Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago
Happy New Year’s Eve! Its almost 2021, a perfect time to share some highlights from ‘the year that was’ and say a heartfelt thank you for all your support.
Though this year was not without challenges, we’ve also had plenty to be thankful for. We kicked the year off to a great start with the arrival of giraffe Billy and the return of our orangutans from their two-year staycation, and into their incredible new High Canopy habitat. And we also experienced a bit of a baby boom!
With your help we achieved an incredible amount for wildlife and wild places this year – which is our true passion and purpose. Through our breed for release programmes we’ve been able to boost the wild populations of many threatened Aotearoa species like kiwi, pāteke and kākāriki karaka. We also secured two incredible conservation partnerships with Motuihe Island Trust and Project Island Song that has seen us restoring wētāpunga to FOUR more sanctuary Islands in New Zealand.
In between Aotearoa’s Covid-19 lockdowns our staff were able to commit more than 2470 hours in the field to health check, monitor and assist with critical conservation planning for at-risk native species. And as if that wasn’t enough, our skilled veterinary team used their expertise to care for our zoo whānau as well as more than 75+ patients from the wild that were brought into our Vet Hospital in need of veterinary assistance.
Through the Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund, we have been able to continue our support for crucial conservation programmes in Africa, Asia, South America, the South Pacific and in our own backyard.
Read more about all we collectively achieved for conservation this year at aucklandzoo.co.nz/news/and-thats-a-wrap-2020. We’d love to see even more of you in 2021, so please consider supporting us with an annual membership, if you’re not a friend of the zoo already!
Happy New Year’s Eve! Its almost 2021, a perfect time to share some highlights from ‘the year that was’ and say a heartfelt thank you for all your support.
Though this year was not without challenges, we’ve also had plenty to be thankful for. We kicked the year off to a great start with the arrival of giraffe Billy and the return of our orangutans from their two-year staycation, and into their incredible new High Canopy habitat. And we also experienced a bit of a baby boom!
With your help we achieved an incredible amount for wildlife and wild places this year – which is our true passion and purpose. Through our breed for release programmes we’ve been able to boost the wild populations of many threatened Aotearoa species like kiwi, pāteke and kākāriki karaka. We also secured two incredible conservation partnerships with Motuihe Island Trust and Project Island Song that has seen us restoring wētāpunga to FOUR more sanctuary Islands in New Zealand.
In between Aotearoa’s Covid-19 lockdowns our staff were able to commit more than 2470 hours in the field to health check, monitor and assist with critical conservation planning for at-risk native species. And as if that wasn’t enough, our skilled veterinary team used their expertise to care for our zoo whānau as well as more than 75+ patients from the wild that were brought into our Vet Hospital in need of veterinary assistance.
Through the Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund, we have been able to continue our support for crucial conservation programmes in Africa, Asia, South America, the South Pacific and in our own backyard.
Read more about all we collectively achieved for conservation this year at aucklandzoo.co.nz/news/and-thats-a-wrap-2020. We’d love to see even more of you in 2021, so please consider supporting us with an annual membership, if you’re not a friend of the zoo already!
