Halls Gap Zoo

Halls Gap Zoo News – December 2012

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:54:16 +0000

Animal Action There have been a few changes last month with the Perenties and Mertens Water Monitors going into new enclosures just inside the entry gate and Blotched Blue-tongues going in with the Echidna. We are looking for anyone who has bamboo that needs to be cut back. Call us to organise. Construction The bio-security …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – November 2012

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:51:07 +0000

Animal Action “Ethan” and “Julian”, two more Ring-tailed Lemurs, have arrived from Australia Zoo. A Red-bellied Black Snake is now on display in the Fossil Cave and there are several more bird species to be seen in the Macaw aviary and a second aviary nearby. The wallaby joeys are starting to venture out of mum’s …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – October 2012

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 22:48:24 +0000

Animal Action Galore This past month has been an exciting one seeing the arrival of some fantastic new additions. First to arrive was the Serval, “Hasani” followed by “Othea” and “Gamba”, mum and son Ring-tailed Lemurs and last week “Murray” and “Bridgette” a pair of Blue-and-Gold Macaws went on display.

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Halls Gap Zoo News – September 2012

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:44:59 +0000

National Threatened Species Day Zoos from around Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea met for a 3 day conference last week and many of the presentations centred around the Koala, Tasmanian Devil and Bilby – all precious Australian natives that are facing serious threats to their survival. National Threatened Species Day is held on …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – August 2012

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:25:42 +0000

Zoos – Entertainment, Education, Research or Conservation? Each year Zoos and Aquariums in the Australasian region • have over 16 million visitors • 600,000 plus school students conducting curriculum related activities • contribute over $2m in funding to universities and research institutions Conservation activities in the region comprise of holding over 200 native species and …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – July 2012

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 20:07:29 +0000

Animal Action Our biggest news is, of course, Sumari the first giraffe is here and on view. Pumika, his companion who has proved to be a bit more timid in his training is due to arrive this week. Thanks to McDonalds Horsham & Stawell for coming on board as a sponsor of the Giraffe. Diesel …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – June 2012

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:02:25 +0000

Giraffe Journey Update The long waited for advent is now upon us with the expected date of arrival June 14. This journey has taken us through some challenging terrain of red tape and bureaucracy, huge commitment and hard work to bring this exciting and monumental event – the arrival of giraffe to Halls Gap Zoo. …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – May 2012

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:45:16 +0000

Giraffe Update The arrival date is getting close now. The enclosure is almost completed and we are waiting on a definite date from Monarto for the transportation which will be in the last week of May. Coffee Machine You can now enjoy a Cappuccino, Latte or tasty Hot Chocolate from our new Espresso machine installed …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – April 2012

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:26:55 +0000

Animal Action The Pygmy Marmoset twins are proving to be very entertaining as they explore their world and check everything out. They can often be found playing at the front of their enclosure where you can watch them chase each other or wrestle. Do you ever wonder what the purpose of a Zoo is? An …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – March 2012

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:48:25 +0000

Animal Action There has been a bit of everything this month. The Black-capped Capuchins are happy to be back on display in their newly constructed enclosure next door to the White-fronted Capuchins. We have also acquired some koalas, including a young joey that now calls the recently completed second koala enclosure home. Sadly, we lost …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – February 2012

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:01:03 +0000

Animal Action January has been a very busy month with the animals. Most exciting was the arrival of Pygmy Marmoset infants. “Inti” gave birth to triplets (not a total surprise with how big her tummy was getting!!) on the 10th January but we were told by our vet and the species coordinator it is extremely …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – January 2012

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:36:49 +0000

2011 in Review As the New Year begins we cast our mind over the last twelve months and what we have achieved. It has, at times, been a very challenging year with Mother Nature throwing her weight around, but despite that we have had a very successful year with more visitors through the gate, being …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – December 2011

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:55:46 +0000

NEW – Animal Adoption Looking for the perfect gift for the animal lover in your family? Being released just in time for Christmas is the opportunity to personally adopt one of our gorgeous animals. Contact us for more details. We will also be making this available through the website as well. It’s Our 4th Anniversary …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – November 2011

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:11:19 +0000

Animals Action Exciting news in that one of Australia’s threatened species, the Spotted-tailed Quoll, has been busy raising a family of five young. Now on display in the entrance building are Ridge-tailed Monitors and Victorian Carpet Python. Excursions Some of the animals have been on excursions this month including to David O Jones Mitre 10 …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – October 2011

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:40:57 +0000

Animal Action The Pygmy Marmosets have been named with the winner receiving a Family Day Pass to visit. A big thank you to all who put forward their ideas, and congratulations to Katherine from Eltham for her suggestions of “Inti” and “Churi”. Horsham West Preps have named the new kid goats for us. The chosen …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – September 2011

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:07:46 +0000

National Threatened Species Day National Threatened Species Day is held on 7th September each year to encourage communities to help conserve Australia’s unique native fauna and flora. It was first held in 1996 to commemorate the death of the last Tasmanian Tiger in captivity in 1936 in Hobart. The concept was developed to bring an …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – August 2011

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 04:26:06 +0000

Animal Action This month has seen the arrival of Roxy the Estuarine Crocodile, Sweetie the Donkey and a pair of Satin Bower Birds. This is a wonderful time of the year with joeys popping their heads out of pouches in at least six Wallaby species as well as the Bilbies, Eastern and Tiger Quolls with …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – July 2011

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 01:30:24 +0000

Animal Action It has been nearly all reptile relocation this month. “Shrek” the Green Iguana is now on display in his new enclosure in the zoo entrance building. He came to us from Brisbane’s Alma Park Zoo, Queensland in January last year. Shortly after arriving, Shrek made a few public appearances including the Horsham Art …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – June 2011

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:33:58 +0000

Building We are currently finishing off our Veterinary hospital which is located off display. This will enable us to perform all of our operations on site rather than taking animals away as we have had to in the past. Incorporated in this building is a recovery room and attached is a staff lunchroom. All this …

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Halls Gap Zoo News – May 2011

Fri, 06 May 2011 02:16:47 +0000

The Today Show Just before Easter we hosted the Today Show with Steve here for the weather crossovers. Very early start to set up (4.30am) and then the showers caused a few changes to our planned activities but still great exposure for the zoo and the region as a whole with highlighting the National Park, …

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