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Taronga Zoo buys farmland to create an ecosystem for endangered species

2025-12-10 5 Dailymotion

Taronga Zoo has successfully bred endangered native Australian animals for years but it now has a new vision on how to make them at home in the wild. The Taronga Conservation Society has bought more than three thousand hectares of old farmland in northern New South Wales and plans to transform it into a safe haven for threatened species - including koalas, platypus, quolls and regent honeyeaters. It's the first time Taronga's expanded its footprint since it established the Western Plains Zoo 50 years ago.