Our Executive Director David van Ooran has penned a message that addresses an interesting question: „in an age of documentaries and virtual reality, do we still need zoos?“
Critics argue that zoos are unnatural, that wild creatures belong in the wild, and
While Aussies have spent the past weeks keeping an eye on athletes dominating pools in the Olympics, Perth Zoo’s keepers have been watching a race of a different kind!
Attraction (DBCA)’s Perth Zoo Science staff have been cheering on tiny five-day-old Western
at Perth Zoo, supporting the Cook Government’s priority to protect and restore Western
On National Threatened Species Day, we’re pulling the curtain back to show how our work is saving threatened wildlife each and every day.
And just this week, we released a record-breaking 191 critically endangered Western
The animals and plants at Perth Zoo are from all corners of the globe. Find out more with these excellent and informative fact sheets and explore your world.
Description: The Western Quoll, or Chuditch (a Noongar name), is Western Australia
Last year, this adorable Western Ring-tail possum made history after undergoing what
Perth Zoo has unlocked new invaluable information on the critically endangered Western
From national parks in southwest Western Australia to the plains of Africa, you will
From national parks in southwest Western Australia to the plains of Africa, you will
• Perth Zoo’s completed lion breeding facility officially opens • Two new lionesses arrived at Perth Zoo
lion breeding facility officially opens • Two new lionesses arrived at Perth Zoo Western
