LegacyLIVE shines a light on our Legacy Species, which are 10 critical species that in 2016, Taronga made a special commitment to protect and conserve. Five of them are native to Australia, and five are on the brink of extinction in Sumatra- a biodiversity hotspot, right on Australia’s doorstep.
Program model
Taronga’s LegacyLIVE follows a simple 3-step model over a 3 week period:
| Step 1 | Meet a Taronga Expert and a Legacy Species in their care through a fascinating Meet & Greet Video. |
| Step 2 | In class, your students build their knowledge of the Legacy Species and the threats they are facing while working on a practical, real world task that our experts perform at the Zoo or out in the field. Each task is focused on developing a specific Working Scientifically skill in an authentic, innovative way. Students will also be able to submit questions for the Taronga Expert online. |
| Step 3 | Meet your Taronga Expert live and in real time via Video Conference, where they will answer a selection of interesting questions submitted by students from all over NSW and talk in more detail about their role in wildlife conservation. |
Event schedule
View key dates of content release and video conferencing for 2020.
Term 1
White Rhinoceros
| Content released | Thursday 10 February 2020 |
| Video conference | Thursday 27 February 2020 at 2pm |
Greater Bilby
| Content released | Monday 9 March 2020 |
| Video conference | Thursday 26 March 2020 at 2pm |
Term 2
Corroboree Frog
| Content released | Tuesday 9 June 2020 |
| Video conference | Tuesday 23 June 2020 at 2pm |
Term 3
Koala
Special LegacyLIVE for Threatened Species Day.
| Content released | Monday 31 August 2020 |
| Video conference | Thursday 17 September 2020 |
Term 4
Sumatran Tiger
| Content released | Monday 26 October 2020 |
| Video conference | Postponed - further details TBC |