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The place behind the visit.
A zoo of exotic animals, a collection of primates and a summer of bushfires offer several ways into the story of Mogo.
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Known for years as Mogo Zoo
For many years the park was known as Mogo Zoo. Unlike most small Australian zoos, it has focused on exotic species, and it holds one of Australia’s largest collections of primates.
Snow leopards lived here from October 1995, and on 20 October 1999 Mogo became the first zoo in New South Wales to breed them.
A park of animals from around the world
The park lists gorillas, rhinoceros, silvery gibbons, Bolivian squirrel monkeys, giraffes, zebras, meerkats, a cheetah, cotton-top tamarins, Sumatran tigers, red pandas, ring-tailed lemurs, otters, siamangs and white lions among its animals, alongside kangaroos and other Australian species.
Mogo is a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association and has taken part in breeding programmes for endangered species. It describes its own work in conservation and education on its website; this page does not add claims of its own.
Mogo today
In November 2019 Featherdale Wildlife Park bought the zoo from its former owner, Sally Padey. Weeks later, in December 2019, bushfires reached Mogo; the town was evacuated and the park’s staff stayed to protect the animals. Today it is Mogo Wildlife Park, part of the Australian Wildlife Parks group.
This history belongs to the place and the people who shaped it. The History page offers a longer introduction, and the timeline gives a short route through selected milestones.
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