Taronga Western Plains Zoo Taronga Western Plains Zoo News 2020

WhistlingKite24 said:
A recent article about Dubbo's work with the Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon. Last year, the zoo received a wild-caught population of this species from the Macquarie River. They have since established an insurance population of the species and are breeding them well. To increase genetic diversity, the zoo have also received five more individuals from the Narrandera Fisheries Centre. What I find really interesting is that the zoo are breeding them in two water bodies in their lion enclosure!

Full article:https://www.miragenews.com/rescued-endangered-native-fish-thriving-at-western-plains-zoo/
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Be nice if more zoos got on board. I believe there are now quite a few more threatened fish species around following the recent droughts and forest fires. Also goes for insects, gastropods, amphibians and in particular the various turtle species (some of which were already on the endangered species list).
 
Taronga Western Plains Zoo have released a video that shows where the fish are currently breeding - the main moat in one of their lion exhibits. Initially the zoo released sixty Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeons into the lion enclosure and the fish have now bred at least twice. The overall plan is to reintroduce these populations that have established in the lion moat back into the local areas that were impacted by drought.

Source: Taronga Western Plains Zoo's Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=513251659634547
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Zebra Birth

Dubbo Zoo welcomes Zebra foal

Keepers at Taronga Western Plains Zoo were delighted to arrive at work on 15 November 2020 to find a male Zebra foal had safely arrived overnight.

The colt is the seventh foal for mum Kioni, who is a very experienced mother and was sired by Bwana, who was transferred to Taronga Zoo, Sydney earlier this year.

The foal has been named Obi by his keepers, meaning heart in the Igbo language of Nigeria.

Taronga Western Plains Zoo is home to 11 Zebra across three groups at present. A breeding herd with new addition Obi and five other females, a small bachelor group next to the Giraffe exhibit and another group on the African Savannah.
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
Taronga Western Plains Zoo have hatched four Plains Wanderer chicks. Initially there were five chicks but one unfortunately died. Still a very good breeding result. Their parents are wild-caught and produced the two chicks earlier in the year (March 2020).

Full article: More breeding success at Western Plains Zoo with Plains-wanderer chicks welcomed
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The Plains-wanderer chicks have been sexed as 3.1 and will be paired off soon. More exciting news as well – Dubbo have two more nests they are watching currently! Fingers crossed for more chicks.

Source: Taronga Western Plains Zoo's Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=173791157757346
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Taronga Western Plains Zoo have welcomed two (1.1) additional Giraffe calves born over the past fortnight. The male has been named Akachi and the female, Volta. According to the article the mothers of these calves are Asmara and Tuli. A third calf is also due in the coming weeks for Dubbo’s multi-generational (four generations) giraffe herd.

Mutangi (1990 - the second oldest giraffe currently in captivity) >Tuli (1997) > Asmara (2006) > Layla (2020)

Note: Asmara was announced as the female that gave birth to Layla earlier in the year so there must be another female that gave birth recently to one of these two calves and consequently, an error in the article.

Full article: Four generations of giraffes on display after birth of two calves
 
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