News: Zoos

Giant pandas make public debut at Adelaide Zoo

Recently arrived Giant Pandas, Yi Lan and Xing Qiu, have made their public debut at Adelaide Zoo. They are both young pandas and were chosen with not only their ability to adapt to…

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Jan 21, 2025 Attractions / Education / Environment / Zoos /

 
 

Rockhampton Zoo partners with ANBA to deliver native bee hotel workshop

Rockhampton Zoo has partnered with the Australian Native Bee Association (ANBA), Rockhampton Branch, to deliver the Zoo's first native bee hotel workshop, with a special focus on…

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Jan 20, 2025 Attractions / Education / Environment / Zoos /

 
 

Adelaide Zoo welcomes arrival of three male Capybaras

Adelaide Zoo has welcomed the arrival of three male Capybaras from Sydney Zoo - brothers Iago and Iguazu, and Salvador. As the largest rodents in the world, Capybaras hail from South…

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Jan 10, 2025 Attractions / Education / Environment / Zoos /

 
 

SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium announces hatching of new Gentoo penguin chick

SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium has announced the hatching of a new Gentoo penguin chick, born to parents Pink Lady and Winnie on 3rd November 2024. DNA testing has recently confirmed the chick…

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Jan 8, 2025 Attractions / Education / Environment / Tourism / Zoos /

 
 

Aussie Ark opens its facility for public to encounter endangered animals

Conservation organisation Aussie Ark has opened its renowned 'Ark' facility on NSW's Barrington Tops allowing the public to encounter some of Australia’s most endangered…

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Jan 3, 2025 Attractions / Education / Environment / Zoos /

 
 

Taronga Conservation Society wins NSW sustainable tourism award

Taronga Conservation Society Australia (TCSA) has been awarded Banksia Foundation’s NSW Net Zero Action Award. The Net Zero Action Award, presented to TCSA, aims to celebrate…

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Dec 30, 2024 Attractions / Environment / Tourism / Zoos /

 
 

Rockhampton Zoo conducts ‘live’ animal escape drill

Rockhampton Zoo has carried out a simulated animal escape drill, with staff looking for Zoo Director Liz Bellward dressed up as a giant bird exhibit that had escaped. The simulated escape…

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Dec 19, 2024 Attractions / Safety / Security / Tourism / Zoos /

 
 

Dreamworld ends all human interactions with tigers

Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld has advised that its staff will no longer come into direct contact with the animals at its Tiger Island attraction. The move comes after a tiger handler…

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Dec 18, 2024 Attractions / Environment / Safety / Tourism / Zoos /

 
 

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