Auckland Zoo Press Releases

Two young Sumatran tigers from Auckland Zoo fly out to Australia this afternoon as part of an international conservation breeding programme to assist this critically endangered big cat.

For one night a year, Auckland Zoo transforms into spook central with enchanted gardens and magical markets for Boo at the Zoo on Saturday, 30 October from 6pm to 9pm.

Auckland Zoo is celebrating the birth of a healthy baby zebra – born in the early hours of Tuesday morning to 18-year-old mum Itika and first-time dad, seven-year-old Machano.

Auckland Zoo is going smokefree, coinciding with World Smokefree Day on Monday, 31 May 2010.