Our conservation partnerships with organisations and communities help to protect priority species and habitats, ensure that people can live and share environments with wildlife, and foster community and government support for conservation.
By focusing on developing close partnerships, we ensure that our contributions have meaningful long-term effects and outcomes for biodiversity that are measured in the wild.
Our conservation partnerships with organisations and communities help to protect priority species and habitats, ensure that people can live and share environments with wildlife, and foster community and government support for conservation.
By focusing on developing close partnerships, we ensure that our contributions have meaningful long-term effects and outcomes for biodiversity that are measured in the wild.
Global and local wildlife conservation requires sustained effort from many people working in a variety of fields. Taronga has wide-ranging expertise in our Zoos that sets us apart in our ability to provide support to wildlife conservation initiatives. We recognise the need to develop conservation partnerships with like-minded organisations, community groups and conservation experts to stop the poaching and trafficking of wildlife, protect and regenerate vegetation and increase understanding of our impact on wildlife within communities.
The Jane Goodall Institute Australia (JGIA) promotes the conservation of Chimpanzees and other great apes through community-centred programs in Africa and empowers young Australians to be environmentally responsible citizens.
The Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) in Kenya was established to develop resilient community conservancies that transform people’s lives, secure peace and conserve natural resources. In 2012 Taronga established a partnership with Biliqo-Bulesa Conservancy, one of the largest community conservancies under the umbrella of NRT.
TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, is committed to combating global wildlife crime, one of the biggest threats to species survival. Their approach is five-fold: through good governance, fostering relationships, building knowledge, engaging communities and disrupting trade networks.
Fauna and Flora International work to strengthen the conservation and protection of wildlife in the Pu Mat National Park, with a focus on Asian elephants and Northern White-cheeked Gibbons.
Taronga is a founding member of the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) and continues to provide financial and administrative support for many of its activities in both Asia and Africa.
Our veterinarians, pathologists and reproductive biologists have actively engaged in collaborations with the IRF, the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary at Way Kambas and the Asian Rhino Project to ensure the health of the rhinos and the viability of the population overall.
Explore Taronga’s conservation and science programs, featuring research, wildlife care and initiatives that support healthy ecosystems and native species.
To help us shape a future for wildlife and people, we’ve created the Taronga Institute of Science and Learning, a world-class facility right here at Taronga Zoo Sydney.
Taronga’s two Wildlife Hospitals, at Taronga Zoo Sydney and Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, are responsible for maintaining the health of close to 1,500 wildlife cases every year.
