I wish I could have seen those primates.
Milwaukee County Zoo Milwaukee County Zoo Former Species
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To help resolve some dates...
Koala were at Milwaukee Zoo from 1992 until 2003 or so, and returned for summer 2007 on loan from San Diego Zoo.
I am fairly certain Cougar were last exhibited at Milwaukee around 2005, when Big Cat Country was renovated to its current state.
The zoo's Asiatic black bear, Hot Lips, passed away in 2016.
The zoo's Malayan tapir, Maggie, passed away in 2017 or 2018.
The zoo's last Dall Sheep, Aurora, also died around 2018.
I believe kinkajou, meerkat, and caracal were still present on my last visit in 2014.
Koala were at Milwaukee Zoo from 1992 until 2003 or so, and returned for summer 2007 on loan from San Diego Zoo.
I am fairly certain Cougar were last exhibited at Milwaukee around 2005, when Big Cat Country was renovated to its current state.
The zoo's Asiatic black bear, Hot Lips, passed away in 2016.
The zoo's Malayan tapir, Maggie, passed away in 2017 or 2018.
The zoo's last Dall Sheep, Aurora, also died around 2018.
I believe kinkajou, meerkat, and caracal were still present on my last visit in 2014.
Corangurilla
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Dwarf Mongooses and Slow Lorsies are back, baby!
Also, looking at this thread and the 1973 Guidebook pictures in the gallery fills me with pain. If I had a Time Machine, I’d travel back to the 1970’s and go to the Milwaukee Zoo.
According to a sign in the aviary, Pink Pigeon was once kept there.
Golden-backed Woodpecker was once kept there, as well.
Golden-backed Woodpecker was once kept there, as well.
Found via Archive the zoo's own species list, which can be viewed from 2008 onward.
Some additional former species are common eland, lappet-faced vulture, Speke's gazelle, black-and-white ruffed lemur, pygmy marmoset, golden-headed lion tamarin, acouchi, grenada frog, cuban iguana and leopard shark.
Milwaukee was the first zoo to breed Grenada frog in captivity.
Also, Snow Lilly joined the zoo from the Bronx in 2005, and red pandas joined the collection in May 2002.
Some additional former species are common eland, lappet-faced vulture, Speke's gazelle, black-and-white ruffed lemur, pygmy marmoset, golden-headed lion tamarin, acouchi, grenada frog, cuban iguana and leopard shark.
Milwaukee was the first zoo to breed Grenada frog in captivity.
Also, Snow Lilly joined the zoo from the Bronx in 2005, and red pandas joined the collection in May 2002.
I can't verify this, unfortunately. There was only one bear by the time of the source.
I know for a fact that in the late 90's or early 2000's there were two Asiatic black bears. I'm not sure what their names were but that's certainly plausible.
Where were they housed, super curious.
The main viewing window was (and is) across from the Amur Tiger outdoor viewing window. Their exhibit is still intact, just overgrown and uninhabited.
You could also see them above the Malayan Tapir, like how the tigers are above the Bactrian camel.
Are you sure these were Giant eland and not Common eland? The 2011 International Studbook for Eastern giant eland, which I have a copy of, does not reference Milwaukee County Zoo.
The zoo had common eland
Yeah, I thought so...