From the News: New Zoo for Sydney

New zoo proposed for Sydney's West

It seems like new aquariums are popping up all of the time, but a brand new zoo?  Especially a massive new facility that's going to feature elephants, lions, and gorillas among the residents of its 50 acre campus?  That doesn't happen often.  It also looks like it's happening in a pretty surprising place - Sydney, Australia.  

I say "surprising" because not only does Sydney already have an excellent zoo, but the thought of importing a lot of animals (especially ungulates, like antelope) into Australia, a country renown for its super-strict animal quarantine laws, seems incredible.

The zoo itself looks like it would be amazing - spacious mixed-species enclosures, underwater viewing galleries for hippos, sharks, and crocodiles, and lots of cool Australian, Asian, and African wildlife.  Hopefully the project will be a success - the world can always use a few more (good) zoos.

An artist's impression of a proposed zoo in western Sydney. Photo: Supplied