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Zoo wins best tourist attraction - three years in a rowZoo wins best tourist attraction - three years in a row
Zoo wins best tourist attraction - three years in a row
Zoo wins best tourist attraction - three years in a row

Taronga Western Plains Zoo has won the Inland NSW Tourism Award for Best Tourist Attraction for the third consecutive year at an awards ceremony held…

Posted on 28th July 2014 by Media Relations

We're Makin' TRACKSWe're Makin' TRACKS
We're Makin' TRACKS
We're Makin' TRACKS

Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s Education team is excited to announce the commencement of a newly developed program called Makin’ TRACKS.

Posted on 28th July 2014 by Media Relations

Blender to benefit rescued wildlifeBlender to benefit rescued wildlife
Blender to benefit rescued wildlife
Blender to benefit rescued wildlife

Taronga Wildlife Hospital will receive a new commercial grade blender and mixer to prepare food for rescued and rehabilitated wildlife.

Posted on 25th July 2014 by Media Relations

Green Anaconda weighs inGreen Anaconda weighs in
Green Anaconda weighs in
Green Anaconda weighs in

Green Anacondas can grow to be the heaviest snakes in the world, with reports of some reaching close to nine metres and weighing in at nearly 250kg!

Posted on 24th July 2014 by Media Relations

Gina finds her wingsGina finds her wings
Gina finds her wings
Gina finds her wings

For many of us, getting around is taken for granted. We start crawling, and then eventually start walking. Our level of skill increases with both…

Posted on 18th July 2014 by Media Relations

Tree’s a crowd: Taronga Welcomes a Vibrant New Group of Squirrel MonkeysTree’s a crowd: Taronga Welcomes a Vibrant New Group of Squirrel Monkeys
Tree’s a crowd: Taronga Welcomes a Vibrant New Group of Squirrel Monkeys
Tree’s a crowd: Taronga Welcomes a Vibrant New Group of Squirrel Monkeys

The trees of Taronga’s Amazonia exhibit have come alive with the arrival of 12 female Squirrel Monkeys from a French zoo.

Posted on 17th July 2014 by Media Relations

Clever Tom escapes the winter chillClever Tom escapes the winter chill
Clever Tom escapes the winter chill
Clever Tom escapes the winter chill

Clever little Tom, the Ring-tailed possum, has built his own nest to keep warm this winter.

Posted on 16th July 2014 by Media Relations

Zoo Adventures a hit these school holidaysZoo Adventures a hit these school holidays
Zoo Adventures a hit these school holidays
Zoo Adventures a hit these school holidays

Over the past two weeks Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s school holiday program, Zoo Adventures was brimming with eager children keen to learn about…

Posted on 15th July 2014 by Media Relations

Egg release brings new hope for Corroboree FrogsEgg release brings new hope for Corroboree Frogs
Egg release brings new hope for Corroboree Frogs
Egg release brings new hope for Corroboree Frogs

Keepers from Taronga Zoo recently returned from Kosciuszko National Park where they released hundreds of Southern Corroboree Frog eggs after another…

Posted on 01st July 2014 by Media Relations

Independent Lima the Siamang Ape turns twoIndependent Lima the Siamang Ape turns two
Independent Lima the Siamang Ape turns two
Independent Lima the Siamang Ape turns two

Recently, Lima the Siamang Ape celebrated turning two years old and is now very independent.

Posted on 26th June 2014 by Media Relations

Joining the Bachelor GroupJoining the Bachelor Group
Joining the Bachelor Group
Joining the Bachelor Group

There are some new kids on the block out on the African Savannah with Giraffe males, Njanu and Kindu, joining our resident bachelor boys, Mbala and…

Posted on 20th June 2014 by Media Relations