Sydney Zoo

Sydney Zoo is a zoo in Bungarribee in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Zoo is located 38 kilometres (24 mi) west of the Sydney central business district (Sydney City Centre). It occupies a 16.5-hectare (41-acre) site. Sydney Zoo is a member of the Zoos and Aquariums Association of Australia and New Zealand.

Sydney Zoo was founded in 2015 with an aim to introduce local and international visitors to a range of animal species from all over the world, while also educating on animal welfare and conservation. The zoo has formed a partnership with the Western Sydney University and TAFE NSW.

Sydney Zoo's senior curatorial and animal acquisition team includes current and former presidents of the NSW Fauna and Marine Parks Association (NSW FMPA) and the current president of the International Congress of Zoos (ICZ).

The zoo is subject to the oversight of government agencies including the Animal Welfare Unit of the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and the key zoo industry body in Australasia, the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA). The zoo's social programs include school education programs and aboriginal employment. Specific infrastructure to assist in the delivery of these programs includes veterinary facilities, quarantine facilities, extensive feed preparation and storage areas, an educational amphitheatre and disability access.

Sydney Zoo's exhibit sizes exceed NSW Department of Primary Industries standards by an average of 2.6 times. Sydney Zoo includes over 30 exhibits and a variety of animal species both exotic and Australian native kept in different focus precinct alphabetically listed below.

Primate Boulevard

Asia

Africa

Australia

Middle Corridor (Australia Building)

Nocturnal Australia (Australia Building)

Reptile House (Australia Building)

Aquarium

Additionally the zoo has VIP closeup encounters offered for Bolivian squirrel monkeys.

• Louise Grossfeldt (Sydney Zoo's primates curator)
• Taronga Zoo
• Featherdale Wildlife Park

• Official website
• Sydney Zoo (n.d.). "Welcome to Sydney Zoo" (PDF). Independent Planning Commission of New South Wales. Government of New South Wales.