The December issue of Harper’s BAZAAR, with Australian supermodel Gemma Ward gracing the cover, celebrates a unique collaboration between the luxury lifestyle title and Australia’s iconic Taronga Zoo.
On sale today, the issue is devoted to raising awareness to the work Taronga Zoo, and the newly established Taronga Institute of Science and Learning, undertake in conservation.
“These aren’t the usual topics we tackle at BAZAAR, but if we want future generations of Australians to grow up to the hum of cicadas and be able to paddle alongside dolphins during a morning surf, we need to do something to stop the extinctions affecting every inch of the planet,” Harper’s BAZAAR acting editor Eugenie Kelly said.
The December issue saw the BAZAAR team head west to drought-affected Dubbo for a ‘Zoofari’ inspired shoot at Taronga’s Western Plains Zoo. Ward sat down with BAZAAR’s associate editor Eliza O’Hare to discuss comebacks, motherhood and the importance of preserving the natural environment for future generations.
In addition, the magazine introduces the women at the forefront of Australia’s conservation movement. Veterinary pathologist Dr Karrie Rose, zoo and wildlife nutritionist Michelle Shaw, and wildlife researcher and pathology coordinator Dr Phoebe Meagher are three scientists at the forefront of Taronga Zoo’s new $30.7 million Taronga Institute of Science & Learning and appear in a thought-provoking editorial, Leaders of the Pack.
The Harper’s BAZAAR December issue is on sale today, November 19, 2018.
