Article: Sydney Wildlife World Opens

[Jamberoo Fan]

Article on front page. I would like to know what the point of having another zoo in Sydney and how this would change the popularity of Taronga Zoo. But other than that i think it is a great move from the ageing Taronga Zoo acroos the harbour.

[taronga]

This place is mainly for international tourists to see local wildlife only & to make lots of money doing so. Where as Taronga is a non-profit business operating at constant near losses, with an on-going redevelopment / upgrade plan for the next 5-10 years.

[Hugh_gazzz]

This place is mainly for international tourists to see local wildlife only & to make lots of money doing so. Where as Taronga is a non-profit business operating at constant near losses. Defintely i could'nt agree more, SWW has been built to cash in on international tourists, which will prove successful. Although Taronga is the premier zoo probaly one of the best in Australia she will be dealt a enormous blow. You could spend the whole day there and not see everything, but SWW you would only have to spend half a day at the max to see everything. Which the international tourists will probaly want to do spend halve a day instead of a whole day.

[Richard]

It's been about 12 years since I was at Taronga, but my feeling is that it is more geared towards locals and a generally domestic audience, with a focus on animals of the world rather than native creatures. My thinking is it'll definitely feel the pressure of another CBD-accessible wildlife park, but I believe it's such an Australian instutition that there will always be a way for it to survive. An interesting on article on the matter can be seen here: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/is-tar...7827160838.html

[Swanny]

I think it will be a temporary change. For a while every1 will be attracted 2 the fact that it is new...but people also want to see animals other than native animals...which is a shame becaoz i think natives are the best .

[wondercam]

It will never reaplace taronga zoo and it won't really have a difference

[aidan]

Woah your really bringing back old topics.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

And yet, making such worthwhile contributions...