Well, he said, "The return of the elands and ostriches," but it seems as if you were correct. The zoo responded to my question and said that all of their animals had been shipped to other facilities and that they were not expecting the return of the species for the African Savannah.
Well, he said, "The return of the elands and ostriches," but it seems as if you were correct. The zoo responded to my question and said that all of their animals had been shipped to other facilities and that they were not expecting the return of the species for the African Savannah.
@Cat-Man They are much less common now than they were ten years ago (not that they were ever particularly common). Breeding has halted, and the last remaining holders are the two San Diego parks (1.0 at the Zoo and 0.10 at the Safari Park), Zoo Miami (0.4), and the African Safari Wildlife Park with a single elderly male. Unfortunately, the bureaucracy surrounding the species drove most of the historical holders out of the species. San Diego and Miami were still breeding them until rather recently, but they have both since stopped. Both facilities had their last calves in 2019. Now it is fair to say that its days are numbered.
@Cat-Man All of the reasons stated above. You can't keep breeding animals if you have no where willing to take them. It is incredibly sad-- they're truly incredible animals.
