The animals and staff at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, recently made tracks at the zoo’s “Make Your Mark” event. Flippers, hooves, feet, and more were covered in paint and placed on paper for the campaign, which aims to inspire more people to be aware of wild animal conservation. Taronga Zoo’s CEO, Cameron Kerr, believes that the community must become…read more →
The last known wild Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) was shot in 1930, and the last thylacine in captivity died six years later in the Hobart Zoo. The Tasmanian tiger was officially declared extinct in 1986, although sightings of the animal are reported every year. Unfortunately, no proof of living thylacines has come forth. Today only bones, fossils, and a few photographs…read more →
Recently researchers shared a rare glimpse of life on the ocean floor – posting video compiled from high resolution videos at a depth of 100 meters (or 328 feet) of aquatic life in an Australian marine sanctuary. The researchers, who are participating in a collaborative project between Deakin University and Parks Victoria, recorded the sea floor videos from various sites in the Discovery Bay…read more →
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