Taronga Zoo

By donna.ng

  • Official Opening

    The first public zoo in New South Wales (NSW) officially opened in Sydney on a site known as Billy Goat Swamp in Moore Park,

  • New vision of Zoo

    After a visit to Germany the elected Secretary of the zoo, Albert Sherbourne Le Souef, returned with a vision for a new Sydney zoo, based on the bar-less exhibits of Hamburg Zoo.

  • State Goverenment granted land

    NSW Government granted 43 acres of land north of the harbour which were part of Ashton Park. Another 9 acres were granted in April 1916.

  • Animals were moved from Moore Park to Taronga Zoo

    In all, 228 mammals, 552 birds and 64 reptiles were moved from Moore Park to Taronga. Many, including the elephants, crossed the harbour on board a flat top barge.
  • Taronga Zoo officially opened

    Taronga Zoo officially opened

  • Giraffe House completed

    Giraffe House completed

  • Aquarium completed

  • Floraclock Completed

  • Tahr Mountain built

  • Tiger Pits built

  • New Exhibits built for larger cats, koalas, apes and gorillas

  • Twilight at Taronga introduced

    Twilight at Taronga introduced

  • Tiger trek introduced