Global and local wildlife conservation requires sustained effort from many people working in a variety of fields. Taronga has wide-ranging expertise in our Zoos that sets us apart in our ability to provide support to wildlife conservation initiatives. Taronga recognises the need to develop conservation partnerships with like-minded organisations, community groups and conservation experts in order to stop the poaching and trafficking of wildlife, protect and regenerate vegetation and increase understanding of our impact on wildlife within communities.

The Greater Bilby is an iconic threatened marsupial that was once widespread throughout arid and semi-arid Australia. Today, their distribution has declined to about 80% of the original range. 

Taronga is a founding member of the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) and continues to provide financial and administrative support for many of its activities in both Asia and Africa.

Our veterinarians, pathologists and reproductive biologists have actively engaged in collaborations with the IRF, the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary at Way Kambas and the Asian Rhino Project to ensure the health of the rhinos and the viability of the population overall.

The Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) in Kenya was established to develop resilient community conservancies that transform people’s lives, secure peace and conserve natural resources. In 2012 Taronga established a partnership with Biliqo-Bulesa Conservancy, one of the largest community conservancies under the umbrella of NRT. 

The Jane Goodall Institute Australia (JGIA) promotes the conservation of Chimpanzees and other great apes through community-centred programs in Africa, and empowers young Australians to be environmentally responsible citizens. 

TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, is committed to combating global wildlife crime, one of the biggest threats to species survival. Their approach is five-fold: through good governance, fostering relationships, building knowledge, engaging communities and disrupting trade networks. 

Cheetah Conservation Botswana (CCB) conducts youth and adult education activities, such as school talks in remote rural areas where conflict with carnivores is rife; educational bush camps to give students exciting, experiential learning; adult capacity building including farmer and teacher training workshops and also awareness-raising events to spread the conservation message to the general public.

Fauna and Flora International will work to strengthen the conservation and protection of wildlife in the Pu Mat National Park, with a focus on Asian elephants and Northern White-cheeked Gibbons. 

The project is focused on monitoring of wild populations of Chuditch (Dasyurus geoffroii) in Western Australia to estimate population size, health and demographics. Results obtained from this project will assist in informing conservation management actions by identifying wild populations able to support translocation into Taronga’s conservation breeding program and undertaking post translocation monitoring to assure ongoing population health.