North American Komodo Dragon Population

EagleScout610

EagleScout610

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Going to start working on a population list for Komodo Dragons. If anyone can help out it'd be much appreciated
 
I feel like somebody wanting to create a population list should FIRST come to the table with the bulk of the info or at least be prepared to do the leg-work to find it (rather than depending on others to do it for them).

Creating a population list is a lot of work. Some have taken months to compile, but it’s no chore if the list concerns a species of interest to you.

As an example, I (somebody who knows nothing about the North American Komodo dragon population) managed to find out in 20 seconds that the Smithsonian National Zoo have two males named Murphy and Onyx. From here I’d search online for further details and if that yielded nothing, email the zoo to ask their DOB and confirm these holdings were current (websites can be outdated). If I still didn’t have the answers (not every facility will reply), I’d list them in a draft (along with other incomplete holdings) and invite people to fill in the blanks.
 
Zoofan15 said:
I feel like somebody wanting to create a population list should FIRST come to the table with the bulk of the info or at least be prepared to do the leg-work to find it (rather than depending on others to do it for them).
Yes, I would say that someone wanting to make a population list needs to show all of the information regarding most, if not all the animals in North America, which will likely require lots of internet research and/or contacting zoos.
Creating a population list is a lot of work. Some have taken months to compile, but it’s no chore if the list concerns a species of interest to you.
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I tried creating a Nile Hippo population thread for Europe that I gave up after over three months working on it! It sure is a lot of work to do a population list.
 
I've been working on it in my free time and have 12 zoos currently. Here's what I have so far. Still a massive work in progress.

Akron Zoo (1.0.)
  • Padar
Cincinnati Zoo (1.0.)
  • Frunobulax
Columbus Zoo (1.1)
  • Ursula
  • Sapo
Chattanooga Zoo (3.1)
  • Charlie
  • Kadal
  • Jasper
  • Flint
San Diego Zoo (1.1.0)
  • Ratu
  • Satu
Toledo Zoo (2, Genders unknown)

Smithsonian National Zoo (2.0)
  • Murphy
  • Onyx
Disney’s Animal Kingdom (1.2)
  • Tiamat
  • Deidara
  • Khalessi
Minnesota Zoo (1.0)
Nashville Zoo (??)
Louisville Zoo (1.0)
  • Romulus
Roger Williams Park Zoo (0.1)
  • Elsie
 
Population lists are quite the project to take on. I have made several, but many of them are not updated. (Due to me not having as much time to update them all.)

However, I was able to find information on many facilities' holdings while I was sitting here:
(I'm not sure if these are all up-to-date, but it at least gives you a solid starting point.)

Albuquerque Zoo
0.1, Indah - August 24, 2013

Akron Zoo
1.0, Padar - August 6, 2011

Audubon Zoo
1.0, Raja - December 20, 2004

Birmingham Zoo
1.0, Mad Max - October 31, 2018

Brevard Zoo
1.0, Sheldon - September 7, 2007

Clyde Peeling's Reptiland
1.0, Thurber - January 31, 2008

Gladys Porter Zoo
1.0, Raja
0.1, Nadira

Zoo Atlanta
1.0, Lun Lun - August 13, 2010

I can send more information later.
 
The Memphis Zoo keeps 3 adults in their exhibit called the Dragons Lair and 2 more juveniles in the next-door exhibit called Herpetarium. I know the link I shared is quite old but it is the one link/way of knowing the names of the zoo's komodos. The komodos at the zoo now could be different now than what is stated in the article but I have no way of knowing.

https://www.memphiszoo.org/zoo-news/posts/memphis-zoo-welcomes-komodo-dragon-hatchlings
 
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