Red Brocket Deer

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Ituri

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ISIS shows Gladys Porter Zoo as the only zoo in the US to have red brocket deer. (actually it shows both the SDZoo and the SDWAP, but I'm guessing those are ghosts...) Is this really all that is left? Are there any in private hands? It seems that zoos generally are no longer interested in maintaining many different varieties of hoostock, which is a real shame. I guess deer and antelope just don't pay the bills.
 
It is a shame that zoos don't breed more species of hoofstock. It's really not that hard maintaining a few different species. Red Brockett used to be bred well at Little Rock. Right now red brocketts are at Bergen County Zoological Park (2.1), Gladys Porter, and Shadow Nursery(3.1).

We would love to add that species to our park but haven't had the chance yet. Hopefully we will have the chance later on.
 
I remember back in the 80's when San Diego WAP had the Tropical America aviary...it not only had birds, but also squirrel monkeys and red brocket deer roaming inside next to visitors. I think there were some iguanas as well, anyone remember?
 
I've seen red brocket deer at the Emperor Valley Zoo in Trinidad & Tobago, but other than San Diego I've never heard of any other zoo keeping the species. It's interesting to read about how many rare animals can be found at the Gladys Porter Zoo.
 
I have seen a Red Brocket Deer at the Alexandria Zoo (Lousiana) in 2007. Either the animal is no longer, or ISIS does not take it into account...
 
Sun Wukong said:
I have seen a Red Brocket Deer at the Alexandria Zoo (Lousiana) in 2007. Either the animal is no longer, or ISIS does not take it into account...
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Actually, ISIS does list Alexandria Zoo as having 1.0 Red Brocket deer. ISIS also list Bergen County Zoological Park (New Jersey) as having 2.1 Red Brocket deer.

Also, does Gladys Porter Zoo really have 14.10 Red Brocket deer?
 
mstickmanp said:
Actually, ISIS does list Alexandria Zoo as having 1.0 Red Brocket deer. ISIS also list Bergen County Zoological Park (New Jersey) as having 2.1 Red Brocket deer.

Also, does Gladys Porter Zoo really have 14.10 Red Brocket deer?
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San Diego Wild Animal Park used to have red brocket in a walk-through space with lots of birds, squirrel monkeys and iguanas--it was a very nice exhibit, that has been modified several times since.
 
Also, does Gladys Porter Zoo really have 14.10 Red Brocket deer?[/QUOTE]

Not likely. At least when I was there in 2006, I saw two. Unless they have some more in the back.
 
reduakari said:
San Diego Wild Animal Park used to have red brocket in a walk-through space with lots of birds, squirrel monkeys and iguanas--it was a very nice exhibit, that has been modified several times since.
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I vaguely remember that from when I was a kid. Either that or I remember seeing it on Animal Express with Joan Embery on Saturday morning television.
 
Does anyone know the current population of Red Brocket Deer? The only zoo above that I could find still has it is Bergen County. (Sorry for barging in on an old thread I didn’t know if I should ask here or create a new thread)
 
KiwiBirb said:
Does anyone know the current population of Red Brocket Deer? The only zoo above that I could find still has it is Bergen County. (Sorry for barging in on an old thread I didn’t know if I should ask here or create a new thread)
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Phoenix Zoo does, as well.
 
Various Mexican zoos keep and breed brocket deer, Chapultepec, Zoomat, Aluxes, Africam Safari Puebla. Their needs are now better understand. The are called temazate,an Aztec name, here in Mexico. Temazate are very shy and difficult to see in the wild, where they are protected by Mexican laws, but still over hunted. In the state of Veracruz, native people told me that the temazte could only be found with hunting dogs, people would never see or find them. Brocket deer are very shy and nervous so moving them across large distances is very difficult, which may be one reason why there are so few in US zoos
 
KiwiBirb said:
Does anyone know the current population of Red Brocket Deer? The only zoo above that I could find still has it is Bergen County. (Sorry for barging in on an old thread I didn’t know if I should ask here or create a new thread)
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As mentioned, Phoenix does. I believe they still mix them with monkeys (spider IIRC).
 
SwampDonkey said:
As mentioned, Phoenix does. I believe they still mix them with monkeys (spider IIRC).
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They were not mixed with monkeys at the time of my visit to Phoenix in March, but they did have a pair in Children Zoo section. Incidentally in the adjoining paddock they had their remaining male Kalamian deer, which is I think even more rare
 
zoo_enthusiast said:
They were not mixed with monkeys at the time of my visit to Phoenix in March, but they did have a pair in Children Zoo section. Incidentally in the adjoining paddock they had their remaining male Kalamian deer, which is I think even more rare
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Very interesting indeed! When I was there in October they were in the Forest of Uco area.
 
They were just posted in the Turtle Back Zoo gallery so clearly more than a decade on from this threads founding they are still around. My guess is that there is a private population for any zoos interested to pull from.
 
zoo_enthusiast said:
They were not mixed with monkeys at the time of my visit to Phoenix in March, but they did have a pair in Children Zoo section. Incidentally in the adjoining paddock they had their remaining male Kalamian deer, which is I think even more rare
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Wow, really symbolic depressing end to what could have been an important refuge population for such a rare species. A single male in a paddock at the goddamn children's zoo...
 
DelacoursLangur said:
They were just posted in the Turtle Back Zoo gallery so clearly more than a decade on from this threads founding they are still around. My guess is that there is a private population for any zoos interested to pull from.
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There is not.
 
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