News: Zoos

World Wildlife Day 2024 marked by development of climate change impact guidance tool

United Nations World Wildlife Day (WWD) is celebrated every year on 3rd March to celebrate wild animals and plants. The WWD 2024 theme is ‘Connecting People and Planet: Exploring…

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Mar 3, 2024 Education / Environment / Zoos /

 
 

Adelaide Zoo vets conduct full physical examination on Sumatran Tiger

Adelaide Zoo’s Animal Health Centre team vets have undertaken a general health check on eight-year-old Sumatran Tiger, Delilah. This is the first time the vet team has assessed…

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Mar 1, 2024 Attractions / Education / Environment / Zoos /

 
 

Taronga Western Plains Zoo opens its $12.1 million platypus refuge

Taronga Western Plains Zoo has opened its $12.1 million platypus refuge – ‘Platypus Rescue HQ’  - the largest purpose-built platypus conservation centre in the…

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Feb 29, 2024 Attractions / Education / Environment / Zoos /

 
 

Rockhampton Zoo announces sudden death of female chimpanzee

Rockhampton Regional Council has advised of the sudden and unexpected death of Rockhampton Zoo’s female chimpanzee, Samantha, which occurred on 21st February. Samantha, was 40 years…

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Feb 27, 2024 Attractions / Education / Environment / Zoos /

 
 

10 days until IAAPA Indonesia Summit

The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) is counting down to the staging of its APAC ‘Spring’ Summit on the Indonesian island of Bali. Being…

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Feb 27, 2024 Aquatics / Attractions / Tourism / Zoos /

 
 

Adelaide Zoo welcomes record nine joey Fat-tailed Dunnarts

Adelaide Zoo has welcomed the record arrival of nine joey Fat-tailed Dunnarts (a native marsupial) and has highlighted that it’s important for organisations such as Zoos SA to have…

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Feb 26, 2024 Attractions / Education / Environment / Zoos /

 
 

Koala care in regional NSW given $3.5 million boost

More than $3.5 million in new funding from the NSW Government is being provided to three regional koala care facilities. Koalas in the state’s north will have a more secure future…

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Feb 23, 2024 Environment / Finance / Zoos /

 
 

Taronga Zoo celebrates birth of Pygmy Hippopotamus

Following World Hippo Day, celebrated annually on 15th February, Taronga Zoo Sydney announced the birth on 16th February of a four-week-old female Pygmy Hippopotamus calf born to…

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Feb 19, 2024 Attractions / Education / Environment / Zoos /

 
 

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