Zoos SA
Zoos SA is a non-government conservation charity, every visit, adoption, donation and ticket helps to save species from extinction.

Over the years Zoos SA has been involved in a wide range of conservation projects. Our efforts have spanned the globe and include captive breeding, habitat restoration, biological surveys, contributing to insurance populations, studies in reproductive biology, conservation education, corporate and community fundraising, wildlife disease management, translocation and community development to foster alternative livelihoods.

Greater Bilby

Zoos SA has been involved with captive breeding, maintenance of the species studbook, supervising research and contributing to recovery...

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Aboriginal Learning on Country Program

The purpose of the Zoos SA Aboriginal Learning on Country Program is to provide training and employment opportunities for...

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Zambian Wild Dog Conservation

Zambian Carnivore Program and Wild Dog Conservation, Zambia

Zoos SA supports conservation activities including research, education, monitoring and mitigating human and carnivore conflict and reintroductions.

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Chipembele

Chipembele, Zambia

Zoos SA has supported several conservation education exchanges in South Australia and Zambia.

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Sera. Kenya

Sera, Kenya

Zoos SA’s supports a micro-loan system which enables the local women to start their own small businesses in Sera,...

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Chimpanzee

Chimpanzee

Zoos SA supports the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in the Upper Guinea Forest in Sierra Leone as well as the work of...

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Tetepare, Solomon Islands

A number of initiatives have been set up to help conserve this special place including research and conservation activities...

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Giant Panda

Giant Panda

Zoos SA is supporting conservation activities in the Sichuan Province including habitat protection and rehabilitation, education and community engagement.

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Tasmanian Devil

Tasmanian Devil

Zoos SA is working with many partner organisations across Australasia in a large collaborative captive breeding and release program...

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Western Swamp Tortoise

Western Swamp Tortoise

Adelaide Zoo received its first Western Swamp Tortoises in 2003 and had its first successful hatchlings in 2012.

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Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby

Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby

Zoos SA is involved with captive breeding and cross-fostering the joeys in the pouches of surrogate mothers.

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Regent Honeyeater

Regent Honeyeater

A national captive breeding effort is underway and Zoos SA is preparing the artificial incubation and hand-rearing component of...

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Mallee Fowl

Mallee Fowl

Zoos SA is currently keeping a number of Mallee Fowl at Monarto Safari Park with plans to undertake captive...

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Brush-tailed Bettong

Brush-tailed Bettong

Zoos SA has been involved in captive breeding of Brush-tailed Bettongs for reintroduction and helped investigate wildlife health concerns...

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Mainland Tammar Wallaby

Mainland Tammar Wallaby

A team of Zoos SA staff from Monarto Safari Park have been involved in the captive breeding and release...

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Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby

Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby

In 1996 Zoos SA contributed to a partnership that reintroduced a population of Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies into Aroona Sanctuary.

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Red-tailed Black-cockatoo

Red-tailed Black-cockatoo

Zoos SA is represented on the national South-eastern Red-tailed Black-cockatoo Recovery Team.

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Black-flanked Rock-wallaby (warru)

Black-flanked Rock-wallaby

Zoos SA has joined forces with a range of partners to reintroduce warru into a feral proof fenced area...

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Orange-bellied Parrot

Orange-bellied Parrot

Zoos SA plays a key role in the recovery of this species through captive breeding at Adelaide Zoo.

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Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard

Zoos SA is trialling captive breeding and release for the species.

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About Zoos SA

Zoos SA is a not-for-profit conservation charity that exists to connect people with nature and save species from extinction. Zoos SA acknowledges the Country on which we stand always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land and we pay our deepest respect and gratitude to Kaurna (Adelaide Zoo) and Ngarrindjeri (Monarto Safari Park) Elders, past, present and emerging. We undertake critical conservation work throughout Australia and acknowledge the traditional custodians of these lands.

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