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Celebrating World Bongo and Otter Day!Celebrating World Bongo and Otter Day!
Celebrating World Bongo and Otter Day!

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Celebrating World Bongo and Otter Day!

In 2023, Wednesday May 31 is a very special day as we celebrate not one, but two very different species!

Posted on 01st June 2023 by Media Relations

Taronga celebrates birth into Chimpanzee communityTaronga celebrates birth into Chimpanzee community
Taronga celebrates birth into Chimpanzee community

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Taronga celebrates birth into Chimpanzee community

Taronga Zoo Sydney is overjoyed to announce the arrival of a healthy baby born into the Zoo’s Chimpanzee community early this week. The female baby…

Posted on 30th May 2023 by Media Relations

Hay Plains students learn real-world conservationHay Plains students learn real-world conservation
Hay Plains students learn real-world conservation

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Hay Plains students learn real-world conservation

Students in the state’s south-west are learning about efforts to save the critically endangered Plains-wanderer from extinction.

Posted on 29th May 2023 by Media Relations

First Nations artist features at Vivid SydneyFirst Nations artist features at Vivid Sydney
First Nations artist features at Vivid Sydney
First Nations artist features at Vivid Sydney

Wiradjuri artist Nathan Peckham will shine at this year’s Vivid Sydney with his original designs transformed into light art sculptures for Wild…

Posted on 29th May 2023 by Media Relations

Plains-wanderers return to the Hay PlainsPlains-wanderers return to the Hay Plains
Plains-wanderers return to the Hay Plains

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Plains-wanderers return to the Hay Plains

A cohort of critically endangered Plains-wanderers have been released in NSW in a further milestone for the collaborative project aimed at saving the…

Posted on 29th May 2023 by Media Relations

New arrivals to Quoll breeding programNew arrivals to Quoll breeding program
New arrivals to Quoll breeding program

#Conservation, #Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo

New arrivals to Quoll breeding program

The quest to protect the endangered Chuditch has reached a new milestone, with 10 individuals successfully translocated from Southern and Western…

Posted on 03rd May 2023 by Media Relations

It's a Boy!It's a Boy!
It's a Boy!

#Conservation, #Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo

It's a Boy!

Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo is celebrating the birth of a male critically endangered Black Rhino calf born on 14th April to mother…

Posted on 02nd May 2023 by Media Relations

Bearded Dragons hatched and releasedBearded Dragons hatched and released
Bearded Dragons hatched and released

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Bearded Dragons hatched and released

Sixteen baby Bearded Dragons have been returned to the wild following a dramatic rescue by one of Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s very own veterinary…

Posted on 02nd May 2023 by Media Relations

Record-breaking breeding seasonRecord-breaking breeding season
Record-breaking breeding season

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Record-breaking breeding season

The future of the critically-endangered Regent Honeyeater is in safe hands with Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo recording its largest cohort of…

Posted on 02nd May 2023 by Media Relations

Spider Monkey troop welcomes trio of babiesSpider Monkey troop welcomes trio of babies
Spider Monkey troop welcomes trio of babies

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Spider Monkey troop welcomes trio of babies

Three boisterous baby Spider Monkeys have been thrilling visitors to Taronga Western Plains Zoo these school holidays.

Posted on 02nd May 2023 by Media Relations