New safari experience: https://taronga.org.au/media/media-...safari-coming-soon-taronga-western-plains-zoo
"Visitors can now see the main zebra herd just past the Elephant exhibit on the zoo circuit, with the Persian Onagers now in the exhibit beside the Prezwalski’s Horse": https://taronga.org.au/news/2016-05-27/zebra-and-onagers-have-made-move One thing to note that they are making a new "African savannah" drive through safari exhibit complete with that typical African species........blackbuck!
Asian elephant Porntip and three black rhinos had a dental check-up: https://taronga.org.au/news/2016-06-17/dentist-visits-the-zoo
Female hippo Suzie has died: https://taronga.org.au/news/2016-06-30/vale-suzie-hippo TWPZ is now left with 2.3 common hippo (males Happy and Mana; females Nile, Cuddles and Kibibi).
A good age / longevity for a hippo. Just hope they do something serious with their common hippo now. The current family is too closely related. It would be nice to have some exhanges and transfers in- / outside TWZP.
Didn't they get a female from Cairns Safari when they closed? I assume she would be unrelated to the others although she might have had a calf since she arrived there, I'm not sure which female she is by name.
Male white rhino Macheo has sadly been euthanized after bowel complications: https://taronga.org.au/media/media-release/2016-07-12/white-rhino-macheo
Apparently a new Zebra has been born, but I cant see that the zoo has done a media release on it yet. Brings the breeding herd to 8 (I think....) Do they have other zebras there also?
The foal is a male, and does indeed bring the number in the breeding herd to eight: https://taronga.org.au/media/media-release/2016-07-14/zoo-welcomes-stripey-new-arrival
A female zebra foal has been born: https://taronga.org.au/media/media-release/2016-08-11/zoo-welcomes-second-stripey-arrival
Another article about the new Plains zebra foal : Second Zebra Foal for Taronga Western Plains Zoo - ZooBorns
Today the zoo announced the construction of the new Pridelands African Lion Adventure and Safari: https://taronga.org.au/media/media-...ands-african-lion-adventure-exhibit-commences In the press release above you can (vaguely) see the concept drawings, and on their Facebook page there is a good quality drawing of the lion exhibit viewing area.
Three addax calves have been born: https://taronga.org.au/news/2016-08-23/three-addax-calves-welcomed-the-herd
