• Energy

  • Energy and the Zoo

• Take Action

  • Resources
  • They're Calling on You
  • Things You Can Do
  • Wildlife and Your Garden
  • Choose your seafood wisely

• Water Treatment and Recycling

• Waste Management

• Animal Food Production

• Habitat Restoration

  • Habitat Simulation

• Zoo Plants

  • The Floral Clock

Save and Create Animal Habitats

• Choose sustainable timber for your building and furniture needs. To find out more go to Greenpeace's Good Wood Guide
• Minimise paper use. Look for products that are made from sustainable sources.
• Plant local native plants to create a wildlife refuge in your backyard, balcony and courtyard.
• Add a frog pond, bird bath, possum box or a lizard lounge to your backyard. Visit Backyard Buddies.
• Join a conservation group such as Landcare or Coastcare - help them save and create animal habitat.

Be a Responsible Pet Owner

• Your pet can harm wildlife - keep your pet inside at night and on a leash where there is wildlife.
• 'Do the right thing' with dog poo - scoop it up, and bin it or compost it.
• If you can't care for your pet, find it a new home so it won't stray and kill wildlife
• For sick or injured native animals contact a wildlife rescue organisation or Taronga Wildlife Hospital. 

'Do the right thing' with Waste

• Rethink, reduce, reuse, recycle. Visit www.recyclingnearyou.com.au
• Rethink - ask yourself 'Do I really need this?'; 'Is this product well-made?', 'Will it become landfill soon?'
• Reduce - avoid products with too much packaging.
• Reuse - buy reusable instead of disposable
• Recycle - keep up to date about what you can recycle through your local council and other recyclers
• Recycle - Buy a worm farm or compost your food scraps and organic waste.
• Put your rubbish & cigarette butts in the bin.
• Say 'no' to plastic bags, visit www.noplasticbags.org.au

Think, then ask before you Buy - 'Will what I'm buying affect wildlife?'

• Choose your seafood wisely.  Find out how you can make a real difference by choosing sustainable seafood 
• Is this product made from animals or their habitat?
• Look for and purchase products that are friendly to the environment.
• Use sustainable energy and energy efficient appliances - good for the earth and good for animal habitat.
• Buy Australian and locally made products to reduce greenhouse pollution caused by transporting goods.

Reduce your Carbon Footprint (by 25-40% by 2020)

• Switch to green power.
• Use low impact transport like a bicycle or public transport.
• Switch off lights when they are not needed and turn off appliances at the wall.
• Reduce your use of an air-conditioner or heater; insulate your house and wear clothing appropriate for the weather.
• Install energy efficient light globes and water efficient shower heads.
• Take shorter showers and wash your clothes in cold water.
• When you make tea or coffee only boil as much water as you need.
• Switch off your second fridge except when it is really needed.
• Make a phone or conference call instead of flying.
• Offset your carbon emissions by planting trees or joining a carbon offsetting scheme.
• Use a carbon counter such as to calculate how much greenhouse gas you create and commit to reducing it.

Speak Out, Get Involved and Take Action for Wildlife

• Speak out - tell local, state and federal ministers that you care, want support and action taken to help protect animals and their habitats.
• Speak out - inspire your friends and family to get involved in protecting our wildlife too.
• Donate time or money to conservation organisations such as the Taronga Foundation or Australasian Regional Association of Zoos and Aquaria Wildlife Conservation Fund.
• Join wildlife and conservation groups such as Australian Conservation Foundation; Greenpeace or WWF.
• Contact local conservation groups to find out what they are doing and get involved. For example join Taronga's bush care group.