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|location= Ecclestone Road, [[Riverside, Tasmania|Riverside]], [[Tasmania]]
|location= Ecclestone Road, [[Riverside, Tasmania|Riverside]], [[Tasmania]]
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|area=15 minutes from Launceston
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|exhibits=[[Tasmanian devils]], [[wombats]], [[Sumatran tiger|tigers]], [[lion]]s, [[serval]]s, [[caracal]]s, [[quolls]], [[emu]]s, [[koalas]], [[kangaroo]]s
|exhibits=[[big cat]]s, [[monkey]]s, [[gibbon]]s, [[marsupial|marsupial mammals]], [[bird]]s, [[reptile]]s (including [[crocodilia]]s)
|website=[http://www.tasmaniazoo.com.au Tasmania Zoo]
|website=[http://www.tasmaniazoo.com.au Tasmania Zoo]
|Opening hours=9:00 - 4:30|Memberships=Zoo & Aquarium Association}}
|Opening hours=9:00 - 4:30|Memberships=Zoo & Aquarium Association}}


'''Tasmania Zoo''' is a [[zoo]] located in [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]], in the [[Australia]]n state of [[Tasmania]]. Situated on {{convert|900|acre|ha}} of old growth native bushland, it is home to the state's largest collection of native and exotic animals. Tasmania Zoo is a fully accredited member of the [[Zoo and Aquarium Association]], working closely with all Australasian zoos, and are involved in various species management programs.

'''Tasmania Zoo''' is a [[zoo]] located in [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]], in the [[Australia]]n state of [[Tasmania]]. Situated on {{convert|900|acre|ha}} of old growth native bushland, it is home to the state's largest collection of native and exotic animals. Tasmania Zoo is a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association, working closely with all Australasian zoos, and are involved in various species management programs. Tasmania Zoo is fully accredited by the [[Zoo and Aquarium Association]].


== History ==
== History ==


The zoo was opened in 2003 by Richard Warren and daughter Rochelle Penney.{{R|CNN 2012}} Warren created the Tasmania Zoo as a "legacy to Tasmania" in order to educate the community. His daughter said about her father after his death in 2018, he "had a special affinity for animals who were on the endangered list. “'He wanted to create the zoo so he could show these exotic and endangered animals and people from Tasmania could see them right here in the state.... Over the past 15 years, Dad’s small fauna park has grown from native wildlife to now include exotic and threatened species and participates in formal conservation programs'".{{R|Daughter remembers}}
The zoo was opened in 2003 by Richard Warren and daughter Rochelle Penney.{{R|CNN 2012}} Warren created the Tasmania Zoo as a "legacy to Tasmania" to educate the community. His daughter said about her father after his death in 2018, he "had a special affinity for animals who were on the endangered list. “'He wanted to create the zoo so he could show these exotic and endangered animals and people from Tasmania could see them right here in the state.... Over the past 15 years, Dad’s small fauna park has grown from native wildlife to now include exotic and threatened species and participates in formal conservation programs'".{{R|Daughter remembers}}


{{quote|A tribute described the 71-year-old (zoo owner Dick Warren) as a “crazy inventor” who always had a “devil of a time”.|author=Mr Warren’s daughter and Tasmania Zoo manager, Rochelle Penney {{R|Legacy}} }}
{{quote|A tribute described the 71-year-old (zoo owner Dick Warren) as a “crazy inventor” who always had a “devil of a time”.|author=Mr Warren’s daughter and Tasmania Zoo manager, Rochelle Penney {{R|Legacy}} }}


== Exhibits ==
== Exhibits & Species ==


Exhibits include [[Tasmanian devils]], [[wombats]], [[Sumatran tiger|tigers]], [[lion]]s, [[serval]]s, [[caracal]]s, [[quolls]], [[emu]]s, [[koalas]], [[kangaroo]]s, reptiles and monkeys. They exhibit the second largest collection of primates in any private zoo in Australia. Along with over 100 other species & 1000 individual animals. Conservation work carried out by the zoo includes a breeding program for [[Tasmanian devil]]s called Devil's Heaven.{{R|Our Zoo}}
Exhibits include [[Tasmanian devils]], [[bare-nosed wombat]]s, [[Sumatran tiger]]s, [[African lion]]s, [[serval]]s, [[caracal]]s, [[quolls]], [[emu]]s, [[koalas]], [[eastern grey kangaroo]]s, reptiles and monkeys. They exhibit the second largest collection of primates in any private zoo in Australia. Along with over 100 other species & 1000 individual animals. Conservation work carried out by the zoo includes a breeding program for Tasmanian devils called Devil's Heaven.{{R|Our Zoo}}


The first [[red panda]] for Tasmania arrived at the zoo in 2017. Mandu was born in 2015 at the [[Melbourne Zoo]].{{R|Red panda}}
The first [[red panda]] for Tasmania arrived at the zoo in 2017. Mandu was born in 2015 at the [[Melbourne Zoo]].{{R|Red panda}}


In 2018 the zoo received sibling [[Sumatran tigers]], Cinta and Jalur. The pair had lived in [[Symbio Wildlife Park]] in [[Sydney, Australia|Sydney]] since they were two-years old, they celebrated their tenth birthday before leaving Symbio Park. The Tasmanian Zoo head keeper, Emma Morgan said that they had been preparing for their arrival for a long time. The winters are colder in Tasmania than Sydney, "They do have nice heated dens, comfy beds and they have a nice thick coat as well." Morgan says that the zoo has housed large cats before and are prepared.{{R|Sumatran Tigers}}
In 2018 the zoo received sibling Sumatran tigers, Cinta and Jalur. The pair had lived in [[Symbio Wildlife Park]] in [[Sydney, Australia|Sydney]] since they were two-years old, they celebrated their tenth birthday before leaving Symbio Park. The Tasmanian Zoo head keeper, Emma Morgan said that they had been preparing for their arrival for a long time. The winters are colder in Tasmania than Sydney, "They do have nice heated dens, comfy beds and they have a nice thick coat as well." Morgan says that the zoo has housed large cats before and are prepared.{{R|Sumatran Tigers}}


On Christmas day 2019 the zoo received three [[golden lion tamarins]], Fraggle, Mokey and Olmec. Native to Brazil, these monkeys came from [[Mogo Zoo]] in [[New South Wales]]. The three are all male, but as they are an endangered species the zoo hopes to receive a female for breeding.{{R|Tamarin monkeys}}
On Christmas day 2019 the zoo received three [[golden lion tamarins]], Fraggle, Mokey and Olmec. Native to Brazil, these monkeys came from [[Mogo Zoo]] in [[New South Wales]]. The three are all male, but as they are an endangered species the zoo hopes to receive a female for breeding.{{R|Tamarin monkeys}}
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Sister [[cheetah]]s Zari and Tafara were new additions to the zoo in January 2020. The zoo had built an enclosure in 2012 and finally has residents. The cheetahs came from [[Monarto Zoo]] in South Australia.{{R|Cheetahs}}
Sister [[cheetah]]s Zari and Tafara were new additions to the zoo in January 2020. The zoo had built an enclosure in 2012 and finally has residents. The cheetahs came from [[Monarto Zoo]] in South Australia.{{R|Cheetahs}}


In October 2020 the zoo unveiled an electronic [[Tyrannosaurus rex]] that had been housed at the [[Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery|Queen Victoria Museum]]. The T-rex weighs 700 kilograms and was too large to travel when the Queen Victoria Museum exhibit moved to New Zealand.{{R|T-rex}}
In October 2020 the zoo unveiled an electronic [[tyrannosaurus rex]] that had been housed at the [[Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery|Queen Victoria Museum]]. The t-rex weighs 700 kilograms and was too large to travel when the Queen Victoria Museum exhibit moved to New Zealand.{{R|T-rex}}


In October 2021 an 18 month old male [[snow leopard]] named Sikari arrived at the zoo.
In October 2021, an 18 month old male [[snow leopard]] named Sikari arrived at the zoo.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Dana |date=October 28, 2021 |title=Ghost cat calls Tasmania Zoo home in time for Halloween |work=The Examiner |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/7487153/ghost-cat-calls-tasmania-zoo-home-in-time-for-halloween/}}</ref>


The zoo is available for birthday parties and private events. Animal encounters and "adoptions" of animals are also available.{{R|Brochure}}
The zoo is available for birthday parties and private events. Animal encounters and "adoptions" of animals are also available.{{R|Brochure}}
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File:Tasmanian Devils Cuddle.JPG|Tasmanian devils cuddle
File:Tasmanian Devils Cuddle.JPG|Tasmanian devils cuddle
File:Tasmanian Devils fighting over food.JPG|Tasmanian devils fighting over food
File:Tasmanian Devils fighting over food.JPG|Tasmanian devils fighting over food
File:Monkey Tasmania Zoo.JPG|Marmoset
File:Monkey Tasmania Zoo.JPG|White-tufted marmoset
File:Callocephalon fimbriatum -Tasmania Zoo, Launceston, Australia -male-8.jpg|Gigi the gang-gang cockatoo
File:Callocephalon fimbriatum -Tasmania Zoo, Launceston, Australia -male-8.jpg|Gigi the gang-gang cockatoo
File:Tasmania 6.jpg|Koala
File:Tasmania 6.jpg|Koala
File:Brushtailed Possum Tasmania Zoo.JPG|thumbnail|Brushtail Possum
File:Brushtailed Possum Tasmania Zoo.JPG|Tasmanian brushtail possum sleeping
File:Golden Lion Tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia.jpg|closeup of Golden Lion Tamarin monkey

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Animals at the zoo include:


;Birds
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*[[Australian king parrot]]
*[[Blue-and-yellow_macaw|Blue and yellow macaw]]
*[[Blue-winged parrot]]
*[[Bourke%27s parrot|Bourke’s parrot]]
*[[Budgerigar]]
*[[Bush stone curlew]]
*[[Serinus|Canary]]
*[[Cape Barren goose]]
*[[Carnaby%27s black cockatoo|Carnaby’s black cockatoo]]
*[[Zebra Finch|Chestnut-eared finch]]
*[[Cockatiel]]
*[[Eastern rosella]]
*[[Eclectus parrot]]
*Emu
*[[Gang-gang cockatoo]]
*[[Golden pheasant]]
*[[Green-cheeked_parakeet|Green cheeked conure]]
*[[Green rosella]]
*[[Grey parrot]]
*[[Red-shouldered_macaw|Hahn’s macaw]]
*[[Helmeted guineafowl]]
*[[Hooded parrot]]
*[[Rose-ringed_parakeet|Indian rose-ringed parakeet]]
*[[Jandaya parakeet]]
*[[Japanese quail]]
*[[Kākāriki]]
*[[King quail]]
*[[Laughing kookaburra]]
*[[Little corella]]
*[[Little penguin]]
*[[Lovebird]]s
*[[Major Mitchell%27s cockatoo|Major Mitchell’s cockatoo]]
*[[Australian_ringneck|Mallee ringneck parrot]]
*[[Mandarin duck]]
*[[Moustached parakeet]]
*[[Northern rosella]]
*[[Parrotfinch]]
*[[Princess parrot]]
*[[Red-rumped parrot]]
*[[Southern cassowary]]
*[[Star finch]]
*[[Sulphur-crested cockatoo]]
*[[Sun conure]]
*[[Superb parrot]]
*[[Swift parrot]]
*[[Tawny frogmouth]]
*[[Turquoise parrot]]
*[[Western_corella|Western long-billed corella]]
*[[Western rosella]]
*[[Yellow-tailed black cockatoo]]
{{div col end}}


;Mammals
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|title = Animal species at the zoo include:
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*[[Panthera_leo|African lion]]

*[[African wild dog]]
*[[Australian_ringneck#Subspecies|28’s Parrot]]
*[[African Grey Parrot]]
*[[African Lion]]
*[[African Wild Dog]]
*[[Alexandrine_parakeet|Alexandrine Parrot]]
*[[Alpaca]]
*[[Alpaca]]
*[[Asian small-clawed otter]]
*[[American Alligator]]
*[[Common wombat|Bare-nosed wombat]]
*[[Australian King Parrot]]
*[[Red-necked_wallaby|Bennett’s wallaby]]
*[[Australian Lungfish]]
*[[Tufted_capuchin|Black-capped capuchin monkey]]
*[[Common_wombat|Bare-Nose Wombat]]
*[[Black-capped_squirrel_monkey|Bolivian squirrel monkey]]
*[[Red-necked_wallaby|Bennett’s Wallaby]]
*[[Tufted_capuchin|Black-Capped Capuchin]]
*[[Celebes_crested_macaque|Black Crested Macaque]]
*[[Black-headed_python|Black-Headed Python]]
*[[Black Tiger Snake]]
*[[Blue-and-yellow_macaw|Blue and Yellow Macaw]]
*[[Blue-winged_parrot|Blue-Winged Parrot]]
*[[Bourke%27s_parrot|Bourke’s Parrot]]
*[[Budgerigar]]
*[[Buffy-Tufted Marmoset]]
*[[Bush Stone Curlew]]
*[[Canary]]
*[[Cape Barren Goose]]
*[[Capybara]]
*[[Caracal]]
*[[Caracal]]
*[[Carnaby%27s_black_cockatoo|Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo]]
*[[Cheetah]]
*[[Cheetah]]
*[[Cockatiel]]
*[[Cotton-top tamarin]]
*[[Crab-eating macaque]]
*[[Cotton-top_tamarin|Cotton-Top Tamarin]]
*[[De Brazza's monkey]]
*[[Crab-Eating Macaque]]
*[[Dromedary Camel]]
*[[Dromedary camel]]
*[[Eastern Grey Kangaroo]]
*[[Eastern grey kangaroo]]
*[[Eastern Quoll]]
*[[Eastern quoll]]
*[[Eastern Rosella]]
*[[Emperor tamarin]]
*[[Eclectus Parrot]]
*[[European fallow deer]]
*[[Emu]]
*[[Giraffe]]
*[[Freshwater Crocodile]]
*[[Golden lion tamarin]]
*[[Golden Lion-Tamarin]]
*[[Greater capybara]]
*[[Golden Pheasant]]
*[[Guinea pig]]
*[[Binturong|Javan binturong]]
*[[Green-cheeked_parakeet|Green Cheeked Conure]]
*[[Green Rosella]]
*[[Guinea Pig]]
*[[Red-shouldered_macaw|Hahn’s Macaw]]
*[[Helmeted Guineafowl]]
*[[Hooded Parrot]]
*[[ Rose-ringed_parakeet|Indian Ringneck Parrot]]
*[[Japanese Quail]]
*[[Jandaya_parakeet|Jandaya Parakeet]]
*[[Jungle Carpet Python]]
*[[Kakariki]]
*[[King Quail]]
*[[Koala]]
*[[Koala]]
*[[Laughing Kookaburra]]
*[[Maned wolf]]
*[[Lion Tailed Macaque]]
*[[Little Corella]]
*[[Little Penguin]]
*[[Lovebird]]s
*[[Major_Mitchell%27s_cockatoo|Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo]]
*[[Australian_ringneck|Mallee Parrot]]
*[[Mandarin Duck]]
*[[Mandrill]]
*[[Meerkat]]
*[[Meerkat]]
*[[Miniature Donkey]]
*[[Miniature donkey]]
*[[Northern white-cheeked gibbon]]
*[[Moustached Parakeet]]
*[[Northern Rosella]]
*[[Plains zebra]]
*[[Pygmy marmoset]]
*[[Morelia_spilota_variegata|Northern Territory Carpet Python]]
*[[Red panda]]
*[[Northern_white-cheeked_gibbon|Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon]]
*[[Red-handed tamarin]]
*[[Asian_small-clawed_otter|Oriental Small-Clawed Otter]]
*[[Parrotfinch]]
*[[Ring-tailed lemur]]
*[[Princess Parrot]]
*[[Pygmy Marmoset]]
*[[Red Panda]]
*[[Red-rumped_parrot|Red-Rumped Parrot]]
*[[Ringtailed Lemur]]
*[[Saltwater Crocodile]]
*[[Serval]]
*[[Serval]]
*[[Short-beaked_echidna|Short-Beaked Echidna]]
*[[Short-beaked echidna]]
*[[Siamang]]
*[[Siamang]]
*[[Snow Leopard]]
*[[Snow leopard]]
*[[Southern Cassowary]]
*[[Spotted hyena]]
*[[Spotted Python]]
*[[Tiger_quoll|Spotted-tailed quoll]]
*[[Sri Lankan leopard]]
*[[Tiger_quoll|Spotted-Tail Quoll]]
*[[Star Finch]]
*[[Sumatran tiger]]
*[[Common_brushtail_possum|Tasmanian brushtail possum]]
*[[ Children%27s_python|Stimson Python]]
*[[Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo]]
*[[Tasmanian devil]]
*[[Common_ringtail_possum|Tasmanian ringtail possum]]
*[[Sumatran Tiger]]
*[[Common_marmoset|White-tufted marmoset]]
*[[Sun Conure]]
*[[Superb Parrot]]
*[[Swift Parrot]]
*[[Common_brushtail_possum|Tasmanian Brushtail Possum]]
*[[Tasmanian Devil]]
*[[Common_ringtail_possum|Tasmanian Ringtail Possum]]
*[[Tawny Frogmouth]]
*[[Turquoise Parrot]]
*[[Western_corella|Western Long-Billed Corella]]
*[[Western Rosella]]
*[[Yellow-tailed_black_cockatoo|Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo]]
*[[Zebra Finch]]

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{{div col end}}


;Reptiles
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*[[American alligator]]
*[[Black-headed python]]
*[[Black tiger snake]]
*[[Freshwater crocodile]]
*[[Children's python|Inland Children's python]]
*[[Jungle carpet python]]
*[[Morelia_spilota_variegata|Northern Territory carpet python]]
*[[Saltwater crocodile]]
*[[Spotted python]]
{{div col end}}


The zoo also keeps and exhibits [[Australian lungfish]].


==Devil Facial Tumour Disease==
==Devil facial tumour disease==


Owner Richard Warren in 2005 built twenty "off-display enclosures and housed 20 orphaned baby Tasmanian devils. The devils were orphaned by parents who had succumbed to [[Devil facial tumour disease]]". According to Penney, the zoo "[W]as the first wildlife establishment to work with [the] [[Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Tasmania)|Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment]] in the fight against Devil Facial Tumour Disease. This special population of devils not only remained disease-free but have bred successfully every year since and contribute their important genes'".{{R|Daughter remembers}}
In 2005 Warren built twenty "off-display enclosures and housed 20 orphaned baby Tasmanian devils. The devils were orphaned by parents who had succumbed to [[devil facial tumour disease]]". According to Penney, the zoo "[W]as the first wildlife establishment to work with [the] [[Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Tasmania)|Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment]] in the fight against Devil Facial Tumour Disease. This special population of devils not only remained disease-free but have bred successfully every year since and contribute their important genes'".{{R|Daughter remembers}}


In 2012 the zoo was awarded a $28,394 grant from [[The University of Tasmania]] Foundation to improve food preparation for Tasmanian devil insurance populations. Warren said "that the money would be used to establish a full-time food storage and preparation area with walk-in freezer, allowing the facility to increase the capacity of its Devils' Haven area by a further 20 breeding animals".{{R|Grant awarded}}
In 2012 the zoo was awarded a $28,394 grant from [[The University of Tasmania]] Foundation to improve food preparation for Tasmanian devil insurance populations. Warren said "that the money would be used to establish a full-time food storage and preparation area with walk-in freezer, allowing the facility to increase the capacity of its Devils' Haven area by a further 20 breeding animals".{{R|Grant awarded}}


==2021 Intrusion==
==2012 intrusion==
On 2 August 2012, an intrusion occurred at the zoo. The entrances to about thirty enclosures were flung open. Dozens of animals escaped, some endangered. The intruders also killed about a dozen birds, including a [[swift parrot|Tasmanian swift parrot]], fewer than 1,000 of which remain in the wild. The parks population of [[quolls]] were released, the zoo had been trying to increase their population while in captivity. The Tasmanian devils were not harmed. Co-owner Rochelle Penney was concerned that if not found, many of the animals would die, "'A lot of our animals are in captivity for a reason ... They won't survive on their own.'" The zoo does not receive government funding and replacing one of the birds will cost up to 2,000 Australian dollars.{{R|CNN 2012}}
On 2 August 2012, an intrusion occurred at the zoo, and the entrances to about thirty enclosures were opened. Dozens of animals, some endangered, escaped. The intruders also killed about a dozen birds, including a Tasmanian swift parrot, fewer than 1,000 of which remain in the wild. The park's population of quolls was released, but the Tasmanian devils were not harmed. Penney was concerned that if not found, many of the animals would die: "A lot of our animals are in captivity for a reason. They won't survive on their own." The zoo does not receive government funding and Penney estimated that replacing each of the birds would cost up to 2,000 Australian dollars.<ref name="CNN 2012" />


==Funding during COVID-19 lockdown==
==Funding during COVID-19 lockdown==
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<ref name= "Brochure">{{citation |title=Tasmania Zoo: Have a devil of a time! Park Map|work=Brochure|publisher=Tasmania Zoo}}</ref>
<ref name= "Brochure">{{citation |title=Tasmania Zoo: Have a devil of a time! Park Map|work=Brochure|publisher=Tasmania Zoo}}</ref>


<ref name= "Our Zoo">{{cite web | title = Our Zoo | publisher = Tasmania Zoo | url = http://www.tasmaniazoo.com.au/zoo.htm | accessdate = 2009-01-12 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081229051429/http://www.tasmaniazoo.com.au/zoo.htm | archive-date = 2008-12-29 }}</ref>
<ref name= "Our Zoo">{{cite web | title = Breeding Conservation | publisher = Tasmania Zoo | url = https://tasmaniazoo.com.au/conservation/ | accessdate = 20 July 2022 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220312163344/https://tasmaniazoo.com.au/conservation/ | archive-date = 12 March 2022 }}</ref>


<ref name="Sumatran Tigers">{{cite web |last1=Hart |first1=Chloe |title=Endangered Sumatran tigers fly to Tasmania Zoo in state first |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-13/sumatran-tigers-to-be-the-first-in-tasmania/9859422 |website=ABC.net.au |publisher=ABC |access-date=17 May 2021 | url-status = live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517051630/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-13/sumatran-tigers-to-be-the-first-in-tasmania/9859422 |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>


<ref name="Sumatran Tigers">{{cite web |last1=Hart |first1=Chloe |title=Endangered Sumatran tigers fly to Tasmania Zoo in state first |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-13/sumatran-tigers-to-be-the-first-in-tasmania/9859422 |website=ABC.net.au |publisher=ABC |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517051630/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-13/sumatran-tigers-to-be-the-first-in-tasmania/9859422 |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Tamarin monkeys">{{cite web |last1=Vinall |first1=Frances |title=Santa brings three new monkeys to Tasmania Zoo |url=https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6557575/santa-brings-three-new-monkeys-to-tasmania-zoo/?cs=9676 |website=mailtimes.com.au |publisher=Mail-Times |access-date=17 May 2021 | url-status = live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517052742/https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6557575/santa-brings-three-new-monkeys-to-tasmania-zoo/?cs=9676 |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>


<ref name="Tamarin monkeys">{{cite web |last1=Vinall |first1=Frances |title=Santa brings three new monkeys to Tasmania Zoo |url=https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6557575/santa-brings-three-new-monkeys-to-tasmania-zoo/?cs=9676 |website=mailtimes.com.au |publisher=Mail-Times |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517052742/https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6557575/santa-brings-three-new-monkeys-to-tasmania-zoo/?cs=9676 |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Cheetahs">{{cite web |last1=Wilkins |first1=Kasey |title=Tasmania Zoo welcomes cheetah sisters Zari and Tafara |url=https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/6586852/two-cheetahs-welcomed-to-tasmania-zoo/ |website=theadvocate.com.au |publisher=The Advocate |access-date=17 May 2021 | url-status = live |url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517053823/https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/6586852/two-cheetahs-welcomed-to-tasmania-zoo/ |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>


<ref name="Cheetahs">{{cite web |last1=Wilkins |first1=Kasey |title=Tasmania Zoo welcomes cheetah sisters Zari and Tafara |url=https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/6586852/two-cheetahs-welcomed-to-tasmania-zoo/ |website=theadvocate.com.au |publisher=The Advocate |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517053823/https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/6586852/two-cheetahs-welcomed-to-tasmania-zoo/ |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Uncertain closure">{{cite web |last1=Murlough |first1=Harry |title=Tasmania Zoo faces uncertainty for animal care during coronavirus |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6699034/tasmania-zoo-in-need-of-support-after-shutting-down/ |website=examiner.com.au |publisher=The Examiner |access-date=17 May 2021 | url-status = live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517060037/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6699034/tasmania-zoo-in-need-of-support-after-shutting-down/ |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>


<ref name="Uncertain closure">{{cite web |last1=Murlough |first1=Harry |title=Tasmania Zoo faces uncertainty for animal care during coronavirus |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6699034/tasmania-zoo-in-need-of-support-after-shutting-down/ |website=examiner.com.au |publisher=The Examiner |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517060037/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6699034/tasmania-zoo-in-need-of-support-after-shutting-down/ |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="T-rex">{{cite web |last1=Cootes |first1=Isobel |title=Tasmania Zoo reopens and unveils its new Tyrannosaurus Rex |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6950984/breaking-t-rex-spotted-at-riverside/ |website=examiner.com.au |publisher=The Examiner |access-date=17 May 2021 | url-status = live|url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517062743/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6950984/breaking-t-rex-spotted-at-riverside/ |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>


<ref name="T-rex">{{cite web |last1=Cootes |first1=Isobel |title=Tasmania Zoo reopens and unveils its new Tyrannosaurus Rex |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6950984/breaking-t-rex-spotted-at-riverside/ |website=examiner.com.au |publisher=The Examiner |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517062743/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6950984/breaking-t-rex-spotted-at-riverside/ |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Daughter remembers">{{cite web |last1=Jarvis |first1=Caitlin |title=Tasmania Zoo founder Dick Warren remembered by daughter Rochelle Penney |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5500996/zookeepers-daughter-shares-tribute-to-crazy-inventor/ |website=examiner.com.au |publisher=The Examiner |access-date=17 May 2021 | url-status = live|url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517064658/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5500996/zookeepers-daughter-shares-tribute-to-crazy-inventor/ |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>


<ref name="Loses battle with cancer">{{cite web |last1=Jarvis |first1=Caitlin |title=Tasmania Zoo founder Richard 'Dick' Warren loses battle with cancer |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5435935/tasmania-zoo-founder-richard-dick-warren-remembered-as-heart-of-the-zoo/ |website=examiner.com.au |publisher=The Examiner |access-date=17 May 2021 | url-status = live|url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517070858/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5435935/tasmania-zoo-founder-richard-dick-warren-remembered-as-heart-of-the-zoo/ |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>


<ref name="Daughter remembers">{{cite web |last1=Jarvis |first1=Caitlin |title=Tasmania Zoo founder Dick Warren remembered by daughter Rochelle Penney |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5500996/zookeepers-daughter-shares-tribute-to-crazy-inventor/ |website=examiner.com.au |publisher=The Examiner |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517064658/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5500996/zookeepers-daughter-shares-tribute-to-crazy-inventor/ |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Legacy">{{cite web |last1=Mobbs |first1=Melissa |title=Tasmania Zoo founder Richard 'Dick' Warren's legacy to live on through family, staff |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5446004/tasmania-zoo-founders-legacy-lives-on-through-family-staff/ |website=examiner.com.au |publisher=The Examiner |access-date=17 May 2021 | url-status = live|url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517072416/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5446004/tasmania-zoo-founders-legacy-lives-on-through-family-staff/ |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>


<ref name="Loses battle with cancer">{{cite web |last1=Jarvis |first1=Caitlin |title=Tasmania Zoo founder Richard 'Dick' Warren loses battle with cancer |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5435935/tasmania-zoo-founder-richard-dick-warren-remembered-as-heart-of-the-zoo/ |website=examiner.com.au |publisher=The Examiner |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517070858/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5435935/tasmania-zoo-founder-richard-dick-warren-remembered-as-heart-of-the-zoo/ |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Red panda">{{cite web |last1=Slatter |first1=Sean |title=Red panda arrives at Tasmania Zoo |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/4775537/zoos-mandu-panda-coup/ |website=examiner.com.au |publisher=The Examiner |access-date=17 May 2021 | url-status = live|url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323171205/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/4775537/zoos-mandu-panda-coup/|archive-date=23 March 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="Legacy">{{cite web |last1=Mobbs |first1=Melissa |title=Tasmania Zoo founder Richard 'Dick' Warren's legacy to live on through family, staff |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5446004/tasmania-zoo-founders-legacy-lives-on-through-family-staff/ |website=examiner.com.au |publisher=The Examiner |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517072416/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5446004/tasmania-zoo-founders-legacy-lives-on-through-family-staff/ |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>

<ref name="Red panda">{{cite web |last1=Slatter |first1=Sean |title=Red panda arrives at Tasmania Zoo |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/4775537/zoos-mandu-panda-coup/ |website=examiner.com.au |publisher=The Examiner |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323171205/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/4775537/zoos-mandu-panda-coup/|archive-date=30 March 2018}}</ref>

<ref name="Grant awarded">{{cite web |last1=Sanders |first1=Peter |title=Devils' chances are improved through donations |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/86235/devils-chances-are-improved-through-donations/ |website=examiner.com.au |publisher=The Examiner |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517071727/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/86235/devils-chances-are-improved-through-donations/ |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>


<ref name="Grant awarded">{{cite web |last1=Sanders |first1=Peter |title=Devils' chances are improved through donations |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/86235/devils-chances-are-improved-through-donations/ |website=examiner.com.au |publisher=The Examiner |access-date=17 May 2021 | url-status = live|url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517071727/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/86235/devils-chances-are-improved-through-donations/ |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>


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Tasmania Zoo
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41°25′51″S 146°58′42″E / 41.430950°S 146.978461°E / -41.430950; 146.978461
Date opened2003
LocationEcclestone Road, Riverside, Tasmania
No. of animals1,500+
No. of species100+
Major exhibitsbig cats, monkeys, gibbons, marsupial mammals, birds, reptiles (including crocodilias)
WebsiteTasmania Zoo

Tasmania Zoo is a zoo located in Launceston, in the Australian state of Tasmania. Situated on 900 acres (360 ha) of old growth native bushland, it is home to the state's largest collection of native and exotic animals. Tasmania Zoo is a fully accredited member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association, working closely with all Australasian zoos, and are involved in various species management programs.

History

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The zoo was opened in 2003 by Richard Warren and daughter Rochelle Penney.[1] Warren created the Tasmania Zoo as a "legacy to Tasmania" to educate the community. His daughter said about her father after his death in 2018, he "had a special affinity for animals who were on the endangered list. “'He wanted to create the zoo so he could show these exotic and endangered animals and people from Tasmania could see them right here in the state.... Over the past 15 years, Dad’s small fauna park has grown from native wildlife to now include exotic and threatened species and participates in formal conservation programs'".[2]

A tribute described the 71-year-old (zoo owner Dick Warren) as a “crazy inventor” who always had a “devil of a time”.

— Mr Warren’s daughter and Tasmania Zoo manager, Rochelle Penney [3]

Exhibits & Species

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Exhibits include Tasmanian devils, bare-nosed wombats, Sumatran tigers, African lions, servals, caracals, quolls, emus, koalas, eastern grey kangaroos, reptiles and monkeys. They exhibit the second largest collection of primates in any private zoo in Australia. Along with over 100 other species & 1000 individual animals. Conservation work carried out by the zoo includes a breeding program for Tasmanian devils called Devil's Heaven.[4]

The first red panda for Tasmania arrived at the zoo in 2017. Mandu was born in 2015 at the Melbourne Zoo.[5]

In 2018 the zoo received sibling Sumatran tigers, Cinta and Jalur. The pair had lived in Symbio Wildlife Park in Sydney since they were two-years old, they celebrated their tenth birthday before leaving Symbio Park. The Tasmanian Zoo head keeper, Emma Morgan said that they had been preparing for their arrival for a long time. The winters are colder in Tasmania than Sydney, "They do have nice heated dens, comfy beds and they have a nice thick coat as well." Morgan says that the zoo has housed large cats before and are prepared.[6]

On Christmas day 2019 the zoo received three golden lion tamarins, Fraggle, Mokey and Olmec. Native to Brazil, these monkeys came from Mogo Zoo in New South Wales. The three are all male, but as they are an endangered species the zoo hopes to receive a female for breeding.[7]

Sister cheetahs Zari and Tafara were new additions to the zoo in January 2020. The zoo had built an enclosure in 2012 and finally has residents. The cheetahs came from Monarto Zoo in South Australia.[8]

In October 2020 the zoo unveiled an electronic tyrannosaurus rex that had been housed at the Queen Victoria Museum. The t-rex weighs 700 kilograms and was too large to travel when the Queen Victoria Museum exhibit moved to New Zealand.[9]

In October 2021, an 18 month old male snow leopard named Sikari arrived at the zoo.[10]

The zoo is available for birthday parties and private events. Animal encounters and "adoptions" of animals are also available.[11]

  • Tasmanian devils cuddle
    Tasmanian devils cuddle
  • Tasmanian devils fighting over food
    Tasmanian devils fighting over food
  • White-tufted marmoset
    White-tufted marmoset
  • Gigi the gang-gang cockatoo
    Gigi the gang-gang cockatoo
  • Koala
    Koala
  • Tasmanian brushtail possum sleeping
    Tasmanian brushtail possum sleeping

Animals at the zoo include:

Birds
Mammals
Reptiles

The zoo also keeps and exhibits Australian lungfish.

Devil facial tumour disease

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In 2005 Warren built twenty "off-display enclosures and housed 20 orphaned baby Tasmanian devils. The devils were orphaned by parents who had succumbed to devil facial tumour disease". According to Penney, the zoo "[W]as the first wildlife establishment to work with [the] Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment in the fight against Devil Facial Tumour Disease. This special population of devils not only remained disease-free but have bred successfully every year since and contribute their important genes'".[2]

In 2012 the zoo was awarded a $28,394 grant from The University of Tasmania Foundation to improve food preparation for Tasmanian devil insurance populations. Warren said "that the money would be used to establish a full-time food storage and preparation area with walk-in freezer, allowing the facility to increase the capacity of its Devils' Haven area by a further 20 breeding animals".[12]

2012 intrusion

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On 2 August 2012, an intrusion occurred at the zoo, and the entrances to about thirty enclosures were opened. Dozens of animals, some endangered, escaped. The intruders also killed about a dozen birds, including a Tasmanian swift parrot, fewer than 1,000 of which remain in the wild. The park's population of quolls was released, but the Tasmanian devils were not harmed. Penney was concerned that if not found, many of the animals would die: "A lot of our animals are in captivity for a reason. They won't survive on their own." The zoo does not receive government funding and Penney estimated that replacing each of the birds would cost up to 2,000 Australian dollars.[1]

Funding during COVID-19 lockdown

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In March 2020 the zoo was forced to close to visitors for the first time in its seventeen year history. The zoo does not receive government funding, relying on attendance numbers, donations and corporate sponsorships. The zoo "receives unused produce from Woolworths Supermarkets and Coles Supermarkets as part their farmer's programs". According to Penney, "'But when you're looking at our carnivores like our tigers, lions or our newly-arrived cheetahs ... the food bill for those guys alone is enormous'". The zoo does not have the money to pay wages, but the zoo houses over 1,500 animals that need to be cared for. Penney says "'I'm lucky to have an amazing team of zookeepers here who are now volunteering so we can get through this'". It's uncertain if the government was going to help fund the zoo during the lockdown. One area of concern is that the Tasmanian Devils were starting to enter their breeding season which requires a lot of monitoring by the zookeepers. A donation link was set up to help out the park.[13]

Tasmania Zoo was an icon ... [it] has been a feature piece of Northern Tasmania’s tourism industry for years, and it’s definitely been a forerunner in that space. Tasmania Zoo is something every Northern Tasmania should be proud of, I’ve taken both of my kids there, it’s a great attraction.

— Tourism Northern Tasmania chief executive Chris Griffin

References

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  1. ^ a b "Intruders release rare animals from Tasmania zoo, owner says". CNN.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Jarvis, Caitlin. "Tasmania Zoo founder Dick Warren remembered by daughter Rochelle Penney". examiner.com.au. The Examiner. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ Mobbs, Melissa. "Tasmania Zoo founder Richard 'Dick' Warren's legacy to live on through family, staff". examiner.com.au. The Examiner. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Breeding Conservation". Tasmania Zoo. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  5. ^ Slatter, Sean. "Red panda arrives at Tasmania Zoo". examiner.com.au. The Examiner. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. ^ Hart, Chloe. "Endangered Sumatran tigers fly to Tasmania Zoo in state first". ABC.net.au. ABC. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  7. ^ Vinall, Frances. "Santa brings three new monkeys to Tasmania Zoo". mailtimes.com.au. Mail-Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ^ Wilkins, Kasey. "Tasmania Zoo welcomes cheetah sisters Zari and Tafara". theadvocate.com.au. The Advocate. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. ^ Cootes, Isobel. "Tasmania Zoo reopens and unveils its new Tyrannosaurus Rex". examiner.com.au. The Examiner. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  10. ^ Anderson, Dana (28 October 2021). "Ghost cat calls Tasmania Zoo home in time for Halloween". The Examiner.
  11. ^ "Tasmania Zoo: Have a devil of a time! Park Map", Brochure, Tasmania Zoo
  12. ^ Sanders, Peter. "Devils' chances are improved through donations". examiner.com.au. The Examiner. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  13. ^ Murlough, Harry. "Tasmania Zoo faces uncertainty for animal care during coronavirus". examiner.com.au. The Examiner. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  14. ^ Jarvis, Caitlin. "Tasmania Zoo founder Richard 'Dick' Warren loses battle with cancer". examiner.com.au. The Examiner. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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