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An Apollonaut travel guide
Moments in a longer story.
Selected milestones in the history of Mogo Wildlife Park.
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Zoo, wildlife park and a summer of fire
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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1995
Snow leopards arrive
Snow leopards come to Mogo Zoo in October and become a long-term part of the collection.
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1999
A first for New South Wales
On 20 October two snow leopard cubs are born, the first of their kind born in a New South Wales zoo.
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2019
New owners
In November Featherdale Wildlife Park buys Mogo Zoo from its former owner, Sally Padey.
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2019
The bushfires
In December fire reaches the area and Mogo is evacuated; the park’s staff stay to protect the animals.
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Today
Mogo Wildlife Park
Part of the Australian Wildlife Parks group, with primates, big cats, giraffes and many other animals.
Follow the stories behind the dates
A timeline is a beginning. The longer history introduces the people and the place; the sources below provide further context.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
