World Zoos Where Douc Langur lives currently (Outside of Southeast Asia)

Jihoon Lee

Jihoon Lee

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I'm not sure whether the survey is correct or not, but this is the result that I got. Please help me if I did wrong.

- Asia (exclude Southeast Asia)

1. Japan (1): Zoorasia (Yokohama)
2. China (1): Nanning Zoo (Nanning)

- Europe

1. Germany (1): Cologne zoo (Cologne)

-North America

1. USA (2): San Diego Zoo (San Diego), Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia)
 
I think the Xiangjiang Safari Park in China still has black-shanked doucs (which is the species at Nanning Zoo also).

The ones at Yokohama, Cologne and in the USA are all red-shanked doucs.
 
Jihoon Lee said:
-North America

1. USA (2): San Diego Zoo (San Diego), Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia)
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I'm sure that only Philadelphia hold doucs now, San Diego sent their remaining ones there in about 06/07 if I remember correctly.
 
Realy a pitty that such a beautifull species which has had a quite good captive population has done so bad ! Hopefully some zoos will start a new attemp and bring in some new founders - for example from some of the rescue-centres in South-east asia - to build up a new, healthy population of these marvelous animals !
Question : what went wrong with the several breeding-groups ?
 
vogelcommando said:
Question : what went wrong with the several breeding-groups ?
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Food, they are difficult eaters which up to quite their dietary needs could not be covered well enough. If you combine that with the winters in Northern Zoos where fresh leaves are difficult to provide and you get a situation that they will disappear.
 
We are able to provide ecalyptus for koalas, so why no fresh leave matter for douc langurs in Europe? All the while they have a history here of over 20 years in husbandry. Colobine monkey husbandry has been greatly improved in recent years.

First question: Thailand - Bangkok, Khao Kheow, Songkhla. Perhaps a fourth zoo.
 
@KB the population in Europe has dwindled down to a couple of animals in a single group. Was our knowledge developed too late, has it been an issue of anyway a too small population or is their any other reason it went that far. I would love to see Apenheul starting with these species, but I m afraid that is idle hope.

And except for 2-3 Trachypithecus species most Langurs are down to very small numbers :(
 
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