Taronga Western Plains Zoo

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Taronga Western Plains Zoo
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Date opened 28 February 1977
Location Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Land area 300 Hectares
Number of Species 82
Major exhibits 45
Website

Taronga Western Plains Zoo, formerly and commonly known simply as Western Plains Zoo, is a large zoo near Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. It opened to the public on 28 February 1977,[1] 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. The zoo is run by the Taronga Conservation Society (formerly Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales) along with Taronga Zoo

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. Members are 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"[2].

The zoo changed its name to Taronga Western Plains Zoo on 21 January 2008, citing the need to draw attention to the work of the Taronga Conservation Society Australia.[3]

Queen Elizabeth II visited the Western Plains Zoo in 1992.[4]

Contents

[edit] Animal Listing

[edit] Free-Ranging Animals

[edit] Primate Islands

[edit] Africa

[edit] Eurasia

[edit] North American Bison

[edit] Australia

[edit] South America

[edit] Children's Zoo

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales (2007). Western Plains Zoo. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo. Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
  2. ^ Guess Who's Coming to Dubbo?. Retrieved on 2006-09-26.
  3. ^ Hunstdale, Justin (2008). Western Plains Zoo name change. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
  4. ^ a b North, Bill. "Death of zoo pioneer", Dubbo Daily Liberal, 2008-02-18. Retrieved on 2008-02-21. 

[edit] External links

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