It's just eight weeks until Christmas and that means it's time to start thinking about Christmas gifts for family members and friends.
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This year when planning the Christmas shopping list, why not focus on sustainable gifts, or gifts that won't eventually end up in landfill, such as experiences.
The new Great Big Adventure Pass is a perfect gift for a family. Giving an experience-based gift allows the recipients to plan a great getaway and create new family holiday memories. Alternatively, a Zoo Friends membership is another great experience-based gift idea that gives the recipient a gift they can use 365 days a year.
Plus it provides access to Taronga Zoo in Sydney, perfect if they are planning a trip to Sydney during school holidays.
The zoo also offers a range of animal encounters and tours that can be purchased as gift vouchers, as well as overnight experiences.
"Giving an experience means nothing is going to landfill, but best of all the recipient will have memories and photos that will last a lifetime from the experience," Zoo Director, Steve Hinks said.
Taronga Western Plains Zoo's Souvenir Shop also has a range of sustainable gifts including a range of keep cups, metal straws, reusable fruit and vegetable bags and shopping totes.
"Our sustainable gift range is ideal for those work Kris Kringles or for that family member who is keen to be more environmentally conscious," Steve said .
Christmas is a time of giving but it doesn't have to be a stressful time.
Think outside the box when it comes to a gift and maybe give an experience to help create a lifelong memory for a family or child.
"Best of all when experiences and gifts are purchased from the Zoo, every dollar spent goes towards caring for our animals and supporting the conservation programs both here in Dubbo and abroad," Steve said.
OTHER ZOO NEWS
Taronga Western Plains Zoo has continued its breeding success for Ring-tailed Lemurs with three babies born to three different mothers.
"This is the third successful breeding season for father Dia," said ring-tailed lemur keeper Sasha Brook. "Dia has produced 12 offspring at Taronga Western Plains Zoo and will now be retired from breeding to allow another male to join the group to introduce new genetics."
"The three babies are all doing really well, they are bonding with their respective mothers and meeting their developmental milestones," Sasha said.
Taronga Western Plains Zoo is home to two groups of Ring-tailed Lemurs, a breeding group near the African picnic ground and a bachelor group at the Savannah Lake. The breeding group now has 11 individuals including the most recent three babies, whilst the bachelor group has four individuals.