News: Zoos
New report shows leading travel brands to be complicit in Taiji dolphin hunts
A new report has called for urgent policy action after exposing the tourism industry’s involvement in the Taiji dolphin hunts, notorious for the slaughter of hundreds of...
Apr 11, 2024
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Input invited on new Territory Wildlife Park strategic plan
Territorians are being invited to offer input on the future direction of the Territory Wildlife Park to help improve the popular attraction. As part of the Northern Territory...
Apr 9, 2024
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Flooding causes closure of Byron Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
The East Coast of Australia is currently being impacted by heavy rainfall from Queensland to New South Wales with the extreme weather causing intense flooding to the Byron Bay...
Apr 4, 2024
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Function room and accommodation plans revealed for Taronga Western Plains Zoo
Taronga Western Plains Zoo has unveiled plans for a $24 million redevelopment that includes a new function room, restaurant and accommodation. The plans submitted to Dubbo...
Apr 2, 2024
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Future of Taranaki’s Brooklands Zoo under review
One of the main topics in the New Plymouth District Council’s $4 billion, 10-year draft plan is the future of Brooklands Zoo. The zoo, which opened in 1965, needs a $9 million...
Mar 27, 2024
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Ecologists find rare marsupial at threatened ecological site in Western Australia
The rare marsupial Woolley’s False Antechinus has been spotted on night cameras at Hughes Block in the northern wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Consultant ecologists Dr...
Mar 26, 2024
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Merlin Entertainments announces record revenues as transformational strategy takes hold
Merlin Entertainments, the global leader in branded entertainment destinations, has today reported record revenues for the 2023 financial year, driven, it says, by strong...
Mar 24, 2024
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Aussie Ark launches Eastern Quoll conservation campaign
Conservation organisation Aussie Ark has announced the launch of its ‘Rewild Eastern Quolls – Help us send our quolls home’ campaign through which it aims to raise $100,000...
Mar 24, 2024
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Conservation organisations encouraged by success of first platypus translocation in NSW
The discovery of a juvenile female platypus in Sydney's Royal National Park by scientists and researchers is considered to be a landmark event marking the first successful...
Mar 22, 2024
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Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary secures Silver at 2023 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards
Gold Coast’s Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary secured silver for best ‘Major Tourism Attraction’ in Australia at the 2023 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards held in Darwin on Friday...
Mar 18, 2024
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Monarto Safari Park welcomes birth of eight native Greater Stick-nest Rat pups
Keepers at Monarto Safari Park have welcomed the birth of eight native Greater Stick-nest Rat pups as part of a conservation breeding program. The new arrivals are a special...
Mar 17, 2024
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Gantner Ticketing rebranded as Vintia by new owners Salto Wecosystem
Salto Systems’ acquisition of Gantner Electronic GmbH has seen the introduction of a new brand name for Gantner Ticketing, the provider of software for museums, zoos, cultural...
Mar 3, 2024
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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:...
Mar 3, 2024
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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...
Feb 29, 2024
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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 world. The centre...
Feb 28, 2024
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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...
Feb 26, 2024
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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 held...
Feb 26, 2024
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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...
Feb 25, 2024
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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...
Feb 22, 2024
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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...
Feb 18, 2024
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Aussie Ark confirms endangered Greater Gliders thriving in Barrington Wildlife Sanctuary
Conservation Organisation, Aussie Ark, is thrilled to confirm the endangered Greater Gliders are not only present, but thriving, in the Barrington Wildlife Sanctuary. The...
Feb 17, 2024
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Luxury event space designed by Pico Play to open at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
A new luxury event space - ‘The Homestead’ - designed in collaboration with entertainment and leisure company Pico Play, is set to be unveiled at the Currumbin Wildlife...
Feb 14, 2024
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Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital contributes to endangered turtle conservation
The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, a key conservation project of international charity Wildlife Warriors, has released two critically endangered white-throated snapping turtle...
Feb 12, 2024
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Nominations closing soon for MENALAC Awards 2024
The Middle East and North Africa Leisure & Attractions Council (MENALAC) has highlighted that nominations for the MENALAC Awards 2024 will be closing on 8th February. MENALAC is...
Feb 4, 2024
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