A few of the more recent losses sting a bit for me as well...
~Thylo
~Thylo
Species we have lost over the last quarter of a century
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Guessing you mean the Pallid Scops, Javan Surili and Fanaloka
given you visited the collections holding the first two whilst in the UK, and would have visiting the collection holding the third one were it still around.The Checkered Elephant Shrew stings, of course, but the two recent losses that sting even more for me are the Northern White Rhinoceros and the Saharan Weasel given that - like the Checkered - they are species I could have seen on my upcoming trip but unlike the Checkered are either a dead species walking (the rhino) or a taxon specifically belonging to my favourite group (the weasel)
Guessing you mean the Pallid Scops, Javan Surili and Fanaloka
The Checkered Elephant Shrew stings, of course, but the two recent losses that sting even more for me are the Northern White Rhinoceros and the Saharan Weasel given that - like the Checkered - they are species I could have seen on my upcoming trip but unlike the Checkered are either a dead species walking (the rhino) or a taxon specifically belonging to my favourite group (the weasel)
Indeed, especially the surili. The others you mentioned above also sting as I will be visiting Plzen within time and, had the rhinoceros still been live, I would have added Dvur to the trip as well.
~Thylo
drill
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He won't read it, eh.
mm, yes, making comments like this and #341 above, without actually acknowledging any of the other more relevant comments from people, simply makes it seem more like you are deliberately being obnoxious.
As FunkyGibbon said earlier, trying to provide updates to a thread such as this can be welcomed, but not when the person doing so seems to be deliberately avoiding interaction with other members on the matter.
drill
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sparrow lark held at tierpark hagenbeck
plzen zoo still has Guldenstadts Redstart
Kaunas zoo has Eyebrowed Thrush(TLD: does Lithuania count as Europe in your mind)
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In the post in question TLD mentioned two species of sparrow-lark, one which is no longer kept and one which still is, and was perfectly clear on which species is no longer held in Europe and which is still held at Hagenbeck.
~Thylo
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As Thylo correctly notes, Tierpark Hagenbeck holds a different species - Eremopterix leucopareia - to the one mentioned in this thread as having been lost. If you are going to trawl ZTL for any species which have returned to Europe since I mentioned their loss, you may find it useful to pay attention to the taxonomic names rather than the common names
given the fact that ZTL is a German site and as such the common names chosen for some species are sometimes inaccurate or duplicated between multiple sister taxa.As a matter of fact, this species has *returned* to the collection within the last few months, as opposed to the collection "still" having the species
Yet another new arrival within the last year
and yes, all of the Baltic States count as European for the purposes of this thread, as does the Kaliningrad Oblast.
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giant_anteater
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This thread has gone from a very interesting one, to one of the most frustrating, but at the same time strangely entertaining threads on the entire site. Bravo!
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Thought it was about time I updated the thread with a group or two I had not covered yet, along with a few species which have disappeared in recent months belonging to groups already covered.
However, I will start by doing a full index of previous posts - there have been a few already, but the switch to the new forum software has broken a lot of the links so I might as well do one afresh.
MAMMALS
Monotreme species lost since 1990
Marsupial species lost since 1990
Tenrec species lost since 1990
Insectivore species lost since 1990
Sengi species lost since 1990
Tree Shrew species lost since 1990
Prosimian and New World Monkey species lost since 1990
Old World Monkey and Ape species lost since 1990
Lagomorph species lost since 1990
Rodent species lost since 1990
Carnivoran species lost since 1990
Ungulate species lost since 1990
However, I will start by doing a full index of previous posts - there have been a few already, but the switch to the new forum software has broken a lot of the links
so I might as well do one afresh.MAMMALS
Monotreme species lost since 1990
Marsupial species lost since 1990
Tenrec species lost since 1990
Insectivore species lost since 1990
Sengi species lost since 1990
Tree Shrew species lost since 1990
Prosimian and New World Monkey species lost since 1990
Old World Monkey and Ape species lost since 1990
Lagomorph species lost since 1990
Rodent species lost since 1990
Carnivoran species lost since 1990
Ungulate species lost since 1990
NON-PASSERINE BIRDS
Ratite species lost since 1990
Penguin species lost since 1990
Diver species lost since 1990
Grebe species lost since 1990
Tubenose species lost since 1990
Sulid species lost since 1990
Cormorant species lost since 1990
Darter species lost since 1990
Frigatebird species lost since 1990
Heron species lost since 1990
Stork species lost since 1990
Ibis species lost since 1990
Waterfowl species lost since 1990
Raptor species lost since 1990
Gamebird species lost since 1990
Bustard species lost since 1990
Rail species lost since 1990
Trumpeter species lost since 1990
Buttonquail species lost since 1990
Mesite species lost since 1990
Wader species lost since 1990
Skua species lost since 1990
Gull species lost since 1990
Tern species lost since 1990
Auk species lost since 1990
Sandgrouse species lost since 1990
Pigeon species lost since 1990
Parrot species lost since 1990
Cuckoo and Turaco species lost since 1990
Owl species lost since 1990
Nightjar species lost since 1990
Hummingbird species lost since 1990
Swift species lost since 1990
Mousebird species lost since 1990
Trogon species lost since 1990
Hornbill species lost since 1990
Roller species lost since 1990
Motmot species lost since 1990
Bee-eater species lost since 1990
Woodhoopoe species lost since 1990
Tody species lost since 1990
Kingfisher species lost since 1990
Barbet species lost since 1990
Toucan species lost since 1990
Woodpecker species lost since 1990
Ratite species lost since 1990
Penguin species lost since 1990
Diver species lost since 1990
Grebe species lost since 1990
Tubenose species lost since 1990
Sulid species lost since 1990
Cormorant species lost since 1990
Darter species lost since 1990
Frigatebird species lost since 1990
Heron species lost since 1990
Stork species lost since 1990
Ibis species lost since 1990
Waterfowl species lost since 1990
Raptor species lost since 1990
Gamebird species lost since 1990
Bustard species lost since 1990
Rail species lost since 1990
Trumpeter species lost since 1990
Buttonquail species lost since 1990
Mesite species lost since 1990
Wader species lost since 1990
Skua species lost since 1990
Gull species lost since 1990
Tern species lost since 1990
Auk species lost since 1990
Sandgrouse species lost since 1990
Pigeon species lost since 1990
Parrot species lost since 1990
Cuckoo and Turaco species lost since 1990
Owl species lost since 1990
Nightjar species lost since 1990
Hummingbird species lost since 1990
Swift species lost since 1990
Mousebird species lost since 1990
Trogon species lost since 1990
Hornbill species lost since 1990
Roller species lost since 1990
Motmot species lost since 1990
Bee-eater species lost since 1990
Woodhoopoe species lost since 1990
Tody species lost since 1990
Kingfisher species lost since 1990
Barbet species lost since 1990
Toucan species lost since 1990
Woodpecker species lost since 1990
PASSERINE BIRDS
Broadbill species lost since 1990
Pitta species lost since 1990
Antbird species lost since 1990
Manakin species lost since 1990
Cotinga species lost since 1990
Tyrant-flycatcher species lost since 1990
Lark species lost since 1990
Cuckooshrike species lost since 1990
Bulbul species lost since 1990
Leafbird species lost since 1990
Iora species lost since 1990
Waxwing species lost since 1990
Wren species lost since 1990
Mimid species lost since 1990
Chat species lost since 1990
Thrush species lost since 1990
Old World Flycatcher species lost since 1990
Wattle-eye species lost since 1990
Fantail species lost since 1990
Monarch-flycatcher species lost since 1990
Kinglet species lost since 1990
Cisticola species lost since 1990
Old World Warbler species lost since 1990
Rockfowl species lost since 1990
Babbler and Laughingthrush species lost since 1990
Yuhina species lost since 1990
Parrotbill species lost since 1990
Whistler species lost since 1990
Fairywren species lost since 1990
Tit, Titmouse and Chickadee species lost since 1990
Bushtit species lost since 1990
Nuthatch species lost since 1990
Treecreeper species lost since 1990
Sunbird species lost since 1990
Flowerpecker species lost since 1990
White-eye species lost since 1990
Sugarbird species lost since 1990
Honeyeater species lost since 1990
Oriole species lost since 1990
Shrike species lost since 1990
Bush-shrike species lost since 1990
Helmet-shrike species lost since 1990
Bowerbird species lost since 1990
Bird-of-Paradise species lost since 1990
Corvid species lost since 1990
Broadbill species lost since 1990
Pitta species lost since 1990
Antbird species lost since 1990
Manakin species lost since 1990
Cotinga species lost since 1990
Tyrant-flycatcher species lost since 1990
Lark species lost since 1990
Cuckooshrike species lost since 1990
Bulbul species lost since 1990
Leafbird species lost since 1990
Iora species lost since 1990
Waxwing species lost since 1990
Wren species lost since 1990
Mimid species lost since 1990
Chat species lost since 1990
Thrush species lost since 1990
Old World Flycatcher species lost since 1990
Wattle-eye species lost since 1990
Fantail species lost since 1990
Monarch-flycatcher species lost since 1990
Kinglet species lost since 1990
Cisticola species lost since 1990
Old World Warbler species lost since 1990
Rockfowl species lost since 1990
Babbler and Laughingthrush species lost since 1990
Yuhina species lost since 1990
Parrotbill species lost since 1990
Whistler species lost since 1990
Fairywren species lost since 1990
Tit, Titmouse and Chickadee species lost since 1990
Bushtit species lost since 1990
Nuthatch species lost since 1990
Treecreeper species lost since 1990
Sunbird species lost since 1990
Flowerpecker species lost since 1990
White-eye species lost since 1990
Sugarbird species lost since 1990
Honeyeater species lost since 1990
Oriole species lost since 1990
Shrike species lost since 1990
Bush-shrike species lost since 1990
Helmet-shrike species lost since 1990
Bowerbird species lost since 1990
Bird-of-Paradise species lost since 1990
Corvid species lost since 1990
Species lost in recent months
Rufous-backed Redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus) - last held in 2016 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Celebes White-eye (Zosterops consobrinorum) - last held in 2016 at Plzen. Despite having been held at four collections within the last decade, there is only one image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery; the following photograph shows the last individual in Europe:
Indian Musk Shrew (Suncus murinus) - last held in 2016 at Plzen. Despite being held in several European collections during the timespan in question, the only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of an individual displayed within an Asian collection.
Silvery Mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus) - last held in 2016 at Plzen. There is a single image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken at the aforementioned collection in 2011:
Sumatran Surili (Presbytis melalophos) - last held in 2017 at Howletts Wild Animal Park. There are several photographs of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken in 2016:
Rufous-backed Redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus) - last held in 2016 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Celebes White-eye (Zosterops consobrinorum) - last held in 2016 at Plzen. Despite having been held at four collections within the last decade, there is only one image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery; the following photograph shows the last individual in Europe:
Indian Musk Shrew (Suncus murinus) - last held in 2016 at Plzen. Despite being held in several European collections during the timespan in question, the only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is of an individual displayed within an Asian collection.
Silvery Mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus) - last held in 2016 at Plzen. There is a single image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, taken at the aforementioned collection in 2011:
Sumatran Surili (Presbytis melalophos) - last held in 2017 at Howletts Wild Animal Park. There are several photographs of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken in 2016:
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Celebes White-eye (Zosterops consobrinorum) - last held in 2016 at Plzen. Despite having been held at four collections within the last decade, there is only one image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery; the following photograph shows the last individual in Europe:
Does anybody know the status or species of white-eye kept at the Eden Project in Cornwall? Several sources describe this species (alternately described as the Celebes, Sulawesi and pale-bellied white-eye) as being the one present in the rainforest biome there. A photo of at least a pair of them on the species' Wikipedia page taken there around 2015. I noticed that the Eden Project has no entry on Zootierliste - I'm wondering if it may be possible that the species is still present.
And now a few groups which I had not previously covered:
Wallcreeper taxa lost since 1990
Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria) - last held in c.2016 at Alpenzoo Innsbruck. There are a small number of photographs depicting this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by myself in 2015 at Alpenzoo. The individual in this photograph was the last in captivity anywhere in the world:
Bat taxa lost since 1990
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus) - last held in c.2010 at Kiev Zoo. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Lesser Bulldog Bat (Noctilio albiventris) - last held in 2008 at Zoo Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Indian Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus sphinx) - last held in 2007 at Tierpark Berlin. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of wild and captive individuals in Asia.
Indonesian Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus titthaecheilus) - last held in 2012 at
Tiergarten Schönbrunn. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of captive individuals in Asia.
Sulawesi Bare-backed Fruit Bat (Dobsonia exoleta) - last held in 2000 at Zoo Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Franquet's Epauletted Bat (Epomops franqueti) - last held in 2005 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Hammer-headed Bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus) - last held in 2001 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Malagasy Flying Fox (Pteropus rufus) - last held in 2000 at Ebbs Raritätenzoo. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Seychelles Flying Fox (Pteropus seychellensis) - last held in 1993 at Saarbrücken. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Philippine Gray Flying Fox (Pteropus speciosus) - last held in 2011 at Moscow. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Sulawesi Stripe-faced Fruitbat (Styloctenium wallacei) - last held in 2015 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Armadillo taxa lost since 1990
Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo (Cabassous unicinctus) - last held in 1992 at Kilverstone. The only photographs of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of captive individuals in South America.
Pink Fairy Armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) - last held in the early 1990's at Cotswold Wildlife Park. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is a photograph of a taxidermy specimen.
Southern Long-nosed Armadillo (Dasypus hybridus) - last held in 2010 at Veszprem. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery; however, as the species was held for several years in the 2000's at Paradise Wildlife Park in the UK I suspect it is possible photographs were lost in the Great Purge.
Seven-banded Armadillo (Dasypus septemcinctus) - last held in 1995 at Budapest. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Pichi (Zaedyus pichiy) - last held in 1994 at Cotswold Wildlife Park. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery - although several photographs of captive armadillo in South America labelled as this species *are* present within the gallery, they all depict misidentified Screaming Hairy Armadillo. A similar misidentification is the reason for a single European collection - Tierpark Donnersberg - claiming to currently hold this species.
Pangolin taxa lost since 1990
Tree Pangolin (Manis tricuspis) - last held in 2007 at Paris Menagerie. Along with several photographs taken of captive individuals in the USA, there is a single photograph in the Zoochat gallery of the last individual present in Europe:
Cetacean taxa lost since 1990
Commerson's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) - last held in 2004 at Duisburg. Along with several photographs of captive individuals in the USA and Asia, there is a single photograph of an individual at the aforementioned collection, taken in 1998:
Short-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) - last held in 2009 at Constanta Delphinarium; the individual in question, like all other holdings of this species in Europe, was a short-lived rescue animal. The only photographs of this taxon in the Zoochat gallery are of wild individuals in various locations around the world.
Long-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas) - last held in 2009 at Lisbon Zoo. Along with a small number of photographs of wild individuals, there is a single image in the Zoochat gallery of the last individual in Europe taken shortly before it passed away:
Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus) - last held in 2012 at Oltremare Dolphinarium. The only images of this taxon in the Zoochat gallery are of captive individuals in the USA and Asia, and wild individuals in North America.
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) - last held in 2000 at Harderwijk Dolfinarium. The individual in question, like all other holdings of this species in Europe, was a short-lived rescue animal. There are no photographs of this species in the Zoochat gallery.
White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) - last held in 2011 at Harderwijk Dolfinarium. The individual in question, like all other holdings of this species in Europe, was a short-lived rescue animal. There is a single image of the last individual in Europe present in the Zoochat gallery, taken shortly before it passed away:
False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens) - last held in 1994 at Harderwijk Dolfinarium. The only images of this taxon in the Zoochat gallery are of captive individuals in the USA and a wild individual in New Zealand.
Guianan Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) - last held in 2009 at Allwetterzoo Munster. There are several photographs in the Zoochat gallery of the last individual in Europe, including this image taken a few weeks before it passed away:
Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) - last held in 2014 at Valencia L'Oceanogràfic. The individual in question, like all other holdings of this species in Europe bar one, was a short-lived rescue animal. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depicts several wild individuals in Europe.
Wallcreeper taxa lost since 1990
Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria) - last held in c.2016 at Alpenzoo Innsbruck. There are a small number of photographs depicting this taxon within the Zoochat gallery, including the following photograph taken by myself in 2015 at Alpenzoo. The individual in this photograph was the last in captivity anywhere in the world:
Bat taxa lost since 1990
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus) - last held in c.2010 at Kiev Zoo. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Lesser Bulldog Bat (Noctilio albiventris) - last held in 2008 at Zoo Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Indian Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus sphinx) - last held in 2007 at Tierpark Berlin. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of wild and captive individuals in Asia.
Indonesian Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus titthaecheilus) - last held in 2012 at
Tiergarten Schönbrunn. The only images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of captive individuals in Asia.
Sulawesi Bare-backed Fruit Bat (Dobsonia exoleta) - last held in 2000 at Zoo Berlin. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Franquet's Epauletted Bat (Epomops franqueti) - last held in 2005 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Hammer-headed Bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus) - last held in 2001 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Malagasy Flying Fox (Pteropus rufus) - last held in 2000 at Ebbs Raritätenzoo. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Seychelles Flying Fox (Pteropus seychellensis) - last held in 1993 at Saarbrücken. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Philippine Gray Flying Fox (Pteropus speciosus) - last held in 2011 at Moscow. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Sulawesi Stripe-faced Fruitbat (Styloctenium wallacei) - last held in 2015 at Plzen. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Armadillo taxa lost since 1990
Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo (Cabassous unicinctus) - last held in 1992 at Kilverstone. The only photographs of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery are of captive individuals in South America.
Pink Fairy Armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) - last held in the early 1990's at Cotswold Wildlife Park. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery is a photograph of a taxidermy specimen.
Southern Long-nosed Armadillo (Dasypus hybridus) - last held in 2010 at Veszprem. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery; however, as the species was held for several years in the 2000's at Paradise Wildlife Park in the UK I suspect it is possible photographs were lost in the Great Purge.
Seven-banded Armadillo (Dasypus septemcinctus) - last held in 1995 at Budapest. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery.
Pichi (Zaedyus pichiy) - last held in 1994 at Cotswold Wildlife Park. There are no images of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery - although several photographs of captive armadillo in South America labelled as this species *are* present within the gallery, they all depict misidentified Screaming Hairy Armadillo. A similar misidentification is the reason for a single European collection - Tierpark Donnersberg - claiming to currently hold this species.
Pangolin taxa lost since 1990
Tree Pangolin (Manis tricuspis) - last held in 2007 at Paris Menagerie. Along with several photographs taken of captive individuals in the USA, there is a single photograph in the Zoochat gallery of the last individual present in Europe:
Cetacean taxa lost since 1990
Commerson's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) - last held in 2004 at Duisburg. Along with several photographs of captive individuals in the USA and Asia, there is a single photograph of an individual at the aforementioned collection, taken in 1998:
Short-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) - last held in 2009 at Constanta Delphinarium; the individual in question, like all other holdings of this species in Europe, was a short-lived rescue animal. The only photographs of this taxon in the Zoochat gallery are of wild individuals in various locations around the world.
Long-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas) - last held in 2009 at Lisbon Zoo. Along with a small number of photographs of wild individuals, there is a single image in the Zoochat gallery of the last individual in Europe taken shortly before it passed away:
Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus) - last held in 2012 at Oltremare Dolphinarium. The only images of this taxon in the Zoochat gallery are of captive individuals in the USA and Asia, and wild individuals in North America.
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) - last held in 2000 at Harderwijk Dolfinarium. The individual in question, like all other holdings of this species in Europe, was a short-lived rescue animal. There are no photographs of this species in the Zoochat gallery.
White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) - last held in 2011 at Harderwijk Dolfinarium. The individual in question, like all other holdings of this species in Europe, was a short-lived rescue animal. There is a single image of the last individual in Europe present in the Zoochat gallery, taken shortly before it passed away:
False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens) - last held in 1994 at Harderwijk Dolfinarium. The only images of this taxon in the Zoochat gallery are of captive individuals in the USA and a wild individual in New Zealand.
Guianan Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) - last held in 2009 at Allwetterzoo Munster. There are several photographs in the Zoochat gallery of the last individual in Europe, including this image taken a few weeks before it passed away:
Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) - last held in 2014 at Valencia L'Oceanogràfic. The individual in question, like all other holdings of this species in Europe bar one, was a short-lived rescue animal. The only image of this taxon within the Zoochat gallery depicts several wild individuals in Europe.
I saw a PhD advert last year for studying Sulawesi white-eyes at the Eden Project, so presumably they'll be there for at least a few years.
