Three African lion cubs at Taronga Western Plains Zoo have been named in time for World Lion Day, celebrated globally on August 10. The male cub has been named Nguvu, the Swahili word for ‘strength,’ while his sisters have been named Mzuri (‘good’ or ‘beautiful’) and Kaari (‘young girl’ or ‘daughter’ in Kenyan culture). According to Senior Lion Keeper […]
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Taronga Zoo is ending the year with good news all round. On October 4 – International Zookeeper Day – lion keepers at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, New South Wales, welcomed three lion cubs, born late in the evening. “The cubs are doing really well, they’re hitting all their milestones,” zookeeper Melanie Friedman said. […]
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With a hot dry summer predicted, animal welfare organisations in NSW have warned that the risk to animals from bushfires has not been mitigated since the 2019 Black Summer fires.A report by the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF), released in April 2022, estimated that some three billion animals were killed or displaced by the fires, with […]
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