Last of their kind in a zoo

[birdsandbats]

There's only 10 zoos in the USA with them. For some reason it feels like there's more.

Didn't realize they were that rare here either. It does sure feel like there's more.

 

[Marcus Burkhardt]

A species I have never seen but is on my high priority list: the topi. I have read that the last specimen at San Antonio was sent away in 2018 (probably to a private holder?). I think one of those two on the picture must have been the last topi in a zoo outside Africa at the end. Note that the 2 individuals have very different proportions. In my opinion this species was not much considered even by the zoo community. Photo posted on Zoochat by Baldur.

 

[Bengal Tiger]

Some species mentioned here are still in private hands, right?

 

[Bengal Tiger]

Some other ones with mentioning

.”Benjamin” the last thylacine in the world, who died in 1936 at the now-close beaumaris zoo in Hobart (Tasmania).

.The last Javan rhino in captivity (dont know its name) that died at Adelaide zoo in 1907 (they were also crept. In a atonal park in Vietnam, but I don’t think national parks hound count)

.The last quagga in the world died at ARTIS royal zoo in 1883.

.Zoo Plzen presumably has the last group of Panay cloudrunners in the
world

.I believe that Gladys porter zoo is the last zoo outside of Africa to keep harnessed bushbuck (there mat e a zoo in Thailand, but they may no longer keep the species, and I don’t know the name of it)

Last in the United States:
.Bronx zoo has the last ring-tailed vonstras in the United States
.Capital of Texas zoo has the last fanaloka and possibly the last asiatic palm civet in the United States
.Sea world San Diego has the only emperor penguins, Guadalupe fur seals in the United States
.Carson springs wildlife is the only place in the United States with rusty spotted cats

National Geographic has a picture of a Panay cloudrunners at the LA zoo Panay Cloudrunner

 

[Dhole dude]

National Geographic has a picture of a Panay cloudrunners at the LA zoo Panay Cloudrunner

I’m fairly certain LA’s Cloudrunner’s have all died out. I believe these photos were taken sometime before 2018, so they could have very well passed away by now.

 

[Azamat Shackleford]

Not sure if this has been brought up yet, but if I'm well aware, Toledo has the last White-headed vulture in the U.S., while Toronto has the last White-headed vulture in Canada.

Cincinnati has the last Aardwolves probably in the continent, and Lincoln Park has the only Puerto Rican amazons outside of Puerto Rico. Omaha seems to have the only King Brown snake in the continent, which if this is indeed the same individual, was formerly held by Detroit.

SeaWorld Orlando has/had the last Harp seal kept in the U.S., currently off-display if I'm correct.

 

[TeaLovingDave]

I’m fairly certain LA’s Cloudrunner’s have all died out. I believe these photos were taken sometime before 2018, so they could have very well passed away by now.

The last ones were all sent to the Czech Republic some years ago.

 

[GiratinaIsGod]

I saw two tails in Cologne two months ago. So probably at least two.

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You confused the Ring-tailed vontsira (which is kept in cologne and a few other zoos) with the White-tailed Mongoose. Which is as far as I know only kept in Sofia

 

[elefante]

How common are lion-tailed macaques in zoos these days? I know the US they seem to be unicorns, although if I'm not mistaken there were some added to the collection at Disney's Animal Kingdom recently.

 

[Azamat Shackleford]

How common are lion-tailed macaques in zoos these days? I know the US they seem to be unicorns, although if I'm not mistaken there were some added to the collection at Disney's Animal Kingdom recently.

Detroit had some, but shipped them over to Disney's Animal Kingdom a few years back

 

[TinoPup]

How common are lion-tailed macaques in zoos these days? I know the US they seem to be unicorns, although if I'm not mistaken there were some added to the collection at Disney's Animal Kingdom recently.

15 or so places have them, the species is starting to pop up outside of AZA (like a lot of uncommon primates).

 

[amur leopard]

You confused the Ring-tailed vontsira (which is kept in cologne and a few other zoos) with the White-tailed Mongoose. Which is as far as I know only kept in Sofia

They were talking about the tamarins not the mongooses

 

[TinoPup]

Some species mentioned here are still in private hands, right?

Glancing back at previous pages, no, pretty much none of these species are in private hands.

 

[Bengal Tiger]

Glancing back at previous pages, no, pretty much none of these species are in private hands.

Wow, that’s fairly surprising.

 

[TeaLovingDave]

Some species mentioned here are still in private hands, right?

Glancing back at previous pages, no, pretty much none of these species are in private hands.

There are plenty of species mentioned in this thread which are kept in private hands

West Caucasian Tur

Banded Palm Civet

White-tailed Mongoose

fanaloka

asiatic palm civet

White-headed vulture

Aardwolves

King Brown snake

Ring-tailed vontsira

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Also remembered the last Black oystercatcher - Haematopus bachmani here in Europe is getting old and is kept at the Oceanario Lisboa.

This individual has sadly died in the intervening time since the quoted post.

 

[Bengal Tiger]

Was that individual the lady in captivity or the last on display?

 

[TinoPup]

There are plenty of species mentioned in this thread which are kept in private hands

Depends what country we're talking about, I guess

 

[elefante]

15 or so places have them, the species is starting to pop up outside of AZA (like a lot of uncommon primates).

I didn't realize they were in that many facilities. Do you mean 15 in the USA? Are they being bred regularly?

 

[TinoPup]

I didn't realize they were in that many facilities. Do you mean 15 in the USA? Are they being bred regularly?

Yes 15 in USA. No idea on breeding.

 

[Batto]

@TeaLovingDave Who is privately keeping King browns outside of Oz?