Editing Perth Zoo (section)

===Native species===
The zoo's  fundraising program has also contributed towards native Australian species under threat in the wild.

Working with the Department of Environment and Conservation, Perth Zoo breeds threatened Western Australian animal species for release into managed areas of habitat in the wild as part of its Native Species Breeding Program. As of 2011, Perth Zoo breeds species including [[dibbler]]s, [[numbat]]s, [[western swamp turtle]]s, [[woylie]]s and threatened Western Australian frog species.<ref name="Frog" />

[[File:Numbat.jpg|thumb|right|A numbat, one of the many species to benefit from Perth Zoo's involvement.]]
The [[numbat]]{{nbsp}}(''Myrmecobius fasciatus'') Western Australia's mammal emblem and one of only two diurnal marsupials, the numbat is the only Australian mammal to feed exclusively on [[termite]]s.<ref name="numbat"/> Despite the establishment of several populations by the Department of Environment and Conservation, it is still classified as endangered by the [[IUCN]].<ref name="iucn_numbat"/> Perth Zoo has been breeding numbats for release into the wild since 1986. The first successful birth was in 1993. By early 2011, 165 numbats had been provided by the zoo for release into protected habitat.<ref name="zaa_numbat"/> In 2022 Perth Zoo bred 13 numbat joeys, and released 10 of them (and a wild rescued female) into [[Mallee Cliffs National Park]] in New South Wales.

The [[western swamp turtle]]{{nbsp}}(''Pseudemydura umbrina'') is a short-necked freshwater turtle and Australia's most [[critically endangered]] reptile. The western swamp tortoise has only been recorded at scattered localities in a narrow, {{convert|3|to|5|km|adj=on|spell=in}} strip of the Swan Coastal Plain. Since 1988, Perth Zoo has bred more than 500 western swamp tortoises. The main barrier to the further recovery of the species is the lack of suitable habitat. Despite this barrier, in 2022 Perth Zoo released 191 western swamp turtles into [[Scott National Park]] and bush around Moore River area.

The [[dibbler]]&nbsp;(''Paranthechinus apicalis'') is a small carnivorous marsupial found on two islands off the coast of [[Jurien Bay, Western Australia|Jurien Bay]] (island dibblers) and on the south coast of Western Australia within the [[Fitzgerald River National Park]] (mainland dibblers). It once had a much wider distribution, but is now classified as endangered by the [[IUCN]].<ref name="iucn_dibbler"/> Perth-Zoo-bred dibblers were used to establish a new population on Escape Island in Jurien Bay. The focus has now changed to breeding dibblers from Fitzgerald River National Park for release on the mainland. By early 2011, over 500 dibblers had been provided by the zoo for release into protected habitat.<ref name="zaa_dibbler"/> Additionally between 2019 and 2023, 203 dibblers bred at Perth Zoo have been released into [[Dirk Hartog Island National Park]]. The Dibbler conservation breeding program was completed in 2023 after 26 years (beginning 1997) with 1,173 captive bred individuals born and released into protected wilderness areas during the program.

The frog breeding program is seeking to increase populations of threatened species, including those listed as vulnerable ''[[Spicospina flammocaerulea]]'' (sunset frog) and ''[[Geocrinia vitellina]]'' (orange-bellied frog), and the critically endangered ''[[Anstisia alba]]'' (white-bellied frog), the latter species being one example of the zoo's success with its captive breeding programs, having bred and released 1,250 white-bellied frogs back into the wild.<ref name="Frog">{{cite web |title=Frog Breeding Programs |url=https://perthzoo.wa.gov.au/saving-wildlife/breeding-conservation/frog-breeding-programs |website=perthzoo.wa.gov.au |publisher=Perth Zoo }}{{self-published source |date=May 2025}}</ref>{{self-published inline |certain=y |date=May 2025}}