Bandung Zoo

 
Rizz Carlton said:
Atleast one on display.
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Which only answers the question partially .. (by @Raikou)?!

It would be great to know how many and what constellation they are actually kept (sex, age, breeding and life history of the species here).

It is about time a regional or at least in country management of Javan leopard ex situ is set up (perhaps with some guidance and ex situ support/ cooperation by the European zoos holding Javan leopards ....
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Which only answers the question partially .. (by @Raikou)?!

It would be great to know how many and what constellation they are actually kept (sex, age, breeding and life history of the species here).

It is about time a regional or at least in country management of Javan leopard ex situ is set up (perhaps with some guidance and ex situ support/ cooperation by the European zoos holding Javan leopards ....
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In a further research, I found out there's 3 leopards; male Sugih (22 yo), male Beuti (20 yo), and female Maya (25 yo). I haven't found any report of any succesful breeding of leopards in the zoo.

The statement that there's 10 leopards in Bandung Zoo could be that these additional leopards are either the numbers in the past (Prior to 2019) or that some of these numbers are the leopards that aren't planned to be kept long-term in the zoo and eventually be returned back into the wild, as Bandung Zoo has history in rehabilitating and releasing rescued leopards.
 
Rizz Carlton said:
In a further research, I found out there's 3 leopards; male Sugih (22 yo), male Beuti (20 yo), and female Maya (25 yo). I haven't found any report of any succesful breeding of leopards in the zoo.

The statement that there's 10 leopards in Bandung Zoo could be that these additional leopards are either the numbers in the past (Prior to 2019) or that some of these numbers are the leopards that aren't planned to be kept long-term in the zoo and eventually be returned back into the wild, as Bandung Zoo has history in rehabilitating and releasing rescued leopards.
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It would be nice if they actual had some breeding age females, allthough both males could still be paired with young female Javan leopards (some other zoos like Batu Secret and Yogyakarta Zoos have several female only Javan leopards ...!
 
My review of Bazoga from my visit back in August 2024:

I can say that Bazoga has improved since my last visit back in 2019. There weren't many mosquitos there as it was back in 2019, and the greenery kept the park cool amidst the sunny weather. The entrance exhibit with the siamangs and pelicans amazed me, though I did not see the otters there. The African section was pretty good, and some of the animals were originally from TSI back when Taman Safari owned Bazoga. Noteworthy new additions there included the striped hyena and the leopard cats in the old reptarium (idk why they put them there). There are still some old and dirty-looking exhibits that are still in need of renovation and reparation. I also went to the walk-through aviary, and it was great, though collection-wise I still prefer LPZ's that has rare turacos and parrots. The meerkat exhibit is still empty during my visit there, but since I already saw meerkats in LPZ, it wasn't a problem for me.

And now, on to the species list:

Siamang exhibit
- Siamang
- Australian pelican
- Asian small-clawed otter
Orangutan exhibit
- Bornean orangutan
- Sumatran orangutan
Gibbon exhibit
- Silvery gibbon
- Koi carp
- Nile tilapia (pink morph)
Zona Afrika
- Rothschild's giraffe
- Southern lechwe
- Giant eland
- Common waterbuck
- Blue wildebeest
- Plains zebra
- African lion
- Common ostrich
Tapir exhibit 1
- Malayan tapir
- Javan binturong
Sun bear exhibit
- Sun bear
Tapir exhibit 2
- Malayan tapir
Aquarium
- Alligator gar
Catching pond
- Nile tilapia (pink morph)
Carnivore exhibits
- Siberian tiger
- Large flying fox
- Common palm civet
- Asian small-clawed otter
- Javan leopard
- Bengal tiger
- Striped hyena
Crocodile exhibits
- Saltwater crocodile
- New Guinea crocodile
- False gharial
Meerkat exhibit
- South African meerkat (not on exhibit yet)
Tortoise exhibit
- African spurred tortoise
- Koi carp
Turtle exhibit
- Red-eared slider
- Asian giant tortoise
- Bornean river turtle
- Sulawesi forest tortoise
- Amboina box turtle
- Roti Island snake necked turtle
- Asian leaf turtle
- Pig nosed turtle
- Alligator snapping turtle
New reptarium
- Asian leaf turtle
- Red-eared slider
- King cobra
- Reticulated python
- Red igana
- Weber's sailfin dragon
- Amethystine python
- Asian water monitor
- Mangrove cat snake
- Chameleon forest dragon
Parrot aviary
- Eclectus parrot
- White cockatoo
- Black capped lory
- Sulphur crested cockatoo
- Javan binturong
Aquascape in old reptarium
- Freshwater angelfish (normal and leucistic)
- Tiger barb
- Wag platy (koi morph)
- Swordtail platy
- Zebra danio (GloFish)
- Neon tetra
- Chinese algae eater
Old reptarium
- Indo-Chinese rat snake
- Keeled rat snake
- Reticulated python
- Asian water monitor
- Bearded dragon
- Oriental rat snake
- Burmese python
- Equatorial spitting cobra
- Green iguana
- Clouded monitor
- Sunda leopard cat
- Saltwater crocodile
Animal education show
- Blue and yellow macaw
- Sulphur crested cockatoo
- Rhinoceros hornbill
- Lesser adjutant
- Chinese goose
- Javan binturong
- Sumatran binturong
- Sunda porcupine
- Domestic cat (Bengal and Persian)
- Dog (poodle)
- Guinea pig
Waterfowl aviary
- Purple heron
- Australian pelican
- Lesser adjutant
- Greater flamingo
- Milky stork
- Black headed ibis
- Cattle egret
- Asian woollyneck
Aviary complex
- Wreathed hornbill
- Asian glossy starling
- Helmeted friarbird
- Eclectus parrot
- Palm cockatoo
- Oriental pied hornbill
- Changeable hawk eagle
- Grey headed fish eagle
- Buffy fish owl
- Green peafowl
- Sulphur crested cockatoo
- Domestic chicken
- Helmeted guineafowl
- Domestic pigeon
Walkthrough aviary
- Purple naped lory
- Black capped lory
- Eclectus parrot
- Green peafowl
- Tanimbar corella
- Pied stilt
- Koi carp
- Nile tilapia
- Red devil cichlid
Bird of Prey aviary
- Changeable hawk eagle
- Crested serpent eagle
- White bellied sea eagle
- Brahminy kite
- Javan hawk eagle
Artiodactyl exhibit
- Axis deer
- Sunda sambar
- Javan muntjac
- Sambar deer
- Dromedary camel
- Banteng
Monkey exhibit
- Grizzled leaf monkey
- Japanese macaque
- Moor macaque
- Black macaque
Petting zoo
- Chinese goose
- Axis deer
- Sunda sambar
- Domestic rabbit
- Domestic chicken
- Turkey
- Pygmy goat
- Domestic horse
Hippo exhibit
- Nile hippopotamus
Elephant ride
- Sumatran elephant
Cassowary exhibit
- Double watted cassowary
 
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Fargusno said:
Siamang exhibit
- Siamang
- Australian pelican
- Asian small-clawed otter
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The mix, especially with the otter and pelican, seems highly risky. Are there anything that separate them?

Fargusno said:
- Giraffe (unknown subspecies)
- Southern lechwe
- Giant eland
- Common waterbuck
- Black wildebeest
- Plains zebra
- African lion
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Both giraffes are two different species (Rothschild's and reticulated), which is why the giraffes doesn't seems to be breed by the zoo.

The wildebeest in Bandung are blue wildebeest, specifically the Eastern African subspecies (C. t. albojubatus).

Fargusno said:
Roti Island snake necked turtle
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I think it was already confirmed by the zoo themself that its the northern snake-necked turtles, not sure why they didn't bother to update their signage.
 
Rizz Carlton said:
The mix, especially with the otter and pelican, seems highly risky. Are there anything that separate them?


Both giraffes are two different species (Rothschild's and reticulated), which is why the giraffes doesn't seems to be breed by the zoo.

The wildebeest in Bandung are blue wildebeest, specifically the Eastern African subspecies (C. t. albojubatus).


I think it was already confirmed by the zoo themself that its the northern snake-necked turtles, not sure why they didn't bother to update their signage.
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  • They don't have any separators and I think the otters aren't there anymore. It may have been moved to the old exhibit or phased out.
  • I didn't knew there were 2 different giraffes in Bazoga.
  • Some of the signages in Bazoga were indeed outdated.
 
Glad to see some Indonesian species lists here

Fargusno said:
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Giant eland
- Common waterbuck
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Definitely a common eland missigned as a giant eland. Does anyone know which subspecies of waterbuck are kept in Indonesia?
 
NATY said:
Glad to see some Indonesian species lists here


Definitely a common eland missigned as a giant eland. Does anyone know which subspecies of waterbuck are kept in Indonesia?
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I think all the Indonesian zoos, except from Batu Secret Zoo, sourced their waterbucks from the Taman Safari Bogor or Prigen, which were the defassa waterbuck. These are also the same subspecies in Batu.

It's indeed the common eland, Indonesian zoos tend to innacurately signed the species as the giant eland for some reason.
 
Rizz Carlton said:
I think all the Indonesian zoos, except from Batu Secret Zoo, sourced their waterbucks from the Taman Safari Bogor or Prigen, which were the defassa waterbuck. These are also the same subspecies in Batu.

It's indeed the common eland, Indonesian zoos tend to innacurately signed the species as the giant eland for some reason.
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So the ones in Bazoga are defassas?
 
The government of West Java through Instagram has given some historical insight of Bandung Zoo, which was first build in 1930.

The post even mentioned some notable species held by the zoo throughout the mid-1930's, which was mentioned to be acquired either through wild-caught, donation from private collections, or exchange from foreign zoos. Sadly, no photos are given to further validated this information and the names are vague, so I won't be certain if these are accurate or just mislabelling.

1933:
  • Lion
  • Elephant (Possibly Sumatran)
  • Black leopard (Possibly Javan)
  • Unspecified macaque
  • Unspecified crocodile
  • Unspecified civet
  • Unspecified orangutan
  • Several unspecified birds
1934
  • Javan rusa deer
  • Javan ferret-badger
  • Unspecified tree-kangaroo
  • Sunda leopard cat
  • Unspecified owl
  • Unspecified monkey
  • Unspecified turtle
  • Unspecified hawk/kestrel
  • Unspecified squirrel
1935
  • Unspecified kangaroo/wallaby
  • Emu
  • Great argus
  • Sunda leopard cat
  • Leopard
1936
  • Unidentified cat labelled as "Kucing boseh" (Boseh cat)
  • Unspecified crocodile
  • Muntjac
  • Mouse-deer
  • Unspecified kangaroo/wallaby
  • Unspecified tamarin/marmoset
  • Zebra
  • Wildebeest

Pemdaprov Jabar on Instagram: "#Mimiti : Kebun Binatang Pertama di Jabar . Kebun Binatang Bandung berdiri sejak 1930 tahun lalu yang terletak di jalan Kebun Binatang No.6, Lebak Siliwangi, Kota Bandung . Ternyata kebun binatang ini menjadi salah satu kebun binatang tertua di Indonesia. Dan masih beroprasi sampai saat ini, biasa dikenal dengan Bandung Zoo . Btw, siapa nih yang udah pernah ke Bandung Zoo? Tulis di kolom komentar, yaa . . . #BanggaJadiWargaJabar . . . #JabarCaang #HumasJabar #JabarMenyalaIndonesiaMaju #KebunBinatangBandung #BandungZoo"
 
A few days ago, I uploaded approximately 110 photos of Bandung Zoo into the gallery and this is a zoo with close to 35 mammal species. What's fascinating is seeing all the duplicate exhibits for a number of animals. I saw 4 Tiger exhibits, 4 Malayan Tapir exhibits, 3 Sun Bear exhibits, 3 Orangutan exhibits, 3 Binturong exhibits and several Saltwater Crocodile exhibits. Even some birds (like Lesser Adjutants and Wreathed Hornbills) had two aviaries each. The zoo could feasibly have a lot more diversity if there was an exchange of duplicate animals for new species.
 
snowleopard said:
A few days ago, I uploaded approximately 110 photos of Bandung Zoo into the gallery and this is a zoo with close to 35 mammal species. What's fascinating is seeing all the duplicate exhibits for a number of animals. I saw 4 Tiger exhibits, 4 Malayan Tapir exhibits, 3 Sun Bear exhibits, 3 Orangutan exhibits, 3 Binturong exhibits and several Saltwater Crocodile exhibits. Even some birds (like Lesser Adjutants and Wreathed Hornbills) had two aviaries each. The zoo could feasibly have a lot more diversity if there was an exchange of duplicate animals for new species.
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Did you went to Lembang Park & Zoo too? Or not?
 
An male Bornean orangutan has been born at the zoo on December of 2024, from the parent Shakilla and Pehong. Currently no name has been publicly given.

Bandung Zoo is one of the very few zoos in Indonesia to house both Bornean and Sumatran orangutan, other zoos include Taman Safari Bogor and Ragunan Zoo.

Kebun Binatang Bandung on Instagram: "Say Hi to baby orangutan! Hi SABAZOO! Ada kabar gembira nih, telah lahir seekor bayi Orang utan Kalimantan (Pongo pygmaeus) berjenis kelamin jantan pada Jumat 13 Desember 2024 di Bandung Zoo. Bayi Orang utan ini lahir dari pasangan Shakilla dan Pehong #TahukahSABAZOO dalam IUCN Red List, Orang utan Kalimantan berstatus terancam kritis (critically endangered). Sebagai lembaga konservasi, Bandung Zoo berperan aktif dalam upaya pelestarian salah satu spesies endemik Indonesia ini. Mari bersama menjaga kelestarian Orang utan Kalimantan, karena setiap langkah konservasi berarti harapan bagi masa depan mereka! ✨ Ingin belajar lebih banyak mengenai orang utan? yuk, temui langsung di Bandung zoo Salam Lestarii"
 
After some ownership dispute, Bandung Zoological Garden, since April 2025, will be owned and managed by Taman Safari Indonesia. This recent acquisition would make Taman Safari Indonesia to manage two zoos, as well as the already present three safari parks, two marine parks, one aquarium, four hotels/resorts, as well as an theme park. This is the second acquisition of an already-established zoo by the conglomerate, the first was Jurug Solo Zoo in 2022, later renamed to Solo Safari.

This came after a legal issue with the zoo, after two high ranking management members of the Yayasan Margasatwa Tamansari (And foundation that previously operated Bandung Zoo) was charged by the authority for corruption and a dispute regarding the ownership of around 1,3 hectare of land near the zoo, which is a property of the Bandung city government. This results with some of the zoo's assets being frozen by the West Java's high prosecutor office, such as operation offices, restaurants, presentation stage, and even the zoo's veterinary building and nutritional storage. Despite of this, the zoo still allowed to be open to the public and the well being of the animals and staffs are ensured.

This is not the first time TSI has been involved in the affairs of Bandung. In 2016, when the zoo got in hot waters due sick elephants and then the starving sun bears in 2017, which reach international attention, Taman Safari Indonesia steps in with limited upgrade and overall changes in management. This result in somewhat of a better quality of the zoo, with healtier bears, the new additions of an savannah exhibit with giraffes, as well as improved exhibits for lions, Javan leopards, and others.

Following this acquisition, Toni Sumampau, one of the founder of Taman Safari Indonesia and had previously managed Bandung Zoological Garden after their intervention, will lead as supervisor, with John Sumampau also taking that role as well. Toni stated that the development of Bandung Zoo to be a modern open zoo are their main focus, as well as promising to be a transparent, professional, and, accountable management.

With Bandung Zoological Garden now being part of Taman Safari Indonesia, revitalization is expected to come after.

Source
 
Rizz Carlton said:
After some ownership dispute, Bandung Zoological Garden, since April 2025, will be owned and managed by Taman Safari Indonesia. This recent acquisition would make Taman Safari Indonesia to manage two zoos, as well as the already present three safari parks, two marine parks, one aquarium, four hotels/resorts, as well as an theme park. This is the second acquisition of an already-established zoo by the conglomerate, the first was Jurug Solo Zoo in 2022, later renamed to Solo Safari.

This came after a legal issue with the zoo, after two high ranking management members of the Yayasan Margasatwa Tamansari (And foundation that previously operated Bandung Zoo) was charged by the authority for corruption and a dispute regarding the ownership of around 1,3 hectare of land near the zoo, which is a property of the Bandung city government. This results with some of the zoo's assets being frozen by the West Java's high prosecutor office, such as operation offices, restaurants, presentation stage, and even the zoo's veterinary building and nutritional storage. Despite of this, the zoo still allowed to be open to the public and the well being of the animals and staffs are ensured.

This is not the first time TSI has been involved in the affairs of Bandung. In 2016, when the zoo got in hot waters due sick elephants and then the starving sun bears in 2017, which reach international attention, Taman Safari Indonesia steps in with limited upgrade and overall changes in management. This result in somewhat of a better quality of the zoo, with healtier bears, the new additions of an savannah exhibit with giraffes, as well as improved exhibits for lions, Javan leopards, and others.

Following this acquisition, Toni Sumampau, one of the founder of Taman Safari Indonesia and had previously managed Bandung Zoological Garden after their intervention, will lead as supervisor, with John Sumampau also taking that role as well. Toni stated that the development of Bandung Zoo to be a modern open zoo are their main focus, as well as promising to be a transparent, professional, and, accountable management.

With Bandung Zoological Garden now being part of Taman Safari Indonesia, revitalization is expected to come after.

Source
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Great to hear though since Bandung Zoo improved a lot under Taman Safari's management. Hopefully we'll see a lot of revitalizations and exhibit improvement in the future.
 
Bandung Zoo's acquisition is getting messy, with conflicts between the original staff of Bandung Zoo and a security firm hired by Taman Safari Indonesia.

Allegedly, the security firm hired by TSI were preventing staff from caring for the animals, resulting in at least 7 animal deaths

The zoo was also closed yesterday as TSI's security firm again denied the staff access into the zoo.

INFO BANDUNG TERKINI on Instagram: "Semoga ada titik terang, kasian satwa nya jadi korban. Serikat Pekerja Bersitegang dengan pihak security Red Guard yang tidak ada kontrak dengan YMT Pada Rabu Malam, sekira pukul 23.30 sejumlah karyawan Bandung Zoo bersitegang dengan vendor security Red Guard. Kejadian ini berlangsung sekitar tiga puluh menit karena karyawan mengambil langkah pengamanan ruangan keuangan di Bandung Zoo. Ketegangan sekira 80 karyawan versus vendor keamanan Red Guard yang dikontrak oleh TSI (Taman Safari Indonesia) itu berujung pada saling dorong. Sejumlah karyawan wanita berteriak histeris karena aksi tersebut juga berujung pada insiden ketika Gantira Bratakusuma, pembina YMT (Yayasan Margasatwa Tamansari) tersikut dahinya oleh salah seorang oknum Red Guard. Kejadian itu memuncak ketika Gantira meminta karyawannya mengganti semua kunci termasuk kunci ruang keuangan. "Perhatian! Saya pembina YMT yang berhak mengelola kebun binatang ini, kalian semua mundur (Red Guard)! Ini adalah langkah untuk pengamanan aset keuangan yayasan", seru Gantira. Sepanjang malam hingga pagi ini puluhan karyawan Bandung Zoo yang tergabung dalam Serikat Pekerja Mandiri Derenten (SPMD) terus mengamankan ruangan tersebut. Nampak juga Ketua SPMD, Yaya Suhaya dan pengurus serikat lainnya bahu membahu menjaga ruangan tersebut. Selengkapnya di slide ke 2 Sc: @bandungterkini Istimewa/ Cepi"

Info Bandung Raya on Instagram: "Video kiriman wargi Bandung, mengenai adanya rame-rame di depan gerbang Bandung Zoo, Tamansari, Kota Bandung, Rabu, 06/08/25 sekitar pukul 11.45 WIB. Melansir dari DetikJabar, manajemen baru Yayasan Margasatwa Tamansari (YMT) era John Sumampau memutuskan menutup sementara operasional Kebun Binatang Bandung atau Bandung Zoo hari ini. Penutupan dilakukan untuk pengamanan aset daerah. Sementara itu, dalam instagram story nya, akun @bandung_zoo juga menyampaikan informasi adanya penutupan sementara. "MOHON MAAF! HARI INI KAMI TUTUP KARENA ADA OKNUM T*MAN SAF*RI INDONESIA YANG MENDUDUKI KEBUN BINATANG BANDUNG BERSAMA PULUHAN SECURITY R*D GU*RD, HARI INI KAMI TIDAK BISA MENJALANKAN OPERASIONAL. TERIMA KASIH" bunyi pengumuman via instagram story Bandung Zoo. Video: Kang @mvirgio ------------------- Kirimkan informasi/berita terkini seputar Bandung Raya melalui DM ke @wargibandungraya atau bisa via Telegram melalui link t.me/wargibandungraya atau cari di Telegram "WargiBandungRaya" ------------------ #InfoBandungRaya #IBRagustus25 #ibr25 #BandungZoo"
 
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