Antelope and Gazelles in North American Zoos

[birdsandbats]

Disgusting isn't it?

Actually, I think hunting ranches can be a good thing, if managed well.

 

[elefante]

Actually, I think hunting ranches can be a good thing, if managed well.

Hunting behind a fence is unpalatable to me.

 

[birdsandbats]

This is all going to grow really big once the updates come in, so i've taken upon myself to create a document where we can edit for periods without having to clutter this up with constsnt update (Google Docs - create and edit documents online, for free.)

Can I get access?

 

[Yi Qi]

Can I get access?

Unfortunately no, as my school domain won't let me.

 

[birdsandbats]

Might have to just copy and paste it into this thread.

 

[drill]

There's only one Gunther's Dik-Dik left.

The hartebeest is at Lion County Safari in Florida.

~Thylo

the dik-dik is at African Safari Wildlife Park, According to ZIMS. Abilenealso has steenbok.

 

[ThylacineAlive]

the dik-dik is at African Safari Wildlife Park, According to ZIMS. Abilenealso has steenbok.

Pretty sure that's an outdated listing, the only dik-dik should be at Cameron Park Zoo unless they sent him off.

~Thylo

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

In Mexico you have (from what I remember):

Nilgai : Chapultepec zoo , San Juan de Aragon zoo , Zacango zoo , Morelia zoo

Impala : Guadalajara zoo , Leon zoo , Zacango zoo , Morelia zoo

Nyala : Chapultepec zoo (These may have passed away since)

Blackbuck : Chapultepec zoo , Guadalajara zoo , Morelia zoo , Zacango zoo , San Juan de Aragon zoo

Roan Antelope : Chapultepec zoo

Lechwe : Chapultepec zoo , Morelia zoo , Zacango zoo , San Juan de Aragon zoo

Bongo : Zacango zoo (There was one individual years ago though it may have died in the years since)

Sable antelope : Morelia zoo

Gemsbok : Chapultepec zoo , San Juan de Aragon zoo , Zacango zoo , Morelia zoo

Eland : Chapultepec zoo , San Juan de Aragon zoo , Guadalajara zoo , Morelia zoo , Leon zoo , Zacango zoo

Waterbuck : Chapultepec zoo , San Juan de aragorn zoo , Guadalajara zoo

Scimitar horned oryx : Chapultepec zoo , Guadalajara zoo , Morelia zoo , Leon zoo

Wildebeest : Chapultepec zoo , San Juan de Aragon zoo , Guadalajara zoo , Leon zoo


I also think there may have been a species of duiker kept at Zacango zoo or at least I seem to remember having seen one there years ago but honestly I can't be 100 % sure of that.

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

* Correction *

It turns out that what I thought was a "duiker" that I had seen many years ago at Zacango zoo was actually a Kirk's dik-dik.

Zacango is apparently the only Mexican zoo which holds this species and there has been some decent success with breeding them (over 40 have been born here over the years).

 

[Sarus Crane]

According to this fact sheet there are more Soemmerring's Gazelles in the AZA:
"12.27 (40) in 5 AZA (+1 non-AZA) institutions (2019)"
Other than St. Louis and San Diego, what 4 other facilities house this species? I know Jacksonville had them a while back. If there's any left in FL I'd be willing to make a trip to see them. Could the cited non AZA facility be some ranch in TX?

 

[PSO]

@Sarus Crane I saw one at OKC a few years ago mixed with the giraffe. I know Jax has been out of them for a awhile. I don't know of any left FL but there was an info page about them on Busch/SeaWorld website

 

[TinoPup]

According to this fact sheet there are more Soemmerring's Gazelles in the AZA:
"12.27 (40) in 5 AZA (+1 non-AZA) institutions (2019)"
Other than St. Louis and San Diego, what 4 other facilities house this species? I know Jacksonville had them a while back. If there's any left in FL I'd be willing to make a trip to see them. Could the cited non AZA facility be some ranch in TX?

I was looking for places with them yesterday! The only ones I found were St Louis, San Diego, and Busch Gardens.

 

[Sarus Crane]

I was looking for places with them yesterday! The only ones I found were St Louis, San Diego, and Busch Gardens.

Wish I had known they were at BGT 3 years ago when I was there. I did some research and in the galleries there is a ranch in Boerne TX known here as Larry Johnson's Place. There's an image of a Soemmerring's in it along with some of Rhebok and other gazelles. Maybe Larry Johnson's place is the cited non-AZA facility?

 

[Kudu21]

For Soemmerring's, the current AZA holders are Busch Gardens, both San Diego parks, St. Louis, and Africam Safari in Mexico. I wouldn't be surprised if there are more Soemmerring's in private hands than just at Larry Johnson's place, but it would make sense for him to be listed as the one non-AZA facility working with the "program" as he works with AZA facilities regularly, especially San Diego.