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Zoo staff goes bowling to raise funds for critically endangered Tree KangaroosZoo staff goes bowling to raise funds for critically endangered Tree Kangaroos
Zoo staff goes bowling to raise funds for critically endangered Tree Kangaroos
Zoo staff goes bowling to raise funds for critically endangered Tree Kangaroos

Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s staff are going for a roll on the bowling greens to raise funds for conservation programs for the critically endangered…

Posted on 11th February 2011 by Media Relations

A Taronga Resident Walks on Water!A Taronga Resident Walks on Water!
A Taronga Resident Walks on Water!
A Taronga Resident Walks on Water!

If you've been to Taronga recently you most likely saw the elephants and probably the giraffes, but did you see one of our smaller residents…

Posted on 10th February 2011 by Media Relations

Back to the Land Down UnderBack to the Land Down Under
Back to the Land Down Under
Back to the Land Down Under

In case you don’t know who I am yet, I’m Brendan, a bird trainer from Taronga Zoo, who has spent the last 10 months on a keeper exchange to Toronto…

Posted on 07th February 2011 by Media Relations

Bowerbird chicksBowerbird chicks
Bowerbird chicks
Bowerbird chicks

In the last six weeks one of our Bowerbirds has produced not one, but two clutches of chicks. I was lucky enough to witness the saga right from the…

Posted on 02nd February 2011 by Media Relations

Keepers raise funds for wild Tiger conservationKeepers raise funds for wild Tiger conservation
Keepers raise funds for wild Tiger conservation
Keepers raise funds for wild Tiger conservation

Keepers at Taronga Western Plains Zoo have been selling Tiger themed calendars across the latter half of 2010 to help raise funds for programs that…

Posted on 31st January 2011 by Media Relations

Enchanted Escapades at Taronga Western Plains ZooEnchanted Escapades at Taronga Western Plains Zoo
Enchanted Escapades at Taronga Western Plains Zoo
Enchanted Escapades at Taronga Western Plains Zoo

These school holidays the Zoo Adventurers have gone undercover as their favourite goblins, elves, fairies and trolls to track down the dragon that…

Posted on 31st January 2011 by Media Relations

Taronga's Precious New ArrivalTaronga's Precious New Arrival
Taronga's Precious New Arrival
Taronga's Precious New Arrival

Our Gorilla group has expanded from eight to nine, and our Primate keepers witnessed the whole birth!

Posted on 28th January 2011 by Media Relations

Harley the Otter has a new girlfriendHarley the Otter has a new girlfriend
Harley the Otter has a new girlfriend
Harley the Otter has a new girlfriend

There has been a changing of the guard in Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s Otter group.

Posted on 26th January 2011 by Media Relations

Koala's Jump!Koala's Jump!
Koala's Jump!
Koala's Jump!

A koala jumping from branch to branch is something that most people are surprised to see but it’s something that happens often.

Posted on 20th January 2011 by Media Relations

Farewell to Our Oldest Chimp BessieFarewell to Our Oldest Chimp Bessie
Farewell to Our Oldest Chimp Bessie
Farewell to Our Oldest Chimp Bessie

It is with a heavy heart that I write this blog. It is my sad duty if you may, to report that on Tuesday 11th January Taronga Zoo lost its oldest…

Posted on 18th January 2011 by Media Relations

Bethyl Turns 34Bethyl Turns 34
Bethyl Turns 34
Bethyl Turns 34

This morning Australasia’s oldest Kodiak Bear Bethyl, celebrated her 34th birthday which included a choir of Roar and Snore guests singing ‘Happy…

Posted on 17th January 2011 by Media Relations

Wapiti fawns frolic on exhibitWapiti fawns frolic on exhibit
Wapiti fawns frolic on exhibit
Wapiti fawns frolic on exhibit

Over the past month the Zoo has welcomed two Wapiti fawns, a female born on 11 December 2010 named Kasha meaning fur robe in Native American and a…

Posted on 13th January 2011 by Media Relations