Media Releases

Taronga Remains Most Popular Experience in Sydney (10/8/2010)

Taronga Zoo is pleased to have retained the position as Sydney's most popular experience for the fourth year in a row.

Young Conservationist Supports Tarongas Sumatran Tigers (5/8/2010)

Local school student Tanna Nankivell visited the Zoo to present a $1500 cheque to the Taronga Foundation following her school’s efforts to raise awareness and funds for Sumatran Tigers.

Taronga Zoos Tasmanian Devil Breeding Centre Opened (30/6/2010)

Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Frank Sartor, today welcomed the opening of Taronga’s new Tasmanian Devil Breeding Centre, expanding the zoo’s contribution to national efforts to save this species from extinction.

Bright Orange Monkey Born At Taronga (10/5/2010)

Taronga Zoo staff are celebrating the birth of a bright orange, endangered Francois Langur, the first to be raised by its mother in Australia.

Taronga Joins Global Effort For Year Of Biodiversity (1/2/2010)

Wild Regent Honeyeaters, Asian Elephants and Orang-utans are among more than 70 species to be supported by the Taronga Foundation Conservation Field Grants program just announced by the Zoo.

Taronga Congratulates Melbourne Zoo On Elephant Birth (16/1/2010)

Taronga Conservation Society Australia is delighted to congratulate Melbourne Zoo on the successful arrival of Australia’s second Asian Elephant calf overnight.

Devils' Dad to Be Determined (22/10/2009)

Four feisty Tasmanian Devil joeys will have a general health check and paternity tests today at Taronga Zoo to determine the sire of the litter.

New director of TCSA (6/7/2009)

The Deputy Premier and Minister for the Environment and Climate Change, Carmel Tebbutt, today announced that that Cameron Kerr would be appointed as the new Director and CEO of Taronga and Taronga Western Plains Zoos.

Zoo Director Plans Retirement (12/2/2009)

Guy Cooper, Director and Chief Executive of the Taronga Conservation Society Australia, has announced his intention to retire in August 2009.

Dignity and Respect in the Workplace Charter Signed at Taronga Zoo (21/8/2008)

The Taronga Conservation Society Australia (TCSA) and the Public Service Association (PSA) signed the Dignity and Respect in the Workplace Charter on August 21, 2008

Taronga Foundation Mission For Critically Endangered Iguana (21/6/2008)

The critically endangered Fijian Crested Iguana will be one of eight species given a helping hand through the inaugural Taronga Foundation Conservation Field Grants program announced today at the Zoo. It is one of eight wildlife programs to receive vital support with a total $40,000 committed by The Taronga Foundation to assist animals in their natural habitats from Aceh and Botswana to Vietnam and the Daintree.

Zoos Announce New Conservation Direction (21/1/2008)

Taronga 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."

Zoos Join Forces in Bid to Help 7,000 Bears (2/8/2007)

Zoos across Australia and New Zealand have launched a campaign seeking one million supporters to help rescue 7,000 bears and put an end to bear bile farming in China.