Threatened Species Month

Keeper Talks Focusing on Threatened Species

Attend  our daily presentations with a focus on Threatened Species: Fighting Extinction Aviary, Tree-kangaroo, Skinks on the Brink, Platypus and Tasmanian Devil. 

Daily in September

Head to the Keeper Talks page for a full list of our Keeper Talks. 

Wild Zine Workshops

Attend a ‘Wild Zine’ Workshop and create a Zine inspired by Zoos Victoria’s 27 Fighting Extinction Species.

Sunday 28^th September at Robert Eadie Pavilion

Visit our Wild Zine Workshop event page for more details.

Detection Dog Presentation

Learn about how our Detection Dog Team help our threatened species with a special presentation at the Nature Trail.

11.45am on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th September

Tasmanian Devil Joey Talk

Have the opportunity to meet our Tasmanian Devil Joeys at the Devils Playground while learning about our Devil Recovery Program and what it is like to be a Threatened Species Keeper.

12.15pm every Sunday in September

Nocturnal Threatened Species Talk

Meet at Animals of the Night for a talk focusing on our nocturnal Threatened Species. You may get to see animals such as Mountain Pygmy Possum, Eastern Quoll and the Smoky Mouse.

1.30pm on Saturdays and Sundays during September

Platypus Conservation Talk

September is also Platypus Month so we will be focusing on the conservation of this species, keeping platypus safe from loopy litter and our Platypus rehabilitation at the Sanctuary. 

11.30am on Saturdays and Sundays during September

Members Only Platypus Workshops

Uncover the secrets of one of Australia’s most mysterious creatures at an exclusive members-only evening workshop with Dr Jess Thomas, Healesville Sanctuary's Platypus Specialist. 

Thursday 18th, Friday 19th, Saturday 20th, Thursday 25th, Friday 26th & Saturday 27th, September

Event starts at 5.00pm – 7.00pm

Visit our Platypus Workshop event page for more details.

Leadbeater's Possum & Helmeted Honeyeater talk

Chat with a Threatened Species keeper about their work with Leadbeater's Possums and Helmeted Honeyeaters -- Victoria's two faunal emblems. Meet at the Helmeted Honeyeater aviary, just opposite dingoes

1.45pm on the following weekends:

20th and 21st September

Grand Final Long Weekend, 26th, 27th and 28th September

Threatened Frog Talk

Chat with a Threatened Species keepers about their work with endangered and critically endangered frogs. Meet at Cool Conservation, where the breeding programs for Northern and Southern Corroboree Frogs are based.

2.45pm on the following weekends:

6^th and 7^th September

13^th and 14^th September

20^th September

Restoration of the Coranderrk Bushland for threatened species

Hear about habitat restoration in the Coranderrk Bushland Nature Conservation Reserve, where we are restoring habitat for threatened species conservation, with Ranger Lisa.

11.30am on Tuesdays

Meet at the Helmeted Honeyeater Aviary opposite Dingos.

Father's Day BBQ

Join us to celebrate Father’s Day at Healesville Sanctuary with a BBQ including Threatened Species face painting.

Sunday 7th September

Visit the Father's Day event page for more information. 

Meet the Threatened Species Keeper

Join us for a Q&A with one of our Threatened Species Keepers to learn about their role and the amazing species they are working with.

Saturdays and Sundays in September, after the 3pm Spirits of the Sky show at the Flight Arena

Threatened Bat Talk

Come along to a 30 minute talk to learn about the amazing world of Victorian bats, including the critically endangered Southern Bent-wing Bat, from Nicola Bail, the Coordinator of the Southern Bent-wing Bat National Recovery Team.

11am on Saturday 20th, Sunday 21st and Monday 22nd September at Wirrigirri