North America Amur Leopard Population

Is there a male in the USA called diesel?

Diesel b. May 2002 at Hodenhagen Zoo. He sired 2 cubs at Twycross before leaving. I’m not sure if he is still at or has died at Minnesota? Or Sedgewick zoo.
 
About Zoo Granby Amur leopard. What is TBD? Toledo zoo? Also, will the twins go to another zoo (0 years old)
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Zoo adventures said:
About Zoo Granby Amur leopard. What is TBD? Toledo zoo? Also, will the twins go to another zoo (0 years old)
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The Species Survival Plan document they included with the permit application that you excerpted above was prepared in June 2021 so it isn't current. The 2 year old male noted above, SB ID 965, was Milan, who ended up moving to Magnetic Hill Zoo in Canada (instead of El Paso Zoo in Texas), where he tragically passed away on September 20, 2023. The twins noted in the 2021 SSP are Axel and his sister, Zima. Per the import permit application paperwork, Axel has now been assigned Studbook #1041. It doesn't look like anything has been announced yet as far as plans for his sister, Zima, or which female Axel may be recommended to breed with once he arrives in Toledo.
 
Hello All! I took am very excited to find like minded individuals on such a serious subject. I wish to help. This perhaps is merely a suggestion. Since the forest between California and Washington State has had a over running of beautiful Bar Owls and some how the US gov seems to use hired guns to attempt to exterminate the owls. Due to the threat to spotted owls in that region. Would it not be smarter to introduce horned owls in the center landscape to give space to bar and spotted territory and provide a good source on the bar owls side to introduce Amur Leopards. It seems a balance. Of course monitoring the integration and let's give them a real chance. If our government rather use resources for murder sprees to diminish a population of creatures why not use resources in a better way. Please if anyone agrees we should pass this on to more of those who can help apply this idea.
Thank you for being kind lovely humans,
Erica
 
I uploaded an updated version of my "unofficial" North American Population of Amur Leopards Listing based on comments provided in this discussion thread. To provide a little more color I have identified all the individuals accounted for in the latest AZA Breeding and Transfer Recommendations by flagging them as "YES" in the Comment column. Individuals flagged as LTF indicate that they are either no longer in AZA facilities or for some other reason are no longer being tracked in the AZA studbook (unfortunately). Alongside where an individual has been flagged as an exclusion this means they are not eligible for breeding either because they are spayed or have health issues. I have also indicated melanistic individuals of which I am aware. There are a number of transfers in the recommendations so the locations affiliated with these individuals will change in the near term. Shading indicates siblings. Thank you
 

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I uploaded an updated version of my "unofficial" North American Population of Amur Leopards Listing based on comments provided in this discussion thread. To provide a little more color I have identified all the individuals accounted for in the latest AZA Breeding and Transfer Recommendations by flagging them as "YES" in the Comment column. Individuals flagged as LTF indicate that they are either no longer in AZA facilities or for some other reason are no longer being tracked in the AZA studbook (unfortunately). Alongside where an individual has been flagged as an exclusion this means they are not eligible for breeding either because they are spayed or have health issues. I have also indicated melanistic individuals of which I am aware. There are a number of transfers in the recommendations so the locations affiliated with these individuals will change in the near term. Shading indicates siblings. Thank you
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Hello. May I ask a question? Why are all of these Amur in captivity? How does anyone expect them to not go extinct? Like I proposed before, wait you know I will just call and fix this myself. I will gladly update you all once I ask the right lady. Zoo captivity is like knowing humans are going extinct and sparsely locking humans down in jail facilities and hoping it all works out.
 
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Erica Mccullar said:
Hello All! I took am very excited to find like minded individuals on such a serious subject. I wish to help. This perhaps is merely a suggestion. Since the forest between California and Washington State has had a over running of beautiful Bar Owls and some how the US gov seems to use hired guns to attempt to exterminate the owls. Due to the threat to spotted owls in that region. Would it not be smarter to introduce horned owls in the center landscape to give space to bar and spotted territory and provide a good source on the bar owls side to introduce Amur Leopards. It seems a balance. Of course monitoring the integration and let's give them a real chance. If our government rather use resources for murder sprees to diminish a population of creatures why not use resources in a better way. Please if anyone agrees we should pass this on to more of those who can help apply this idea.
Thank you for being kind lovely humans,
Erica
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I don't think it is advisable to introduce a predator / carnivore that does not naturally occur in a given country nor Continent. North America has a good representation of endemic Carnivora: both jaguars and puma (aka mountain lions) as large predators, with mid range lynx (bobcat), wolverine, wolf as well as 3 bears species (black and brown, ... polar bear as a niche species further North in the Arctic).

Introduction an invasive species (that which introduction on a leopard species would constitute) may also constitute a real threat to local fauna and flora maladapted to a species they would never naturally come across nor be able to compete with. There are a Myriad of examples to cite where invasive non-endemic species after introduction have created all hell and havoc among populations of native species or simply outcompete others.

Further since the leopard does not have any competitors in their niche all hell and havoc may ensue in species that are not or maladapted to the présence of leopards. In the professional circles of biologists, ecologists and zoologists generally invasive species are frowned upon and rightly so.
 
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I don't think it is advisable to introduce a predator / carnivore that does not naturally occur in a given country nor Continent. North America has a good representation of endemic Carnivora: both jaguars and puma (aka mountain lions) as large predators, with mid range lynx (bobcat), wolverine, wolf as well as 3 bears species (black and brown, ... polar bear as a niche species further North in the Arctic).

Introduction an invasive species (that which introduction on a leopard species would constitute) may also constitute a real threat to local fauna and flora maladapted to a species they would never naturally come across nor be able to compete with. There are a Myriad of examples to cite where invasive non-endemic species after introduction have created all hell and havoc among populations of native species or simply outcompete others.

Further since the leopard does not have any competitors in their niche all hell and havoc may ensue in species that are not or maladapted to the présence of leopards. In the professional circles of biologists, ecologists and zoologists generally invasive species are frowned upon and rightly so.
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Ok so explain how it seems right to hire hunters to hunt Barr owls on a mass level to save spotted owls? I suggested due to the level of trust with Zoo keepers and the fact barr owls are afraid of Horned owls we start with a group of both in the middle help push the bars away from the spotted until they can recoup and spotted owls remain there and integrate the poor captive Amur with similar larger enclosure type areas safe for nature and instead of hunters constantly murdering any thing let Amur roam in siblings sets with whom they have trained with let them have a home not a zoo. If the continue they can't live without humans any way. I do understand the other wildlife also lives but if keeping them for entertaining is more appealing than saving them from extinction why can both be of service to each other. I would like to get more information before I would make any decisions. That's why I suggested it. I just pray it turns into a win win for both !
 
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