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Taronga Western Plains Zoo, formerly known as (and still commonly referred to as) Western Plains Zoo and commonly known as Dubbo Zoo, is a large zoo in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. It opened to the public on 28 February 1977, [ 1 ] to provide more living and breeding space for large animals such as elephants and antelopes which needed ...
Dubbo (/ ˈ d ʌ b oʊ /; [5] Wiradjuri: Dhubu) [6] is a city in the Orana Region of New South Wales, Australia.It is the largest population centre in the Orana region, with a population of 43,516 [1] at June 2021.
Dubbo Parish (Gordon County), is a civil parish of Gordon County, New South Wales. [4] a Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. [5] The parish, located in Dubbo Regional Council, features the township of West Dubbo, Taronga Western Plains Zoo and Dubbo Observatory. The Burke Railway line passes through the parish.
Cumnock is located at the epicentre of the Central Western NSW's food-and-wine triangle, i.e., Orange, Dubbo, and Mudgee. The town is also known for its participation in the 120-kilometre Animals on Bikes 'Paddock Art' sculpture tourist trail which extends between Molong and the Dubbo Zoo, via Cumnock and Yeoval.
Central Coast Zoo, Wyong Creek; Central Gardens, Merrylands; Calmsley City Farm, Abbotsbury (formerly Fairfield City Farm) Featherdale Wildlife Park, Doonside; Hunter Valley Wildlife Park, Nulkaba (formerly Hunter Valley Zoo) Koala Park Sanctuary, West Pennant Hills; Mogo Wildlife Park, Mogo (formerly Mogo Zoo) Oakvale Wildlife Park, Salt Ash
In December 2005, police closed Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo after Naden was sighted there. There was an additional confirmed sighting of Naden over the next month near Lightning Ridge. In March 2006, Naden avoided capture at an Aboriginal mission, near Condobolin. In January 2007 police offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
Taronga Zoo is a government-run public zoo located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the suburb of Mosman, on the shores of Sydney Harbour. The opening hours are between 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (May to August) and 9:30 am to 5:00 pm (September to April). [ 3 ]
Zoo Friends provides assistance to Sydney's Taronga Zoo and Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo as a not-for-profit organisation. Over two million dollars were raised in 2005 in support of the Zoos and conservation and education strategies. In 2009, the total membership of the Association of Zoo Friends was over 62,000.