panda cub is becoming much more confident about venturing in to his forest-themed home at the Zoo’s…
Posted on 03rd May 2011 by Media Relations
Last week, frog specialists from Taronga Zoo, NSW National Parks, Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary gathered in the frosty alpine region of…
Posted on 03rd May 2011 by Media Relations
Size matters? I think not. Check out Pez, our male Australian Hobby. The Australian Hobby is one of this country’s smallest raptors, second only to…
Posted on 26th April 2011 by Media Relations
Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s Veterinarian, Benn Bryant recently visited the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra to provide…
Posted on 21st April 2011 by Media Relations
We learnt that in 2009, ten Little Penguins were killed by a dog then seven more were killed last year. This is bad because we found out that there…
Posted on 20th April 2011 by Media Relations
Taronga Western Plains Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a female Giraffe calf born in the night quarters on the morning of Monday 4 April 2011.
Posted on 20th April 2011 by Media Relations
Taronga Western Plains Zoo has received a special delivery from a Zoo in Hong Kong in the form of two groups of Ring-tailed Lemurs.
Posted on 20th April 2011 by Media Relations
Taronga Wildlife Hospital staff today returned eight healthy Little Penguins to the ocean at Long Reef.
Posted on 13th April 2011 by Media Relations