zoos victoria

Introduction: Welcome everyone to the 2025 discussion thread of the Future of Zoos Victoria. This is a thread to discuss all four of Zoos Victoria’s zoos (Melbourne Zoo, Werribee Open Range Zoo, Healesville Sanctuary and Kyabram Fauna Park); but I will list it under Melbourne Zoo to assist...

I thought a designated thread would be invaluable to filter discussion in the news thread that doesn’t necessarily correlate to news. Especially with Werribee’s increasing developments scheduled for the coming years (starting with the elephants); there’s certainly a lot of discussion that will...

Hi guys, I’m relatively new to the idea of building a zoo/wildlife park… though I’ve been thinking about it deeply for the past few months. I have a few questions but firstly I’ll run you guys through my thinking process. I have a lot of respect for the work that Australian zoos/parks do with...

I thought this was a good idea for a thread to discuss Zoo's Vic set criteria for the species they hold rather than bombarding news threads with this discussion every now and again. Their criteria consist of five categories: Recovery - threatened species recovery programme, preferably...

Werribee Open Range Zoo - Complete Species List (June 2012) Mammals African Lion Panthera leo Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus pictus Serval Leptailurus serval Meerkat Suricata suricatta White Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum simum Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus...

Introduction I thought people would be interested in seeing a species list of what Melbourne Zoo (Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens) looked like 10 years ago. I will be posting a similar list for Werribee Open Range Zoo. Index Mammals Birds Reptiles and Amphibians Fish and Invertebrates...

The purpose of this thread is to create a detailed and comprehensive list of the species at the Melbourne Zoo (Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens). I aim to update the list monthly and whenever I visit. Feel free for any corrections. Mammal Population List: Gorilla Rainforest: Ring Tailed...

A Bison was born this morning. Unsure of who the mother is.

Vale Tieu Awful news. :( Tieu the male White Cheeked Gibbon has died. :( ‘ Today came the time to say goodbye to Tieu, a much-adored White Cheeked Gibbon at the Melbourne Zoo. At 46 years old, Tieu suffered from a number of age-related illnesses which impacted his quality of life, and...