Australia Zoo has a big baby on the way!
15 May 2012Wooo-hoo! The Zoo Crew has some wonderful news to share with the world, are you ready? Australia Zoo is set to welcome a big baby into the world, a baby rhino that is! Inyeti, one of our gorgeous 2000kg rhinos is expecting her first calf to...
Koalas listed as threatened species
5 May 2012Woohoo! Wonderful news for koalas around Australia this week, with Federal Minister for the Environment Tony Burke announcing our furry little mates have been classified as 'vulnerable' and added to the threatened species list in Queensland, New...
Matilda returns to the wild
28 April 2012Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin last week released Matilda the three-flippered green sea turtle back into the wild! You might recognise Matilda from the latest issue of Crikey! magazine. Matilda has spent the last three months in care at the Australia...
Australia Zoo Tigers - Fit, healthy and ready to play!
18 April 2012Ever wondered what it takes to keep a tiger healthy? Well, this week we visited the Australia Zoo Tiger Temple to see firsthand what happens during a big cat health check. We were lucky to witness Australia Zoo head of tigers Giles Clark, along...
Happy first birthday Savannah!
13 April 2012"Happy birthday to you, you live in a zoo, you look like a rhino aaaand... you smell like one too!" Our gorgeous little Savannah the southern white rhino had her first birthday yesterday and crikey did she celebrate in style, being treated to a...
Robert feeds the alligators!
7 April 2012Crikey! This Easter long weekend, Robert will be taking dinner-time matters into his own hands and feeding our American alligators. Our fearless 8-year-old dynamo has recently begun learning how to feed, and is really excited to show off his new...
A dam fine way to cool down at Australia Zoo
6 April 2012Elephants take early morning swim to beat the heat Though summer has officially ended, recent warm temperatures on the Sunshine Coast caused Australia Zoo's three Asian elephants to take novel measures to cool down! During today's early morning...
Garmin leads the way for technology in the field
31 March 2012Garmin is a company delivering innovative GPS technology across diverse markets; but did you know they are also providing groundbreaking technology assistance to Australia Zoo's supported conservation projects? Australia Zoo has partnered with...
Rian the koala returns home to North Stradbroke Island
17 March 2012Almost six months after suffering horrific burns in a bushfire, Rian the koala has been released back into the wild. The tiny marsupial was rescued by the Australia Zoo Rescue Unit from high up in a tree on North Stradbroke Island in October last...
9 little joeys and counting!
10 March 2012Crikey it's that time of the year again.... Time to start seeing little baby koalas! The breeding season for koalas in Queensland runs from September to March with reports of joeys being born as late as April. Breeding for koalas is not quite what...
