WILD! RHINO AUCTION DELIVERS GREAT RESULT FOR CONSERVATION

A herd of 45 brightly-coloured rhino sculptures went under the auctioneer’s hammer this week, raising more than $460,000 for Taronga Zoo’s rhino breeding and field conservation programs.

The charity auction at The Star was the much-anticipated finale of Taronga’s Wild! Rhinos project, which saw 125 rhino sculptures installed through the Sydney CBD and in regional centres on a trail to Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo.

Taronga Director, Cameron Kerr said: “We were overwhelmed by the generosity of bidders and delighted to see our colourful rhino sculptures find new homes, following their hugely popular time on the streets, in the parks and public places of Sydney and regional NSW.”

All the money raised from the auction will go towards Taronga’s world-leading Black Rhino breeding program and in-situ conservation projects.