Wildlife
The future of zoos and marine parks
Clive Phillips argues in favour of a major shift away from the role of zoos as visitor attractions. He says, instead, zoos should reestablish themselves as important educational facilities.
Tag: captive breeding
Wildlife
Tasmanian devils reared in captivity show they can thrive in the wild
Some animals bred in captivity often lack the skills needed to survive in the wild. But the Tasmanian devil is showing it’s a natural born killer.
News
Possum personality key to survival
Traits that help possums thrive in captivity may be detrimental in the wild.
AG Blog
Miracle elephant comes back from the dead
Yesterday the death of a baby Asian elephant at Taronga Zoo left us feeling decidedly flat. Elephants have an onerously long gestation period of somewhere between 600 and 660 days…
AG Blog
All eyes on miracle elephant
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock in the mountain-goat’s enclosure the last few days, you would have heard about the ‘miracle’ baby elephant, born to Taronga Zoo inhabitant Porntip early yesterday morning.
News
Rare white kiwi bird hatches in NZ
A white kiwi, only the third of its kind in captivity, has hatched at a nature reserve on NZ’s North Island.
Wildlife
A bird in the hand
We quizzed Erin, a bird trainer, about rehabilitating an injured peregrine falcon.