
Taronga Zoo
Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Mosman, NSW, Australia
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Founded in 1916, Taronga Zoo is a charity based in Mosman, Australia working on nature & wildlife conservation, animal welfare, environment & climate +2 more.
Taronga Conservation Society Australia operates Taronga Zoo in Sydney and Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, New South Wales. The organisation is a not-for-profit conservation zoo that reinvests its income into wildlife conservation, education and animal protection. Its work includes wildlife hospitals that treat sick and injured animals, species recovery and reintroduction programmes, habitat restoration, scientific research, and school and tertiary education programmes including animal care courses. It also advocates for animal welfare and sustainability, and runs a sustainability program covering climate and energy, circular economy, water and environmental leadership. Taronga is accredited by the Australasian Zoo and Aquarium Association.
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Sanctuary One
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Australia
Establishing a 3050-hectare Box-gum Woodland rewilding site on the Northwest Slopes of NSW.
Wildlife Hospitals
Animal welfare · Australia
Care for thousands of sick and injured animals each year at Taronga's Wildlife Hospitals.
Southern Corroboree Frog recovery program
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Australia
A 20-year program to recover the endangered Southern Corroboree Frog, including releases into Kosciuszko National Park.
Campbells Keeled Glass-Snail reintroduction
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Australia
Reintroduction of critically endangered Campbells Keeled Glass-Snails onto Norfolk Island.
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