The rise of the ibis in Sydney may be the result of a 1970s Taronga Zoo breeding program, the ABC reports. In 1973, 19 ibis from Healesville in Victoria were held at Taronga and encouraged to breed as free ranging birds. A recently unearthed report on the program described the humble ‘bin chicken’ as being […]
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Six healthy cheetah cubs were born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo on June 6, to mother Kyan and father Jana. The Zoo’s cheetah breeding program first began in the 1980s.
Continue ReadingThe Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) has welcomed the government’s announcement of increased funding for disease surveillance as part of a $137.8 million investment in biosecurity.
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The death of Koko the signing gorilla in June provides an opportunity to assess her place in the story of ape language experiments and in the animal protection movement. Prior to Koko, Washoe the chimpanzee was the first famous great ape to be experimentally taught a version of American Sign Language (ASL). Koko was the […]
Continue ReadingLaws, regulations and professional standards increasingly aim to ban or restrict non-therapeutic tail docking in canine puppies. These constraints have usually been justified by reference to loss of tail participation in communication between dogs, the acute pain presumed to be caused during docking itself, subsequent experiences of chronic pain and heightened pain sensitivity, and the […]
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