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Pet owners will now have the expertise of a zookeeper at the tip of their fingers thanks to Zoos South Australia’s new online animal welfare tool. To mark National Science Week, we are pleased to launch our Animal Welfare Tool which helps owners gauge the wellbeing of their furry, scaly and feathered friends at home. Based on the exact processes our zookeepers and animal welfare experts use, this free online tool will arm the public with the…
…r the changes on 17/11/20. Restrictions will be as follows: The total number of members and visitors at both sites will be strictly limited to 1000 people at any one time. All members and visitors will need to book online at www.monartosafari.com.au/tickets and www.adelaidezoo.com.au/tickets All visitors are required to keep 1.5m social distance at all times 1 person per 4sqm indoors Observe good hygiene – clean hands and use of hand sanitizer…
…Christmas cut-off dates Membership postage: Order by midnight Friday 8 Decembe r 2023 to guarantee delivery for Christmas Membership collection: Order by midnight Wednesday 13 December 2023 to guarantee collection from Adelaide Zoo Membership Hub before Christmas For any orders after these dates: while member cards may not be ready, you can collect a gift card from the Membership Hub or use the gift voucher template supplied in the email….
…young women – so animals, people and our environment happily co-exist. They rehabilitate rescued chimps at the Tchimpounga sanctuary. They promote their founder’s vision to inspire millions to turn hope into action. To find out more about the Jane Goodall Institute Australia and how to show your support, go to www.janegoodall.org.au/thehope Monarto Safari Park is open from 9am – 4.30pm and tickets are available to purchase online at…
…eggs, and how we can support their conservation in the wild. Visitors can also complete a word scramble to collect a free Melba’s Chocolates and Confectionery Easter bilby. For more information about Western Swamp Tortoises and Zoos SA conservation programs, visit www.zoossa.com.au. To discover all the egg-citing Easter activities across Adelaide Zoo and Monarto Safari Park, visit www.adelaidezoo.com.au/event/easter-trail/ and…
…ely Tame Lager will be launched at the Prancing Pony Brewery on the 29th of August, from 1pm onwards. This will be a family-friendly event with children’s activities, food, drinks and music at the brewshed. Purchases of Rarely Tame lager can be made HERE. Bookings for this event are essential and updates will be posted on social media (in case of any changes). Bookings can be made online, COVID-19 restrictions pending….
…n day. “In addition to helping us manage capacity, this will allow us to easily trace and contact people in the event of a COVID-19 related incident. “Entry tickets are compulsory and will be available via our website. These online tickets will be valid only for the date selected. “Even our wonderful Zoos SA members, who usually enter with their membership card, will need to redeem free online tickets via our website before coming in. “By…
…species and their habitats in mind,” says Elaine Bensted, Chief Executive of Zoos South Australia, ZAA president and regional council member of WAZA. Shoppers can use the app in the supermarket to scan the products that they buy. If the products contain Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) approved certified sustainable palm oil, then great! Consumers can congratulate and encourage those companies. However, if a product uses palm oil that’s…
…is to raise awareness for native species of animals and plants that are at risk of extinction. Australia is home to more than 500,000 animal and plant species, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. Over the last 200 years, more than 100 animal and plant species have become extinct and Australia has the highest rate of mammal extinction in the entire world. As well as the many species it looks after within Adelaide Zoo and Monarto…
…would go a long way in progressing the project and bring more rhinos to Wild Africa with Ibutho in the next few years. “I would like to express my deepest thanks to all who attended the 2019 Rhino Gala or participated in the online auction and raffle,” Elaine said. “Thanks to its success and your generosity, we will be able to make real progress with the next steps in building the rhino sanctuary at Monarto Safari Park. “With the poaching rate…
…o got involved with helping us secure a future for these incredible animals. “I’d like to say an enormous thanks to everyone who attended the gala and everyone who generously supported us on the night and via the online auction,” Elaine said. “With the poaching rate now exceeding the birth rate in Africa, rhinos are facing serious trouble in the wild. “And if we don’t act now, experts predict the species may…
…ontribute more Tasmanian Devils to the disease-free mainland population To see more Stick-nest Rats released into the wild in 2021 To reintroduce Brush-tailed Bettongs into the Yorke Peninsula As a conservation charity, Zoos SA operates Adelaide Zoo and Monarto Safari Park. Both sites are open every day of the year. All members and visitors are requested to book online at www.zoossa.com.au/ to avoid disappointment….
…ment to aid counter-poaching efforts, particularly of rhinos, in Kruger National Park. Zoos SA has supported the Rangers of Kruger National Park in their fight to save rhinos through the annual safari tour since it started in 2009. The five tours held so far have helped raise about $35,000 for counter-poaching efforts in South Africa as well as $11,000 for Zoos SA’s own conservation efforts. Despite an increase in poacher arrests and concerted…
…edevelopments over 2014. During an official ribbon cutting ceremony today, Zoos SA Chief Executive, Elaine Bensted will welcome visitors into the newly renovated aviary to hear a special keeper presentation about the aviary’s 200 new feathered friends. As the name suggests, the aviary houses species of birds found in the tropical rainforests of South East Asia. Species housed include Black Capped Lories, Red Lories, Java Sparrows, Golden…
…landscapes, sadly in the 1980s, the area was badly degraded, overrun by feral species and the local Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby population was extinct. In 1985, more than 200 people from all walks of life combined forces to restore native habitat, and eradicate pest plants and feral animals. In less than 10 years, the area had recovered to a point where it could once again support a diversity of life and was declared a Flora and Fauna Sanctuary…
Monarto Safari Park is celebrating the birth of an endangered Southern White Rhinoceros calf born in the early hours of Saturday 12 September to mother Umqali. The birth of the zoo’s fifth rhino calf kicks off an exciting time at Monarto as zoo keepers eagerly await the birth of two Chimpanzee infants – due between mid-September to late-October. Monarto Safari Park Ungulate Keeper Haidee Kinter says there is a buzz in the air with zoo keepers…
…(formerly Burma) ARRIVAL AT AUCKLAND ZOO: May 1990 WEIGHT: 3,500kg Burma was born in 1982 in Myanmar (formerly Burma) where she spent her early years at a logging camp. She came to Auckland Zoo in 1990 at eight years old. Now 40 years old, Burma has matured into a lovely gentle elephant – still very energetic and playful, but slightly less mischievous! Auckland Zoo’s older female elephant Kashin became her constant companion until she…
…one of functioning ecosystems and vital food and shelter sources for all animals. And devastatingly, many fauna species will quickly follow suit. So, what can you do to help change the outcome of this biodiversity emergency? Buy recycled paper, toilet paper and tissues Shockingly, every year hundreds of thousands of Australian trees and cut down just to make one product – toilet paper. By switching to recycled products, you’re helping to reduce…
…rvation. To do this, our aim is to offer the most inclusive and accessible experience possible, allowing every single visitor the opportunity to get up close and appreciate this giant species. Enjoy a delicious meal, give a cheers to conservation and help us raise funds to provide one ‘ele of an accessible and inclusive experience for all. Strictly limited tickets available! Buy yours now or call (08) 8267 3255 or email…
…litter on land and in waterways. “Together we must eliminate single use plastics and instead opt for reusable, recyclable and certified compostable items. “When you visit our sites you can either bring your own reusable cup, buy a one of our retail shops or, purchase a coffee at the café which are sold in certified compostable cups. Excitingly, you can now dispose of your cups in our specifically designed coffee cup compost bins at the zoo!…
…great Black and White Weekend deals we hope that people will snap up our great offers, get their Christmas shopping wrapped up, or treat themselves – all for a good cause! “This year we’ve got membership offers, buy-one-get-one-free entry tickets, and discounts on animal experiences, our retail products, ZooCation and Cameos plus some tasty deals from our corporate partners. “Andy Paris is a favourite tattooist of Kat, one of our…
…an icon of the bygone day or depict us as a cruel prison. Instead, see us as a conservation ark for freeing species from their predicted fate. Elaine Bensted, CE, Zoos SA THIS OPINION PIECE APPEARED IN THE ADVERTISER, 29 APRIL 2021 IN RESPONSE TO REX JORY’S STORY OF 26 APRIL 2021. For more information about Zoos SA and ways to support us: www.zoossa.com.au…
…ing over $33,000 to Zoos SA’s conservation efforts through the sales. Ambleside Distillers’ Matt Dickson suggests serving Kifaru Gin straight, on the rocks, with a dash of tonic and with the knowledge that you’re helping to turn hope for rhinos and native animals into a reality. Bottles of Kifaru Gin will go on sale on Saturday 8 February via the Ambleside website https://www.amblesidedistillers.com/ Ambleside Distillers’ Kifaru Gin costs $119….
…well as animals will be incorporated into keeper talks. Future wellness activities will include Relaxed Zoos for those with sensory and other neurodiversities, yoga, painting, and a human library. Adelaide Zoo and Monarto Safari Park are operated by Zoos SA, a non-profit conservation charity. For more details about wellness activities, please go to www.zoossa.com.au/wellness…
…furry and feathered friends as well as learning important messages about the role animal care plays in worldwide conservation but also at home. Variety SA Chief Executive Mark McGill said: ‘We are so excited to see the opening of the Variety Children’s Zoo. It means that children of all abilities will continue to find new ways to explore and build on their connection with nature.’ Visit https://www.adelaidezoo.com.au/childrens-zoo/ for more…
…60 guests, who later enjoyed a safari bus tour of the zoo and bush band entertainment, soon after the park’s original Visitor Centre was built. Monarto Safari Park Visitor Centre under construction Monarto Safari Park opening 2002 Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Golden Jubilee. The first Southern White Rhinoceros ever to be held in South Australia arrives at Monarto Safari Park. African Painted Dogs breed at Monarto, a huge milestone as at…
…Red day Zoos SA is also sharing just a handful of species that they are helping: the Plains Wanderer, Warru, Kangaroo Island Dunnart, Greater Stick-nest Rat and its work on the Marna Banggara project. These can be viewed at www.zoossa.com.au/reversetheredday More about Reverse the Red The goal of Reverse the Red is simple but ambitious: we need to stop pushing our environment to the brink and relegating more species into worse and worse status…
…t reintroduction is another important step towards restoring locally extinct mammals to NSW as part of an innovative and ambitious partnership between AWC and the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Elsewhere, AWC has restored Red-tailed Phascogales to Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary in WA and Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary in the NT. Follow our conservation road trip to release the Red-tailed Phascogales here or to find out more about Zoos SA…
…itats sustainable by digging up to four tonnes of dirt and leaf litter per year, spreading the seeds of native plants around the area in the process. The reintroduction of bettongs to the southern Yorke Peninsula will help restore ecosystem health and create a better environment for plants and other local wildlife. The little joey is yet to be named and currently housed behind the scenes at Adelaide Zoo. However, you might sneak a peek of him…
…ine. “I can’t wait!” About Zoo Monitor Created by Lincoln Park Zoo, USA Made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services Free to download for qualifying institutions Works across multiple devices Fully customisable Built in analysis tool Features a support centre Zoo Monitor YouTube channel Find out more at ZooMonitor https://www.wildlifeday.org/en…
…ow they can make a difference to saving species from extinction.” Elaine said. “The maps will be a fantastic tool for tourism as well, allowing us to give potential visitors from all over the world a taste of what our two fantastic zoos have to offer.” Google Street View’s trekker Richard Elwasfi said “Our goal is to create a digital mirror of the real world so that you can virtually explore Australia’s most beautiful and iconic locations online…
…business as usual for our animals who receive regular enrichment, it’s a slightly different story for our visitors due to COVID-19 restrictions. It’s so important that our members and visitors reserve and book their tickets online to avoid disappointment. “We are very keen to have as many visitors as possible coming to see us over the holiday period, however, with the ever-changing COVID-19 landscape we need to carefully monitor numbers allowed…
…ed 12 adorable pups. A dedicated native animal breeding area currently houses a large number of adults at Monarto Safari Park and has seen 27 pups born since their arrival. While a number of rats will remain across our sites, 40 of the amazing animals are destined for the wild as part of an upcoming translocation of the captive-bred animals into a protected area in New South Wales. Once widespread across the southern deserts of Australia, the…
…ite Rhinos relocated to Monarto Safari Park, and the crucial task of helping our local wildlife recover from the recent devastating bushfires We educated 67,000 visitors about wildlife and species conservation (and many more online!) We educated and inspired 1694 students through our Zoo Learning programs We celebrated the arrival of a critically endangered Western Swamp Tortoise and Greater Bilbies We joined a nationally-funded recovery program…
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…uring-in pages and ways to learn about conservation. And don’t forget about our live streams! Check in on Adelaide Zoo’s Giant Pandas Wang Wang and Fu Ni as well as Monarto Safari Park’s cheeky chimps and Southern White Rhino Ibutho any time you like, day or night. So keep an eye out for further updates, stay safe at home with our animals online and we can’t wait to see you soon….
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