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I loved pygmy hippos long before the world fell for Moo Deng

They’ve been my favourite since doing work experience at Sydney’s Taronga zoo. I hope the viral moment sweeping the globe turns into an enduring devotion like mine

The Guardian - AU

How Australian scientists brought Norfolk Island’s thumbnail-sized snails back from the brink of extinction

After a slow start, the Campbell’s keeled glass-snails are now breeding like rabbits – or maybe like snails – with plans to reintroduce them to the island

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Taronga Zoo Named 7 Baby Penguins After Matildas Players Cos’ Who Else Deserves Such An Honour

Taronga Zoo Sydney welcomed seven new penguin chicks to its enclosure, and chose to name them after some iconic Matildas players.

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Crims in sight as new tech blocks wildlife trafficking

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek wants the book thrown at criminals who attempt to traffic Australian wildlife.

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'They look like people in suits': viral video fuels more visits to sun bears

Canberra has two sun bears and are the parents of a third who lives at Taronga Zoo.

The Canberra Times

Underpaid Taronga Zoo casuals get $2.6m in back pay

Taronga Zoo's chief executive says he is "deeply sorry" after a review found casual workers had been underpaid through a new payroll system.

The New Daily

Platypuses return to Sydney's Royal National Park after disappearing for decades

The iconic Australian animal is believed to have disappeared from Sydney's Royal National Park after a major chemical spill on the Princes Highway in the 1970s.

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Baby loggerhead turtles returned to Shelly Beach on Central Coast and released after hatching at Taronga

More than 90 baby loggerhead turtles have been released into the wild in on the NSW Central Coast overnight after the eggs were excavated and transported to Taronga Zoo.

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Nura Diya animals and plants help highlight connection to country at Taronga Zoo

Native animals will soon help people better understand the connection between Indigenous people and their country.

The New Daily

Corroboree frog's story told through Indigenous stories and dance promotes conservation

Conservationists, Indigenous elders, and dancers are working with school children to ensure both the critically endangered corroboree frog and its cultural significance lives on.

ABC News

Captive-bred endangered regent honeyeater spotted in Hunter Valley backyard

The small native bird, one of an estimated 300 left in the wild, has surfaced after being released as part of a breeding program.

ABC News

Songbirds find their voice in the Lower Hunter

Fifty conservation-bred regent honeyeaters have been released into the Lower Hunter as part of a project to boost the wild population of one of Australia's rarest birds.

Newcastle Herald

Release of rare honeyeaters in NSW

Zoo-bred regent honeyeaters, one of Australia's rarest birds, are being released in NSW's Lower Hunter Valley to boost the wild population.

AAP

Taronga lions escaped out through faulty fence

The five lions that escaped their enclosure at Taronga Zoo squeezed through a gap of their enclosure and a review found the fencing "failed".

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Sydney's Taronga Zoo says lions squeezed through gap after fence failure

A male lion and four cubs played and interacted with a fence for about 20 minutes before managing to breach it, Taronga Zoo says in a statement.

AAP

Wire fence investigated after lions escape

Taronga Zoo is examining the failure of a mesh wire fence as part of an investigation into how five lions escaped from their main enclosure.

ABC News

Sydney's Taronga Zoo says lions escaped due to failure of mesh wire fence fastenings

In a statement on Friday afternoon the zoo said that a comprehensive report was still underway, but that it believed "fastenings of the mesh wire fence failed".

ABC News

Taronga Zoo orders independent review of lions' escape through fence

Investigations continue into how a male lion and four cubs managed to breach a containment fence, causing an emergency situation at the iconic Taronga Zoo that overlooks Sydney Harbour.

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The Guardian - AU

How restoring habitat is saving the endangered yellow-spotted bell frog

A captive breeding program at Taronga Zoo and a rehydration project by the Mulloon Institute are working to reintroduce this threatened species to a regenerated habitat.

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Oh my, lions on the loose! But what about a cobra? Or a baboon escaping a vasectomy?

Five lions recently escaped Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, sending attendees into panic rooms and the internet into a tizz. But it was only the latest in a long line of famous animal breakouts.

The New Daily

Lion ‘escape’ reviewed as family recalls early-morning zoo alarm

Taronga Zoo to hold review and visitors recall an early-morning emergency after five lions escaped their enclosure.

ABC News

Taronga Zoo lion escape forces campers to hide in toilet block safe zone

A family has described the moment they were run down to a safe zone after five lions escaped their enclosure at Sydney's Taronga Zoo.

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We’ve Copped A Look At CCTV Footage Of Those Cheeky Taronga Zoo Lions Leaving Their Enclosure

It's giving Madagascar.

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Fence 'integrity issue' at Taronga Zoo blamed for five lions escaping enclosure, sending staff to 'safe zones'

Taronga Zoo has blamed a fence issue after five lions are found outside their enclosure in an "emergency situation" that saw staff moved to safe zones before the animals were recaptured and one cub was tranquillised.

Zenger

‘Miracle’ Red Panda Cub Gets Its First Health Check

Zoo reveals Little Red is in good health and, aside from a severe fidget problem, the health check went down without a hitch.

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