Online Databases of Animals Held in Australian/NZ Zoos

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Online Databases of Animals held in Australian/NZ Zoos

I have compiled a list of all the databases I can find of species held in Australian and New Zealand Zoos. I have only included those which are accessible to everyone as what good is a database that we can see is online, but can only be viewed if you have a password.

Some of the databases below are very comprehensive (e.g. the International Orangutan Studbook), while others are very limited (e.g. the North American Jaguar Studbook which has some limited information on two jaguars that were sent to Auckland Zoo).

In cases where there are multiple editions for a particular studbook available online (e.g. the Intenrational Cheetah Studbook), I have included the most recent edition.

There are other databases available online, but unless they specifically mention animals held in a NZ or Australian Zoo (past or present), they have not been included. Some of these databases can be found in this thread:

https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/online-zoo-animal-databases.373580/

Please feel free to add any other databases I may have missed to this thread (as long as they include animals held in this region).


Elephantidae

Asian and African Elephant (Elephas maximus and Loxodonta Africana)

Elephant Database:

http://elephant.se/

Zoo Elefanten:

http://zooelefanten.de/home/?lang=EN


Rhinocerotidae

Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)

International White Rhinoceros Studbook (2011):

http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/pdf_files/140/1409008711.pdf

Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

International Black Rhinoceros Studbook (2001):

http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/pdf_files/126/1260101330.pdf


Hippopotamaidae

Pygmy Hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon liberiensis)

International Pygmy Hippopotamus Studbook (2012):

http://zooreach.org/ZOO_WILD_Activities/2013/Bulkmail/HippoStudbook2012.pdf

Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious)

Auckland Zoo Hippopotamus:

http://www.hipposworld.de/halterdetails4.php?ISBN1=X0188


Giraffidae

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

International Giraffe Studbook (2011):

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Laurie_Bingaman_Lackey/publication/273357422_Giraffe_studbook_North_American_global_data_-_1997_1999_2001_2003_2005_2007_2009_2011_editions/links/57e27e8808ae427e2959dbad/Giraffe-studbook-North-American-global-data-1997-1999-2001-2003-2005-2007-2009-2011-editions.pdf


Bovidae

Scimitar-horned Oryx (Oryx dammah)

International Studbook for the Scimitar-horned Oryx (2017):

https://www.marwell.org.uk/media/other/scimitar-horned_oryx_isb_2017.pdf


Felidae

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

North American Jaguar Studbook (2013):

http://alouattasen.weebly.com/uploads/8/9/5/6/8956452/jaguarstudbook2013-c0e92632.pdf

Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)

International Snow Leopard Studbook (2008):

http://snowleopardnetwork.org/bibliography/Blomqvist_IPBSL9_2008.pdf

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

International Cheetah Studbook (2016):

https://cheetah.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2016-International-Cheetah-Studbook.pdf

African Lion (Panthera leo krugeri):

North American African Lion Studbook:

http://alouattasen.weebly.com/uploads/8/9/5/6/8956452/lionafricanstudbook2012-dca7d0e1.pdf


Primates

Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)

International Golden Lion Tamarin Studbook (2008):

http://alouattasen.weebly.com/uploads/8/9/5/6/8956452/tamaringoldenlioninternationalstudbook2008-cdbe6003.pdf

Bornean and Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus, Pongo abelii and Pongo pygmaeus x Pongo abelii)

International Orangutan Studbook (2015):

http://www.orangutanssp.org/uploads/2/4/9/9/24992309/2015_orangutan_isb.pdf

Common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

European Common Chimpanzee Studbook (2014):

https://www.zoo.dk/files/stambog_chimpanser_zoo_2014.pdf

Great Ape Information Network (Japan):

https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/gain/about_gain.jsp

Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Gorillas Land:

https://gorillasland.yolasite.com/captive-list.php

International Gorilla Stud Book:

http://www.dewarwildlife.org/jrdavis-gorilla-studbook/

Multiple Gibbon Species

The Gibbon Network:

http://www.gibbons.de/main2/04zoogibbons/zoogibbons.html


Pinnipedia/Cetacea

Multiple Cetacean and Pinniped Species

International Cetaceans and Pinnipeds Database (2016):

http://www.cetabase.org/docs/nmfs/mmir/complete-cetaceans-pinnipeds-20160106.pdf
 
Scimitar-horned Oryx Studbook (2018)

The 2018 studbook for Scimitar-horned oryx came out last month:

https://www.marwell.org.uk/media/other/scimitar-horned_oryx_isb_2018.pdf

Scimitar-horned oryx are currently held at five zoos in Australasia (four in Australia; one in New Zealand):

Taronga Western Plains Zoo
Monarto Zoo
Werribee Open Range Zoo
Altina Wildlife Park
Orana Wildlife Park

Orana Wildlife Park are planning to phase their herd out, which still stands at two ageing males:

Vageta (neuM)
Born at Orana Wildlife Park 06/01/2001

Magnum (M)
Born at Orana Wildlife Park 29/02/2008

Herds at the Australian zoos are doing better. Three zoos welcomed calves in 2018: Taronga Western Plains Zoo (12 births); Monarto Zoo (9 births); and Werribee Open Range Zoo (3 births).
 
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"What is the story behind the Mary River Station in NT?
(Might deserve a separate thread).

What about (recent) animal database for addax? "

there is several mentions of this collection here on zoo chat - the bulk of the animals came from the large private zoo at Tipperary Station, whilst other animals went to Cairns Safari. Mary River has recently changed hands again, but its primarily a hunting property with large numbers of deer, buffalo, banteng, scrub bulls and pigs.... and oryx and addax. I just read in a hunting magazine this week, that the blackbuck "paddock" is larger than most farm properties and there is not many trophy quality bucks currently due to dingos preying on them.
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
What is the story behind the Mary River Station in NT?
(Might deserve a separate thread).
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Oh it has LOTS AND LOTS of threads! Basically there was a very impressive collection of exotic ungulates (rhino, hippos, tapirs, giraffes and deer and antelope) that passed hands between various private zoos and collections in Australia from the early 90's to the early 2010's. This collection was added to and split a few times along the way.

All thats left in Australia are (quite large) herds of addax and oryx at a canned hunting outfit. They did still have lechwe, nilgai and a few eland also quite recently but I suspect they have died out.

If you wish to back-track the whole sad affair story (it involves tycoons, animals abandoned in the bush, pig hunters and frustrated British zoo owners) the basic order of transfers was:

Pearl Coast Zoo > Tipperary Station
Tipperary Station > Mary River Hunting Safari / Mareeba Wild Animal Park*
Mareeba Wild Animal Park*> Taman Safari Bali

* Mareeba Wild Animal Park was later known as Cairns Wildlife Safari Reserve and then Shambala Animal Kingdom.

Phew!
 
@toothlessjaws if you wouldn’t mind, I would like to hear it’s (by the sound of it rather interesting) backstory

Some research on some hunting websites reveal some rather interesting (and worrying) things about it. These include that the wild banteng present on the property were originally released there by the first owner of the property, and that the banteng have spread beyond the property. Surely there must be some legal issues with that? A large portion of the property borders Kakdu National Park, so it does seem rather concerning that they have a history of purposely introducing species into the wild. Another thing is that they allow Dingo hunting on the property.

I was aware of the Scimitar Horned Oryx and Addax on the property. I had always thought they were for conservation purposes, but clearly the real reason they are there are for rich people to shoot them, with conservation being used as an excuse to keep and breed them.
 
animal_expert01 said:
if you wouldn’t mind, I would like to hear it’s (by the sound of it rather interesting) backstory
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Oh I would love to but there truly is too much to post. Everything you need to know will be on this forum if you can be bothered searching individual threads on each of those names I listed in my previous post. Most of the juicy stuff is from Tipperary onwards. Of particular interest will be the pygmy hippo that was left at the abandoned station and was shot years later by a hunter who mistook it for a (very large) pig.

A lechwe also escaped from Mary River Safaris and was never retrieved as far as I know. I don't get it either.
 
I was aware of the Pygmy hippo but not of the lechwe. Was there just the one Pygmy hippo or more? One can only wonder what other animals there are roaming the bush.

I wonder how the owner of Tipperary Wildife Park feels about the whole situation, considering most of his animals were left to die in the bush or are currently being raised for slaughter in canned hunting operations
 
The International Red Panda Studbook (2017) is now available online:

https://www.diergaardeblijdorp.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/A.f.fulgens-2017.pdf

Unfortunately it doesn't contain historical listings (which is what I'd really like to see), but most of the living Red pandas in the region are listed.

Note: There are a few mistakes. I don't believe Jay and Reka at Wellington Zoo were still alive when this was published (yet they are listed under Wellington Zoo's holdings); and Jamuna (at Hamilton Zoo) is not listed.
 
Zoofan15 said:
The International Red Panda Studbook (2017) is now available online:

https://www.diergaardeblijdorp.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/A.f.fulgens-2017.pdf

Unfortunately it doesn't contain historical listings (which is what I'd really like to see), but most of the living Red pandas in the region are listed.

Note: There are a few mistakes. I don't believe Jay and Reka at Wellington Zoo were still alive when this was published (yet they are listed under Wellington Zoo's holdings); and Jamuna (at Hamilton Zoo) is not listed.
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Update:

I've managed to find a Red panda studbook with historical listings. It's not the easiest document to work with as the zoom in/zoom out button works with varying degrees of success; but I will endeavor to post what I find on New Zealand's Red panda over time.

The Red Panda Studbook - Library
 
Maned Wolf

The International Maned wolf studbook can be found here: international-maned-wolf-studbook-library

It's from 2007, so a lot has happened since then; but the info might be of interest to those that follow this species. Maned wolves were held in two institutions within the region in 2007 (Taronga Western Plains Zoo and Melbourne Zoo).

Taronga Western Plains Zoo:

0.1 Liz (born at Little Rock 17/12/1994) Arrived 1997
1.0 Ytamby (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 25/06/1996)
1.0 Boroche (born at Melbourne Zoo 07/12/1998) Arrived 1999
1.0 Rocha (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 30/06/2001 ) Boroche x Ytamby
0.1 Marmalos (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 30/06/2001) Boroche x Ytamby
0.1 Esquivo (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 10/07/2002) Liz
1.0 Juarez (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 29/06/2005) Boroche x Ytamby
1.0 Don Juan (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 29/06/2005) Boroche x Ytamby
0.1 Luchador (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 30/06/2005) Boroche x Ytamby
1.0 Senna (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 13/07/2005) Rocha x Liz
0.1 Arapey (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 13/07/2005) Rocha x Liz

Melbourne Zoo:

0.1 Tiete (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 18/06/1997) Arrived 2001
 
Zoofan15 said:
Maned Wolf

The International Maned wolf studbook can be found here: international-maned-wolf-studbook-library

It's from 2007, so a lot has happened since then; but the info might be of interest to those that follow this species. Maned wolves were held in two institutions within the region in 2007 (Taronga Western Plains Zoo and Melbourne Zoo).

Taronga Western Plains Zoo:

0.1 Liz (born at Little Rock 17/12/1994) Arrived 1997
1.0 Ytamby (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 25/06/1996)
1.0 Boroche (born at Melbourne Zoo 07/12/1998) Arrived 1999
1.0 Rocha (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 30/06/2001 ) Boroche x Ytamby
0.1 Marmalos (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 30/06/2001) Boroche x Ytamby
0.1 Esquivo (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 10/07/2002) Liz
1.0 Juarez (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 29/06/2005) Boroche x Ytamby
1.0 Don Juan (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 29/06/2005) Boroche x Ytamby
0.1 Luchador (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 30/06/2005) Boroche x Ytamby
1.0 Senna (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 13/07/2005) Rocha x Liz
0.1 Arapey (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 13/07/2005) Rocha x Liz

Melbourne Zoo:

0.1 Tiete (born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 18/06/1997) Arrived 2001
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Tiete died in 2010.
 
International Cheetah Studbook 2018

The 2018 International Cheetah Studbook was released in December:

https://cheetah.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Complete-Studbook-2018.pdf

There are no changes to the cheetah populations held in New Zealand Zoos.

Births within the Australian zoos include the birth of 1.3 cubs at Monarto Zoo 21/05/2018; and 3.3 cubs at Taronga Western Plains Zoo 06/06/2018.

Australia Zoo imported a male named Chase in July 2018. Chase was born 13/11/2017 in a private collection in South Africa. He came to Australia Zoo via the Lory Park Zoo in South Africa. They also imported a female named Medusa in November 2018. She was born 21/04/2018 at Feracare Wildlife Centre (South Africa) and also came via the Lory Park Zoo.

Following the death of Sheba in May 2018, Australia Zoo’s cheetah population stands at 5.1 cheetah.
 
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