We will establish Zoos Victoria as one of the leading organisations for creating net gains in conservation, by ensuring every species in our collection has conservation relevance.

We will strive to be a world leader in animal care and wellbeing, and actively advocate for the conservation of wildlife.

We will only work with animals that can be categorised in the following five ways:

• Recovery Species
• Ark Species
• Ambassador Species
• Enabling Species
• Research Species

OUR ANIMAL OBJECTIVES 

1. To have a sustainable, managed collection that supports our conservation framework.
2. To deliver world's best practice in animal husbandry.
3. To build a strong alignment between the visitor experience and life sciences areas of the organisation so that conservation and visitor experience are inextricably linked to collection planning, the operations and to the skills and expertise of the respective staff.
4. To position Zoos Victoria as a respected authority on the welfare and wellbeing of wild animals.