Australia’s recent bushfires and drought have taken a toll on our Platypus. They are disappearing from our rivers, creeks and ponds and are set to decline by at least 50% over the next 50 years - unless we act now to change their future.

With fewer than 80 Sumatran Rhino and 400 Sumatran Tigers left in the wild, simply protecting remaining habitat is not enough. Together with Indonesian conservation partners, Taronga is replanting 50 hectares of critical degraded forest habitat.

Did you know Taronga’s conservation work extends to all sorts of wildlife? Taronga has been closely monitoring populations of the lesser-known Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeon and working to boost the genetics to this critically endangered local fish.