The Latest Breaking News from Zoos SA

Panda diplomacy: Chinese premier Li Qiang could announce two new rare bears for Australia during state visit

Wang Wang and Fu Ni have not conceived during more than a decade at Adelaide Zoo, sparking speculation they may be replaced

The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2024

Panda delight as top China diplomat bears good news

One of Australia's most popular zoological attractions is sticking around with China set to extend its panda lease program at Adelaide Zoo.

AAP · Mar 20, 2024

Adelaide Zoo panda enclosure breached by high school student who dropped mobile phone

Months after a red panda climbed out of Adelaide Zoo, there has been another breach involving the zoo's giant pandas — this time by someone climbing in.

ABC News · Dec 12, 2022

Monarto chimpanzees likely caught human respiratory illness RSV from discarded tissue

The troop of chimpanzees at a South Australian zoo that contracted a virus commonly seen in human children probably got it from a tissue that blew into their enclosure, the head of Zoos SA says.

ABC News · Jul 18, 2022

COVID-19 vaccination no longer mandated at Adelaide Zoo but masks required for up-close animal experiences

From tomorrow, Zoos SA will no longer require patrons to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but it will require people taking part in up-close animal experiences to wear masks.

ABC News · May 6, 2022

Adelaide Zoo stocks ice creams from Peters, not Golden North, despite backlash over palm oil

Adelaide Zoo's decision to award its ice cream supply contract to Peters, rather than South Australian company Golden North, has prompted a ripple of backlash, but the zoo is defending its tender process.

ABC News · Mar 28, 2022