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Sydney Zoo

{{Short description|Zoo in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia}}

{{About|the zoo in Western Sydney|the zoo in Mosman, formerly referred to as Sydney Zoo|Taronga Zoo Sydney}}

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| name = Sydney Zoo

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| image_caption = Internal view of the zoo

| slogan = A unique animal encounter and educational experience

| date_opened = {{start date|2019|12|07|df=y}}{{cite news |url=https://www.timeout.com/sydney/news/new-sydney-zoo-announces-long-awaited-opening-date-112519 |author=Boon, Maxim |title=New Sydney Zoo announces long-awaited opening date |work=TimeOut |location=Greater Western Sydney, Australia |date=25 November 2019 |access-date=24 December 2019 }}

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| location = Bungarribee, Western Sydney Parklands, Sydney. New South Wales, Australia

| coordinates = {{coord|33|47|28|S|150|52|1|E|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}}

| area = {{convert|16.5|ha|acre|0}}

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| num_species = 100+

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| annual_visitors = 800,000 {{small|(forecasted estimate)}}

| members = ZAA{{Cite web |url=http://www.zooaquarium.org.au/Association-Institutional-Members/default.aspx |title=Zoo and Aquarium Association Institutional Members' Directory |work=zooaquarium.org.au |access-date=27 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031012127/http://www.zooaquarium.org.au/Association-Institutional-Members/default.aspx |archive-date=31 October 2010 |df=dmy-all}}

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| owner = Privately-owned

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| management = Jake Burgess (CEO)

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| website = {{URL|https://sydneyzoo.com}}

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Sydney Zoo is a zoo in Bungarribee in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Zoo is located {{convert|38|km}} west of the Sydney central business district (Sydney City Centre). It occupies a {{convert|16.5|ha|acre|0|adj=on}} site. Sydney Zoo is a member of the Zoos and Aquariums Association of Australia and New Zealand.{{cite web |url=https://www.westernsydneyparklands.com.au/about-us/parklands-news/brand-new-sydney-zoo-commences-construction/ |title=Brand new Sydney Zoo commences construction |work=Western Sydney Parklands |date=13 November 2017 |access-date=24 December 2019 }}

Development

Sydney Zoo was founded in 2015 with an aim to introduce local and international visitors to a range of animal species from all over the world, while also educating on animal welfare and conservation. The zoo has formed a partnership with the Western Sydney University and TAFE NSW.{{cite news |url=https://www.afr.com/companies/infrastructure/sydney-zoo-backers-eye-asx-listing-as-western-sydney-booms-20171108-gzgwl8 |title=Sydney Zoo backers eye ASX listing as western Sydney booms |author=Evans, Simon |newspaper=The Australian Financial Review |date=8 November 2017 |access-date=24 December 2019 }}

Sydney Zoo's senior curatorial and animal acquisition team includes current and former presidents of the NSW Fauna and Marine Parks Association (NSW FMPA) and the current president of the International Congress of Zoos (ICZ).{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

The zoo is subject to the oversight of government agencies including the Animal Welfare Unit of the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and the key zoo industry body in Australasia, the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA). The zoo's social programs include school education programs and aboriginal employment. Specific infrastructure to assist in the delivery of these programs includes veterinary facilities, quarantine facilities, extensive feed preparation and storage areas, an educational amphitheatre and disability access.

       

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| File:Sumatran tiger's living cell in Sydney Zoo, 2020.jpg

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| Tiger

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| Centralian carpet python

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| Dromedary camels

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| African lions

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| One of the aquarium exhibits at the zoo

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| Alligator snapping turtle at feeding time

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| Koala

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| Capybaras (adult and young)

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| Little penguins

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| Green tree python

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Exhibits

Sydney Zoo's exhibit sizes exceed NSW Department of Primary Industries standards by an average of 2.6 times.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} Sydney Zoo includes over 30 exhibits and a variety of animal species both exotic and Australian native kept in different focus precinct alphabetically listed below.{{Cite web |title=Animals |url=https://sydneyzoo.com/animals/ |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=Sydney Zoo |language=en-US}}

;Primate Boulevard

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;Asia

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;Africa

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;Australia

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;Middle Corridor (Australia Building)

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;Nocturnal Australia (Australia Building)

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;Reptile House (Australia Building)

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;Aquarium

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Additionally the zoo has VIP closeup encounters offered for Bolivian squirrel monkeys.

See also

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References

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External links

  • {{official website|https://www.sydneyzoo.com/}}
  • {{cite web |author=Sydney Zoo |url=https://www.ipcn.nsw.gov.au/resources/pac/media/files/pac/projects/2016/11/the-sydney-zoo/supplementary-response-to-submissions/supplementary-response-to-submissions--attachment-g.pdf |title=Welcome to Sydney Zoo |work=Independent Planning Commission of New South Wales |publisher=Government of New South Wales |date=n.d. }}

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