Western Plains Zoo

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Western Plains Zoo is a large zoo near Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in the late 1970s by Taronga Zoo in Sydney to provide more living and breeding space for large animals such as elephants and antelopes which needed more space than was available at the restricted Sydney site.

Western Plains Zoo is located near the Newell Highway in west Dubbo about 4 km from the city.

Zoo Friends is an organisation which offers support in form of volunteers and fund raising for both Taronga Zoo and Western Plains Zoo. It's a good way of getting behind the scenes at the Zoo and offers its members free Zoo entry. Members are also eligible to volunteer to help at the Zoo. More details at http://www.zoofriends.org.au

On 26 September 2006, The Daily Liberal published an article announcing British comedian John Cleese was visiting the zoo "in order to raise money for a new Greater One-Horned rhino exhibit"[1].

Contents

[edit] Animal Listing

[edit] See also

Taronga Zoo

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Guess Who's Coming to Dubbo?. Retrieved on 2006-09-26.

[edit] External links

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