Only 7 zoos keep them (10.12.3), only 3 breed them, of which only Leipzig and Antwerp on a rather regular base. Antwerp is the best breeder (3 young in the last 4 years: 1 went to Berlin, 1 died and this one) but i.m.o. it has no future there given the zoo's lack of interest in tropical species.
None of the new holders in recent years (Doué, Arscherleben and Bojnice) are breeding, despite a pretty impressive encloure at Doué.
@DelacoursLangur Because of the recent births? No, unless a persistent, continuously and consistent line of decisions and investements of all current holders, there's is any future for this species.
For Antwerp, this is a iconic species, but no investements are planned in any near future. Pretty dramatic given the fact that they gave it no place in the so called Congo zone (okapi House - Great Apes House) while in the sister Zoo Planckendael they invest +100.000 euro in the barbary macaque exibit (a species with well over 150 holders in Europe) rather than for this guenon (or the mandrill / colobus, which are also poorly housed in Antwerp).
Sad to say, but for guenons (and langurs) there's very little interest in the European zoo world.
@Philipine eagle Particularly in the case of langurs its quite tragic I agree, so many are so close to extinction and they are such an interesting family. However I should clarify, I was not suggestion that I was hopeful the population will be sustainable long term, but that at least they wont be disappearing from the EAZA in the next decade.
@Philipine eagle That is incomplete, both La Palmyre and Mulhouse breed this species regularly with the former having had a birth in September this year. There are currently 5 breeding pairs in Europe, which is not a hopeless situation and if you see how Roloway monkeys and White-naped mangabeys have fared one can imagine an upwards trend.
If I remember correctly Aschersleben received an elderly pair from Leipzig so won't breed. Both Bojnice and Doue received new animals recently, so things could change there as well...
