captain alligator
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Are Japanese Serows still being kept at the Canadian Zoos? It's quite rare for this species to be kept in zoos outside Japan. (However, they have disappeared from zoos in the United States and Europe.)
Japanese Serow in Canadian Zoos
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S. Venaticus
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According to zootierliste there are two zoos (assiniboine and zoo de granby) holding japanese serows in Canada.
captain alligator
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I also checked the Zootierliste, and it seems only these two locations outside Japan currently keep Japanese Serows. Conversely, Japanese Serows have disappeared from zoos in the US and Europe, could this be because they've become difficult to obtain from Japan?
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As of May of this year I was able to see two individuals at zoo de Granby. Calgary moved their single individual out in the spring for construction presumably to their offsite centre. As of a few weeks ago red crown cranes took its former exhibit which was a bit of a let down comparatively.
Zoo adventures
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The Assiniboine Park Zoo no longer holds them; they sent their last male(Shimo)to the Zoo Granby.
From all my visits to Zoo de Granby, I never saw more than two of them on exhibit. I cannot confirm how many individuals they currently have, since I never asked the keepers about this. It might be because their individuals doesn't get along so they only house 2 at a time.
Here is the population list for Canada that I have made last year. It should be up to date.
Zoo Granby: 2.1.1 individuals
1.0 Shimo, July 21, 2018 (Flash x Yuki)(Yuki from Calgary)
0.1 Lily, May 10, 2013, (Unknown x Unknown) at San Diego Zoo
0.0.1 Unnamed, May 25, 2021(Yuki x Lily) (Yuki from Granby)
1.0 Yuki, (Unknown x Unknown) Arrived at Granby in 2018
Calgary Zoo:1.0 individuals
1.0 Flash, June 1, 2016, Flash will remain behind the scenes at the Wildlife Conservation Center until his death.
They were formerly present in perhaps relative abundance (?) but as time goes on if a dedicated person or program does not step in captive populations can crumble really fast, and Murphy's law is zoos and botanical gardens' worst enemy and and most frequent visitor.