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Mogo Zoo is a small privately owned zoo in Mogo, on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is a member of ARAZPA and has had success in breeding programs for endangered species, including the snow leopard, cotton-top tamarin, Black-and-white ruffed lemur, red panda, and Sumatran tiger. It is one of only two zoos in Australia that exhibits white lions (the other being the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra) . Unlike most small Australian zoos, Mogo Zoo focuses on exotic species. It is owned by Sally Padey.[1] Primate expert Louise Grossfeldt is Manager Life Sciences.
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| 35°47′43″S 150°09′33″E / 35.7954°S 150.1592°E | |
| Date opened | 17 November 1991 |
| Location | Mogo, New South Wales, AUS |
| No. of animals | 221 |
| No. of species | 42 |
| Website | www |
Mogo Zoo exhibits include a small reptile house, a large African savanna, and a series of islands for primate species. The zoo is currently[when?] building an exhibit for a pair of chimpanzees that were not wanted in any other zoos in Australia, an act typical of the zoo's propensity for adopting unwanted animals.[1] Until recently[when?] it held the only kea in any Australian zoo and was also the home of the last red-handed tamarin in Australasia. Other previously held species include the little penguin, cougar, and crab-eating macaque.
In Nov 2019, Featherdale Wildlife Park bought Mogo Zoo from Sally Padey, and will take over full ownership and operations from the end of Nov 2019. [2]
Species listing
- African lion (including white lion)
- Bengal tiger
- Sumatran tiger
- Silvery gibbon
- Snow leopard
- Serval
- Fennec fox
- Red panda
- Meerkat
- Oriental small-clawed otter
- Ring-tailed lemur
- Black-and-white ruffed lemur
- Pygmy marmoset
- Cotton-top tamarin
- Golden lion tamarin
- Emperor tamarin
- De Brazza's monkey
- Black-handed spider monkey
- White-handed gibbon
- Siamang
- Common chimpanzee
- Brazilian tapir
- Plains zebra
- Fallow deer
- Scimitar oryx
- Giraffe
- Eastern grey kangaroo
- Ostrich
- Boa constrictor
- Burmese python
- Reticulated python
- Green iguana
- Rhinoceros iguana
References
- ^ a b "Mogo Zoo". Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ^ Campbell, Ian. ""They will honour my legacy and do it proud" – Sally Padey, Mogo Zoo". About Regional. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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