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Clinical Zoo: Tales from the tiger boudoir

February 21, 2012adminLeave a Comment

When three Sumatran tiger cubs were born at Taronga Zoo on a cold August morning last year, keepers and veterinarians breathed a sigh of relief. Sumatran Tigers are critically endangered, with as few as 400 estimated to be living in the wild. Only seven per cent of their original habitat remains, with palm oil plantations […]

Source sought for Taronga’s TB

January 9, 2012January 19, 2012adminLeave a Comment

An expert panel led by NSW Health is continuing work to determine the source of a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak at Taronga Zoo. In February media reported the TB diagnosis of Pak Boon, one of Taronga’s elephants. In September Taronga issued a statement on its website which said a male chimp with the disease had been […]