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Photograph - 'Tenkile (Scott's tree kangaroo)', Melbourne Zoo Archives
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Zoos Victoria is a major partner in the Tenkile Conservation Alliance in Papua New Guinea aimed at protecting the critically endangered tenkile.
Due to increased human populations in their habitat, the Torricelli Mountains, tree kangaroo numbers had declined as a result of hunting. In 1988 it was estimated that only 150 tenkiles were left in the wild.
The Tenkile Conservation Alliance was formed to help the species survive. As part of this alliance, Zoos Victoria has contributed to supporting local people to set up and farm rabbits and chicken as an alternative food source to the tenkile. The program is also capacity building in the local community so that wildlife can be managed by the local people. As a result numbers of this animal have doubled since the program began in 1998.
Further information: Tenkile Conservation Alliance
Photograph - Trent Browning, 'Orang-utan at Melbourne Zoo', Melbourne Zoo Archives
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In 2009 Melbourne Zoo initiated the Don't Palm Us Off campaign to help save the orang-utan from extinction. Through this campaign, Melbourne Zoo are educating and encouraging the public to take action to have legislation changed and make informed choices about the products they purchase.
Orang-utans in South-east Asia are facing rapid extinction due to the unsustainable production of palm oil. The orang-utans' rainforest habitat is being destroyed in order to make way for palm oil plantations. It is feared that the orang-utan could become extinct within the next 20 years.
Further information: Zoos Victoria: Don't Palm Us Off campaign
Photograph - Trent Browning, 'Photograph: Outside the Zoo walls: gorilla', Melbourne Zoo Archives
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Zoos Victoria has partnered with the Jane Goodall Institute to develop a project entitled They’re Calling on You, to help save the critically endangered gorilla.
They’re Calling on You is designed to raise awareness about the connection between increasing mobile phone production and the demise of gorillas in the wild. The illegal mining of coltan, a metallic ore used in mobile phones, is leading to habitat destruction and a rapid decline in gorillas in the Congo River Basin.
As well as raising awareness, They’re Calling on You, gives people the opportunity to recycle their mobile phones to reduce the need for coltan mining. Over 200 schools and organisations participate in the program. The funds raised from the project go towards a range of primate conservation projects.
Further information: Zoos Victoria: They're Calling on You program
