Zoos Victoria – incorporating Healesville Sanctuary, Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo – is involved in breeding and recovery programs in Australia and around the world to help ensure our endangered native wildlife exists into the future.

Australian Conservation Programs based at Werribee Open Range Zoo include:

Eastern Barred Bandicoot

Like many of our grassland species, the Eastern Barred Bandicoot is under threat of extinction. Predators such as foxes and cats coupled with the loss of grassland habitats have caused populations to plummet in the wild. Habitat management, predator control and captive breeding programs are core elements to the bandicoot's recovery to the wild.