Corporate Body
The Royal Zoological Society of South Australia (1878 - )
- From
- 1878
South Australia, Australia - Functions
- Conservation or Environment and Veterinary or Animal Health Industries
- Alternative Names
- Zoos SA (Also known as)
- Zoos South Australia (Also known as)
- Website
- https://www.zoossa.com.au/
Summary
The Royal Zoological Society of South Australia, more commonly known as Zoos SA is the body responsible for the management of the Adelaide and Monarto Zoo. Zoos SA can trace its history to 1878 and the Acclimatisation Society of South Australia, which then became the SA Acclimatisation and Zoological Society, then in 1882 the SA Zoological and Acclimatisation Society. In 1937 it became the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia but mostly refers to itself as Zoos SA. Zoos SA has been involved in numerous captive breeding programs and population re-introduction programs.
Related entries
Archival resources
State Library of South Australia
Published resources
Books
- Rix, Cecil, Royal Zoological Society of South Australia 1878 - 1978 (Adelaide, South Australia: Royal Zoological Society of South Australia, 1978). Details
- South Australian Zoological and Acclimatization Society, Rules of the South Australian Zoological and Acclimatisation Society, Incorporated (Adelaide, South Australia: Burden & Bonython, Advertiser Office, 1890). Details
Resource Sections
- 'History', in Zoos South Australia, Royal Zoological Society of South Australia, c.2018, https://www.zoossa.com.au/about-us/history/. Details
Elizabeth Daniels
Created: 5 June 2018