Zoo

Taronga Western Plains Zoo

Q: Where is Taronga Western Plains Zoo?

Australia. Taronga Western Plains Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Australia. Its coordinates are 32.272° S, 148.587° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Blue Mountains National Park, about 249 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Taronga Western Plains Zoo?

46 species. Citizen-science photos record 46 species at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, including Slender-tailed Meerkat, Wild Horse, Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Emu and Regent Honeyeater. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Taronga Western Plains Zoo in the wild?

Slender-tailed Meerkat: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Some of the animals photographed at Taronga Western Plains Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park), Eastern Grey Kangaroo (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Grampians National Park) and Emu (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Ranges National Park).

Q: When did Taronga Western Plains Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1977, 562 ha. Taronga Western Plains Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Australia, opened in 1977 and covers about 562 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 46 species are photographed there.

🇦🇺 Australia

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Australia 46 spp. present

Taronga Western Plains Zoo, formerly known as (and still commonly referred to as) Western Plains Zoo and commonly known as Dubbo Zoo, is a large zoo in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. It opened to the public on 28 February 1977, to provide more living and breeding space for large animals such as elephants and antelopes which needed more space than was available at the restricted Sydney site. The zoo is run by the Taronga Conservation Society (formerly Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales), along with Taronga Zoo Sydney. Western Plains Zoo is located on the Newell Highway in west Dubbo about 5 km from the city. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

32.272° S 148.587° E

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

—

Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1977

Size

Large

Visit

Getting there

taronga.org.au/western-plains-zoo.aspx ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Suricata suricatta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park+ 2 more parks

Equus ferus

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

LC Endemic

Macropus giganteus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Grampians National Park+ 8 more parks

LC Endemic

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Flinders Ranges National Park+ 8 more parks

Anthochaera phrygia

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

VU Endemic

Leipoa ocellata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park

EN Endemic

Sarcophilus harrisii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Maria Island National Park+ 2 more parks

Antilope cervicapra

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Kanha National Park+ 3 more parks

Before you go

Where is Taronga Western Plains Zoo?

Australia

Taronga Western Plains Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Australia. Its coordinates are 32.272° S, 148.587° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Blue Mountains National Park, about 249 km away.

What animals can you see at Taronga Western Plains Zoo?

46 species

Citizen-science photos record 46 species at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, including Slender-tailed Meerkat, Wild Horse, Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Emu and Regent Honeyeater. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Taronga Western Plains Zoo in the wild?

Slender-tailed Meerkat: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Some of the animals photographed at Taronga Western Plains Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park), Eastern Grey Kangaroo (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Grampians National Park) and Emu (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Ranges National Park).

When did Taronga Western Plains Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1977, 562 ha

Taronga Western Plains Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Australia, opened in 1977 and covers about 562 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 46 species are photographed there.