...Marianne Cochrane A new Director for Taronga The new Director of Taronga and Western Plains Zoos, Dr John Ke&, took up his position on October 12,1987. The U S would like to welcome him to his posftion, and thought that our members might be interested to know a little about his background. Dr...

...Michael McFadden; Simon Duffy; Peter Harlow; Dion Hobcroft; Candice Webb; Georgia Ward-Fear The Green and Golden Bell Frog Litoria aurea is a threatened species, having declined greatly in abundance throughout its range in recent decades. In 1994, Taronga Zoo, Sydney, established a captive...

... of New South Wales (UNSW), NSW 2052, Australia 2. Taronga Institute of Science and Learning, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, Dubbo NSW 2830 and Sydney NSW 2088 3. The University of Sydney, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, Camden, NSW 2570 4. Ecology and Evolution Research...

..., Australia 2 Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia 3 Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia 4 Taronga Institute of Science and Learning,Taronga Conservation...

..., Sydney, Australia. 4 Taronga Institute of Science and Learning, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, Sydney, NSW 2088, Australia 5 Nelson Bay Golf Club, 57 Dowling St, Nelson Bay, NSW, 2315. 6 The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. * Corresponding author...

..., these top four topics demonstrate a consistent preference for ecologically-based viewpoints on contemporary conservation matters. A high degree of interest was shown in articles on Taronga/Western Plains Zoo (62%), fauna survey (60%). features taking up an entire edition, e.g., Riversleigh fossils (54...

... habitat clearance. As part of recovery plans aimed toward reintroduction to the wild, both species are part of an intensive captive breeding program being conducted at a number of institutions, including Taronga Zoo, Sydney. These honeyeaters incorporate arthropod silk into their nests, as has been...

... translocated approximately 9,000 captive-bred tadpoles from Taronga Zoo into these habitat areas over 7 years. This program has not led to the establishment of a self-sustaining population of the Green and Golden Bell Frog at Long Reef Golf Course and must therefore be considered unsuccessful. It has had...

... a pathway for the establishment of Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata) populations in Australia? Michael S. McFadden1, Philip Topham1 and Peter S. Harlow1 1Herpetofauna Division, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, PO Box 20, Mosman, NSW, 2088, Australia, email: [email protected] A BS TR A CT The exotic...

... of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW. Now, 20 years after the initial symposium, we are taking the opportunity to bring together much of the large body of research and ideas that have advanced our understanding of the dingo since 1999. The forum was held on 7 September 2019 in the Taronga Institute Lecture...

... after their mother was Council, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty killed by a domestic cat. Photos, M. Mo. to Animals NSW and Taronga Conservation Society Australia and endorsed by the NSW Animal Welfare Advisory Council. This code of practice is accompanied by corresponding codes of practice...

.... There has been little recognition of the display of Thylacines in Sydney's zoos. Whitley (1973) and Guiler (1985, 1986) have previously published some details on one specimen held early on in the collection of Taronga Zoological Park. In addition to providing further informa- tion on this specimen...

... as a potential match for & xiv) on display at the zoo until 12th October 1918, the male in the Judd photograph. when Mrs. Roberts sold MRB xiii to the Taronga Zoo in Sydney (Guiler, 1986, p.152). The Taronga male had been The female in the background of Judd s photograph is captured near Tyenna by the bushman...

... of the Peramelemorphia. Materials and methods Animals Nine sexually mature male Queensland Macrotis lagotis (2 - 5y) were used during the course of this study from September 2000 to August 2007. Five animals (B1 - B5) were part of a captive breeding program based at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, NSW and four were...