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Shy New Chimpanzee Arrival Makes Mother's Day DebutTaronga's newest Chimpanzee mother, 'Sacha' today started Mother's Day celebrations early, by revealing her new baby boy which has been snuggling close to her belly since his arrival last month. The shy new male named 'Sule', meaning 'adventurous', was born on 4 April, in the Chimpanzee night house under the watchful eye of the world-renowned group, which now comprises of 20 individuals. |
Regent Honeyeater breeding program soarsWith only an estimated 1500 Regent Honeyeaters left in the wild, the release of twenty eight birds from a successful regional breeding program is well timed. Taronga Zoo in partnership with wildlife agencies manages a vital breed-for-release program for this endangered species. |
Great Southern OceansTaronga Zoo's expansive Great Southern Oceans exhibit, opening to the public for today, provides an important and thrilling introduction to Australia's marine wildlife. The new 1.2 hectare exhibit features Australian Sea Lions, Australian Fur Seals, New Zealand Fur Seals, Californian Sea Lions, Leopard Seals, Penguins and Pelicans live in unique displays, emulating their natural habitats and offering spectacular viewing for visitors. Great Southern Oceans plays a vital part in marine conservation through public education about these precious creatures and their natural habitats, research, breeding and field conservation. |
Taronga's Fiordland Penguins Step OutTaronga's keepers have discovered Fiordland Penguins like to walk. Zoo visitors have been enchanted to discover Mr Munro and female penguins, 'Chalky' and 'Milford' out for a stroll through the Zoo grounds as part of their exercise routine. Mr Munro made news headlines last year after being nursed back to health at Taronga Zoo following a heroic 2000km swim across the sub-Antarctic waters from New Zealand. |
Zoos Announce Australasian Program To Save FrogsAustralasian Zoos have joined world Zoos in Year of the Frog 2008 to help avert the dramatic increase in frog extinctions. The coordinated regional conservation strategy will be announced during the Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria Conference at Taronga Zoo this week. The program addresses the steady decline of Australasia's frog populations with 47 species out of 220 endangered by habitat loss and disease. |
Taronga-Bred Booroolong Frogs Released In BushThe first Booroolong Frogs to be bred in zoos will be released today, only a year after Taronga started a breeding program to save the tiny amphibian. The critically endangered native species has suffered unprecedented population declines recently, with fewer than 5000 individual Frogs remaining in the wild. The decline has been attributed to water pollution, loss of habitat and use of herbicides and pesticides, as well as chyrtid fungus and climate change. |
First Elephant Pregnancy In Australasia(14/02/2008) Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water Phil Koperberg announced today that a baby elephant is expected to be delivered at Taronga Zoo's Wild Asia in mid 2009 - a first for the Australasian region. Minister Koperberg said Taronga's young female Asian Elephant, Thong Dee, was five months pregnant, just 15 months after arriving from Thailand via the Cocos Keeling Islands.
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Zoos Announce New Conservation DirectionTaronga and Western Plains Zoos are to be part of the new Taronga Conservation Society Australia formed as a comprehensive approach to the needs of wildlife. The Zoos' Director and Chief Executive, Guy Cooper, said: "With our many new activities in research, conservation and in situ wildlife projects like the recent Gorilla birth at Taronga and our role in national breeding efforts to save the Tasmanian Devil, we needed a name that better describes our wide ranging activities to our community." |
