Gibbon Conservation Center Gibbon Conservation Center

Uncertain future. At the moment trying to find funds to obtain a new localety for their gibbons :

https://scvnews.com/2019/08/20/futu...1wwJttN2w04c16Xwda5__fXxe88tTQ5ulILVheupGNi0M

If anyone is willing and able to donate even a small amount, I highly encourage it. This facility does a lot of important work for gibbons both in the wild and in captivity, contributes a lot of scientific research, and has participated in the breeding of some species rare in North America, like pileated, Javan, and hoolock. Not to mention if the facility goes under, it is a big unknown as to where its gibbons will end up...
 
Lela, a female Javan Gibbon (born July 2015) arrived at the centre from her birthplace the Greensboro Science Centre in May. She is being introduced to male Goliath (born April 2012) who was bred at the centre to establish a new pair of Javan Gibbons. This follows the transfer of her older sibling Duke to Tasmania Zoo, Australia: Meet Leia
 
Does anyone know the individual status of the Gibbon Conservation Center (USA-California) gibbons? How many pairs of Javan Gibbon do they have now?
(I could add up to 3.2 + should be quite a few more, 2017: 8.3 earlier post here on this thread)

The GCC in the past received several Javan gibbons (at least 1.1, that both later bred at GCC) born at Perth Zoo. Perth Zoo has maintained the studbook for Javan gibbon for a long time and operates a foundation conserving Javan gibbons in situ on Java including the rehabilitation of captive to wild in western and Central Java.
 
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Does anyone know the individual status of the Gibbon Conservation Center (USA-California) gibbons? How many pairs of Javan Gibbon do they have now?
(I could add up to 3.2 + should be quite a few more, 2017: 8.3 earlier post here on this thread)

The GCC in the past received several Javan gibbons (at least 1.1, that both later bred at GCC) born at Perth Zoo. Perth Zoo has maintained the studbook for Javan gibbon for a long time and operates a foundation conserving Javan gibbons in situ on Java including the rehabilitation of captive to wild in western and Central Java.

Hi!

I visited GCC for the first time in November, such an amazing organization. To the best of my knowledge these are the current numbers:

E. Hoolock: 6.5
Pileated Gibbons: 2.4
N. White-Cheeked: 5.5
Javan: 6.3
And one female Siamang named Marlowe. (I didn't get to see her, but they did have some of the animals in an off-exhibit area for quarantine and such).
 
Hi!

I visited GCC for the first time in November, such an amazing organization. To the best of my knowledge these are the current numbers:

E. Hoolock: 6.5
Pileated Gibbons: 2.4
N. White-Cheeked: 5.5
Javan: 6.3
And one female Siamang named Marlowe. (I didn't get to see her, but they did have some of the animals in an off-exhibit area for quarantine and such).
It is an absolute gem of a collection and single-handedly almost promoting the rarer or critically endangered gibbon taxa like Eastern hoolocks Hoolock leuconedys) and the pileated gibbon (Hylobates pilaetus). Surpirsed even that the hold so many of each, and especially also the northern white-cheekeds (Nomascus leucogenys).

1) It be nice if the wider AZA community get re-involved in some more gibbon taxa for the new Signature programs; and
2) Connect their programs to other regions like European EAZA (Javan and pileated), SEAZA (the N. leucogenys), PKBSI (Indonesia - Javan), CZA (hoolocks) and Australia/New Zealand (the Nomascus and Javan gibbons).
 
1) It be nice if the wider AZA community get re-involved in some more gibbon taxa for the new Signature programs; and
Unfortunately, space does not exist to manage more gibbon species. Seeing as not even white-handed or white-cheeked reach the criteria of a signature program, and are currently provisional, there's next to no chance of adding a fourth gibbon species to the SSP programs too.

Considering that gibbons are monogamous apes, and most zoos who house gibbons will house a single pair, it takes a lot more holders to create a sustainable population than it would in, say, a penguin species where individual zoos house 20 plus individuals.

2) Connect their programs to other regions like European EAZA (Javan and pileated), SEAZA (the N. leucogenys), PKBSI (Indonesia - Javan), CZA (hoolocks) and Australia/New Zealand (the Nomascus and Javan gibbons).
These populations already are connected. Javan gibbons are managed globally, so the three US holders are working together with the holders in Europe and Australasia. The white-cheeked gibbon program works as much as possible with other regions, however it isn't always feasible or advisable to move animals overseas on a regular basis, although some cross-region transfers have occurred relatively recently (in both directions). There really isn't a pileated gibbon program in the he largest pileated gibbon holder in the United States is an unaccredited zoo that no reputable organization in their right mind would want to associate with.
 
Unfortunately, space does not exist to manage more gibbon species. Seeing as not even white-handed or white-cheeked reach the criteria of a signature program, and are currently provisional, there's next to no chance of adding a fourth gibbon species to the SSP programs too.

Considering that gibbons are monogamous apes, and most zoos who house gibbons will house a single pair, it takes a lot more holders to create a sustainable population than it would in, say, a penguin species where individual zoos house 20 plus individuals.


These populations already are connected. Javan gibbons are managed globally, so the three US holders are working together with the holders in Europe and Australasia. The white-cheeked gibbon program works as much as possible with other regions, however it isn't always feasible or advisable to move animals overseas on a regular basis, although some cross-region transfers have occurred relatively recently (in both directions). There really isn't a pileated gibbon program in the he largest pileated gibbon holder in the United States is an unaccredited zoo that no reputable organization in their right mind would want to associate with.
I do think there is a real case for across region animal exchanges and global species management full stop.

BTW: for example in the recent past pileated gibbons were more widely distributed across the AZA region's zoos. I do think association of gibbons with great Ape (orang utan and langurs) would certainly help increase space for gibbons in accredited zoos. I hear you on number of holders and solitary / monogamous pair associations in gibbons are a challenge to accomodate.
 
On August 22nd, it was announced that the center transferred a (0.1) pileated gibbon to the Great Bend-Brit Spaugh Zoo in Kansas.

Great Bend-Brit Spaugh Zoo

On December 31st, the center announced that a (0.1) northern white-cheeked gibbon was born on December 14th which is on exhibit. The center also announced plans for a new building showcasing the anatomy of gibbons, as well as completed several enclosures and renovations in 2024.

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