Fewer than 50 Orange-Bellied Parrots remain!
According to Zoos Victoria ‘Fewer than 50 Orange-bellied Parrots (OBP) remain in the wild. Without further intervention, extinction of...
Feral cat crisis in Australia
Feral cats are estimated to eat tens of millions of native animals in Australia every night. How is this staggering figure achieved? The...
Did you know?
It derives its name from the black and bright yellow stripes - 'corroboree' refers to a meeting or gathering of Aboriginal Australians...
The wombat with the hairy nose
The Northern hairy-nosed wombat (yes that really is their name!) is mainly located in the Epping Forest National Park in central...
Did you know?
There are an estimated 27,700 plant species in Australia, including living fossils such as the cycad palm and the grass tree, and...
"Fewer than 150 breeding males" the Southern Corroboree Frog
These uniquely colored frogs is critically extinct and only lives in small pockets within Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales....
Majestic gliders of northern Queensland
Only approximately 1500 of these majestic guys are left and they are therefore endangered. It is the only endangered glider species...
The proud Australian Sea Lion
Found only in Australia the Australian Sea Lion population is estimated to be 10,000 - 12,000. These sea animals are located between The...
Don't mess with the Bandicoot's Bodyguards......
Zoo's Victoria run many programs to help our wild life that range from conversation, animal welfare, zoo infrastructure to education. But...
The plight of the Eastern Barred Bandicoot
These poor little fellas were thought to have been extinct until they were discovered in Hamilton in 1991. Since then, Zoos Victoria have...
