Chad Staples, the director of the small Mogo Zoo in NSW, said conditions were 'apocalyptic' as his team battled to protect dozens of breeds they considered 'like family'. His home is now bursting at the seems with the likes of monkeys and red pandas, while larger animals such as lions and tigers are being looked after in their night dens. Not a single one of the 200 animals in the zoo was injured despite the raging bushfire threatening the regional town. 'It was like Armageddon, it was black as midnight with tinges of red,' Mr Staples told ABC. In a perfectly planned rescue mission, a team of 15 zookeepers frantically watered the ground and put out spot fires, while making sure to keep the animals calm. The popular zoo is north of Batemans Bay on the NSW far south coast. But Mr Staples warned the risk of the fire returning remained a very real possibility. 'Our director of life sciences and his team are currently on site and taking extra steps to make sure they and the animals in the zoo are safe,' a spokesperson for Featherdale Wildlife Park told Daily Mail Australia. The Sydney-based wildlife park bought the zoo on NSW's far south coast last month from previous owner Sally Padey.
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