A NEW exhibit is taking pride of place at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo.
The Lion Pride Lands precinct is a 3.8-hectare safari adventure featuring the zoo’s eight lions in natural family groupings prowling through two exhibit spaces. The precinct has room enough to provide a home for up to 15 of the majestic creatures.
As well as providing an unrivalled environment for the lions, the precinct offers up-close viewing from a replica African Maasai village, home to a herd of goats, as well as a drive-through Pride Lands Patrol safari experience in a purpose-built vehicle. The drive allows visitors to have up-close encounters with this apex predator.
Zoo visitors can also learn how Taronga is working with partners such as the Northern Rangelands Trust to make a real difference for wildlife and people in African communities.
Taronga Conservation Society Australia (Taronga) is a not-for-profit organisation and a leader in the fields of conservation, research, animal welfare, wildlife rehabilitation and environmental education.
Taronga’s staff, scientists and researchers work in partnerships with governments, universities and conservation organisations to support dozens of
science, research and conservation projects and programs in Australia and around the world.
Among other initiatives Taronga participates in regional and global conservation breeding programs to establish insurance populations for species threatened in the wild, from our own tiny and critically endangered corroboree frog to the southern black rhino.
Lion Pride Lands is open daily and entry is included in zoo admission. The Pride Lands Patrol safari costs extra.