White Rhino Calf Born At Taronga Western Plains ZooTaronga Western Plains Zoo is proud to announce that a healthy, female Southern White Rhinoceros calf was born on Thursday 10 April 2008 - and is now ready to meet the public! It is the sixth calf born to the Zoo's White Rhino breeding program since 2003, when five Southern White Rhinoceros were transported from Kruger National Park in South Africa to add important genetic diversification to the Zoo's herd. |
Zoo Utilises Thermal Imaging TechnologyVeterinary staff at Taronga Western Plains Zoo are utilising infrared thermography technology as part of the special care program for our three Asian Elephants and two African elephants, all of which are in their twilight years. Infrared Thermography is a non invasive diagnostic screening tool that does not require handling or restraint of an animal. This modern method provides real-time, instantaneous visual images with measurements of surface temperatures.
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 Zoos Join Battle To Save Tasmanian DevilsA group of 12 Tasmanian Devils, sent from Tasmania to Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo as part of a national effort to save the species, are showing encouraging signs that they may be breeding in their first season at the Zoo. Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Verity Firth said the breeding program is vital insurance as scientists race against the clock to find a cure for a terrible cancer threatening to wipe out the species. |
Arna And Gigi Get With The Program At Taronga Western Plains ZooTaronga Western Plains Zoo is home to three Asian Elephants and two African Elephants, all of who are in their twilight years. Because all the Elephants at Taronga Western Plains Zoo are in their later years, keepers have a number of special programs in place to assist in keeping the Elephants both mentally and physically active. |
Arna And Gigi Make Taronga Western Plains Zoo Their Permanent HomeTaronga Conservation Society Australia Director, Guy Cooper, has announced that ex-circus elephants Arna and Gigi will live together at Taronga Western Plains Zoo. |
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elephants settle into their new home Stardust Circus elephants ‘Arna' and ‘Gigi' arrived at Taronga Western Plains Zoo on Monday 15 January 2008. The zoo is their temporary home while regional zoo elephant experts undertake behavioural and health assessments on the two animals. |
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." |
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IT’S A BOY!Western Plains Zoo is celebrating the birth of yet another baby at the zoo, this time a giraffe calf, which was born on exhibit on Thursday, 6 December 2007 to the delight of many onlookers. The yet-to-be-named male calf came into the world with a thud as giraffes give birth standing up, meaning the baby falls around 1.8m to the ground. This is the fifth calf for experienced mother Matungi and the eighth giraffe calf born under the zoo's breeding program since mid 2003.
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Stripey Xmas Debut for Western Plains ZooWestern Plains Zoo is belatedly celebrating the arrival of a gorgeous Zebra foal born on 21 October 2007 whilst the herd was off display as a precautionary measure against Equine Influenza (EI). The foal, which has been named Kwasi (meaning ‘born on Sunday'), is the third for mother Kampala and father Tano. Both mother and foal have been doing well since the birth and are now on exhibit with the rest of the Zoo's Zebra herd.
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Baby Boom for Western Plains ZooWestern Plains Zoo is experiencing a baby boom with the arrival of a Persian Onager foal, born in the stormy early hours of Thursday 6 December 2007. The foal has been named ‘Touran', after one of only two protected reserves in Iran where the species still remain. Touran is the offspring of mother Kashan and father Gobi.
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