Taronga Western Plains Zoo
PLATYPUS RESCUE HQ
TARONGA WESTERN PLAINS ZOO, DUBBO
The world’s largest purpose-built platypus conservation centre at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in regional NSW is dedicated to boosting platypus numbers and rescuing, researching and rehabilitating platypus affected by severe droughts.
The state-of-the-art facility includes a 2,800sqm research space with 25 dual chambered earth tubs and 50 x 7,000L water tanks.
Platypus Rescue HQ has capacity to act as a refuge for approximately 65 platypuses in case of emergencies, and includes rehabilitation and release facilities, a public viewing area and a naturalistic pre-release creek where guests can observe the platypus in a wild-like setting before they are fully rehabilitated and released back into the wild.
JHA delivered hydraulic, mechanical, electrical, acoustic & ESD services for this innovative conservation facility. The site has been designed with redundancy relating to drought periods, where separate rainwater reuse supply can be connected to the aquatic river supply system and used as an emergency water storage filling point. Another separate reservoir supplying the site irrigation supply is also provided for connection as an additional water source.
