Our Animals

Burchell's Zebra

The Franklin Zoo & Wildlife Sanctuary is now closed permanently and has relocated all it’s animals to facilities which can care for their individual welfare needs. We thank all of those who supported us to achieve this great outcome.

: Ring tailed lemur

Animal Stories
- Franklin Zoo property for sale by tender /2015/02/franklin-zoo-property-for-sale-by-tender/
  The Franklin Zoo Property is available for sale by tender closing 1 April 2025
  Click here to see information, video footage and photos of property
  Franklin Zoo property outline
- Mila’s move to be with other elephants /2014/09/milas-move-to-be-with-other-elephants/
  Click Here to see a 14 minute video clip showing Mila’s move to her new family
  Mila and Mary play trunks over
- Mila, Mary, and Shaba… a herd of 3. By Erin Ivory /2014/03/mila-mary-and-shaba%E2%80%A6-a-herd-of-3-by-erin-ivory/
  Shaba (L) Mary (M) Mila (R)
  Shaba (L) Mila (R)
  Mila and Mary’s relationship has grown and they still enjoy playing and hanging out together. Mary and Mila spend their nights together and their sleeping arrangements have moved over time to be closer and closer to each other. When the keepers arrived in the morning, they would [...]

Our Animals

Animal Stories