Editing Taronga Zoo (section)

===2000 master plan and 21st century===
In 2000, TCSA commenced a 12-year $250 million master plan, the majority of which is being spent at Taronga Zoo. The first major master plan item was the Backyard to Bush precinct which opened in April 2003. Under the plan, the zoo received five [[Asian elephant]]s from the Thailand Zoological Park Organisation for breeding purposes, education, long-term research and involvement of conservation programs. The plan has met opposition from environmental activists in Thailand, who blockaded the trucks hauling the elephants to [[Don Mueang International Airport|Bangkok International Airport]] for their flight on 5 June 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title=JUMBO BATTLE |url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/06/headlines/headlines_30005842.php |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904190356/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/06/headlines/headlines_30005842.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 September 2012 |access-date=7 September 2014 |website=[[The Nation (Thailand)|The Nation]] |publisher=The Nation}}</ref> The elephants along with other Asian rain forest specimens are housed in the Wild Asia precinct which opened in July 2005 (the elephants arriving from quarantine in November 2006) and aims to immerse visitors in an Asian rain forest environment (though later renamed Rainforest Trail as included species from tropical Africa).

A marine section, Great Southern Oceans, opened in April 2008. Recently, the redevelopment and restoration of the historic entrance opened, further adding to the masterplan. The chimpanzee exhibit also underwent expansion work and re-opened as Chimpanzee Sanctuary allowing its residents more space and also to assist making it easier for the introduction of new individuals by splitting the areas of the exhibit when necessary.<ref>{{cite news |author=Daily Telegraph staff |date=25 July 2008 |title=Taronga Zoo's new seal and sea lion show has a messages |url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,,24073097-5006009,00.html |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>

The Tiger Trek precinct opened in August 2017 allowing for multiple exhibits of critically endangered [[Sumatran tigers]].

The zoo's African Savannah precinct, which opened in June 2020, was constructed as a major renovation and spatial expansion of the zoos' previous [[giraffe]] and [[plains zebra|zebra]] yards.

In June 2024, the Taronga Zoo opened up the Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Centre (ARC).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://taronga.org.au/news/2024-06-26/sydneys-newest-reptile-experience|title=Jump, slither and crawl into ARC|publisher=Taronga Zoo|date=26 June 2024|accessdate=28 June 2024}}</ref>