Scanned San Diego Zoo Photos 1992-2001

saiga (Saiga tatarica)

This is a healthy looking specimen !!!, these are Russian saiga (Saiga tatirica tatirica), I dont think Mongolian saigas (Saiga tatirica mongolica) have ever been in zoos, correct me if I am wrong, and also I have a question, is Askainya Nova Zoopark the only zoo left that has Saiga ???, and also why did Moscow Zoo Breeding Center phase them out ???

They didn't phase them out, they died all of accidents or illness.

When I first started visiting zoos (as an adult) circa 1990 I remember seeing these at both San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park.