I saw zebra duikers at LA Zoo in April 1991
Species no longer held/nearly gone from US zoos
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I saw zebra duikers at LA Zoo in April 1991
The last two Cuvier’s at The Living Desert were sent to the private sector in May 2021. Several of those hoofstock species (rhebok, rusa, east Caucasian tur, etc.) are also around in the private sector still but not zoos.
The last zebra duiker at Cincinnati died in 2003, iirc, so they were around until at least then.
Thank you @Kudu21 Is it any Rhebok left in USA?
Cincinnati was the last holder of Zebra Duiker, AFAIK.
Few more unmentioned species:
Suni
Lesser Malayan Chevrotain
Sand Gazelle
Yes, there are still rhebok on some of the exotic game ranches in Texas.
Brayden Delashmutt
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Are the last African Striped Weasels totally gone?
Over a decade, in fact!
Brayden Delashmutt
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Dang it! Omaha lost theirs a while ago, I was just hoping that Philidelphia still had a few. Quite saddened by their loss.
Yeah Philly hasn't had African striped weasel for a while - they converted the entire nocturnal wing of the Small Mammal House into a larger vampire bat space, before permanently closing said Small Mammal House.
There are actually three red slender lorises in Memphis. One is on exhibit, while the other two are behind-the-scenes.
nearly gone
1. bare-eyed pigeon - what could possibly be the last individual is behind-the-scenes at the Buttonwood Park Zoo
2. white-crowned hornbill - were at the Hemker Park and Zoo, St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium recently
3. Barbary deer - all are elderly animals at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
4. Manchurian sika - I believe there is only one animal left at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
5. Formosan sika deer - one or two left, if not already gone, in the Bronx
6. Goodfellow's tree kangaroo - I think the last individual is kept behind-the-scenes in San Diego
decreasing population
1. elegant crested tinamou?
2. Great Indian hornbill
3. Grant's gazelle
4. West African sea nettle - I don't think they ever were common but the only zoo in the world that currently has them to my knowledge is Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
5. rough-toothed dolphin - I am unsure if they ever were common but now they're only present as rescues
gone:
1. yellow-lipped sea krait
I apologize if any of this information is already stated in the thread.
nearly gone
1. bare-eyed pigeon - what could possibly be the last individual is behind-the-scenes at the Buttonwood Park Zoo
2. white-crowned hornbill - were at the Hemker Park and Zoo, St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium recently
3. Barbary deer - all are elderly animals at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
4. Manchurian sika - I believe there is only one animal left at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
5. Formosan sika deer - one or two left, if not already gone, in the Bronx
6. Goodfellow's tree kangaroo - I think the last individual is kept behind-the-scenes in San Diego
decreasing population
1. elegant crested tinamou?
2. Great Indian hornbill
3. Grant's gazelle
4. West African sea nettle - I don't think they ever were common but the only zoo in the world that currently has them to my knowledge is Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
5. rough-toothed dolphin - I am unsure if they ever were common but now they're only present as rescues
gone:
1. yellow-lipped sea krait
I apologize if any of this information is already stated in the thread.
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Pretty sure the individual you speak of passed away a few years back, unfortunately.
The last individual passed away several years ago now, close to a decade at least.
Correct - they are not doing well, the remaining handful of birds is severely male biased.
They have never been common, always limited to a handful of rescues.
Buttonwood hasn't, to the best of my knowledge, kept this species on exhibit in years. My most recent visit was in 2021, and the only columbiform either signed or seen was their Crested Quail-Dove, so unless the bare-eyed has returned since then, Buttonwood no longer has this species on exhibit.
Incorrect, the US population is actually the strongest it's been in a good 20 odd years. Two unrelated, proven males, several reproductive females including a young female who recently produced her first calf, and even a juvenile female to boot.
I wrote that they were behind-the-scenes.
I assumed that this animal had passed, but did not know for sure. Thanks!
I will fix this.
Also I'm pretty sure the only African Leopard left is in Colombus, and even then it's not pure African leopard.
It is no longer, as has been confirmed several times recently.
Jacob F
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I heard Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium just got walruses.
Indeed. They came from Canada so in terms of the thread we have regained a holder in the US and remain the same for NA.
