Seih Al Bardi Kabeer Safari Park - Sharjah

They’ve got some rarities from South Africa like the Common reedbuck, Cape hartebeest, Common duiker and the Klipspringer.

Some of those species is kept in Europe but there is only one of them, such as the Klipspringer in Valencia Bioparc. I hope they can breed them and they can be sent to Europe.

I am kind of hoping they can get more African species like the Bushbuck, African buffalo, Red-flanked duiker, Black duiker, Bay duiker, Steenbok, Gerenuk, Thomson’s gazelle, Grant’s gazelle, Gray reebok, Bat-eared fox, Cape fox, Rüppell’s sand fox, African wildcat, Black-footed cat, Striped polecat, Striped weasel, Selous mongoose, Slender mongoose, Dwarf mongoose, Marsh mongoose, Egyptian mongoose, Gambian mongoose, White-tailed mongoose, Yellow mongoose, Banded mongoose, Meerkat, Bushy-tailed mongoose, Warthog, Red river hog, Bushpig and more Madagascar species and more African birds such as the Black heron, Black-headed heron, Goliath heron, Black-bellied bustard, Black korhaan, Dunham’s bustard, Buff-crested bustard, White-bellied bustard, Kori bustard and as well as more.
 
So what could be the next bunch of species to be shown?

It may be meerkats? elephants? or another bunch of exotic African birds?

For birds, I would really like to see bee-eaters, rollers, barbets, flycatchers, thrush, buntings, sparrows, weavers, gulls, shrikes, gonolek, warbler, wattle-eye, African crake and the Lesser moorhen.

I would really love to see them introduce wattle-eye if they can, they are sometimes seen in bird expos in Europe.

I wonder if they will introduce South American, North American, Australian or other Asian species…
 
ZTL updated the park's list with the elephants and the African fish eagle. But according to my findings there should be more species like the Ring-tailed lemur, Black-throated montior, Lion and more.

Can anybody make a complete list of the zoo's animals if one have visited the park, plz?
 
 
The park has welcomed its second African elephant calf
Sharjah Safari on Instagram‎: " سفاري الشارقة يستقبل ثاني مولود لفيل السافانا الإفريقي، لينضم المولود الجديد (طرثوث) إلى الفيلة (سمرة) التي وُلدت في مطلع العام الماضي. نسعد دائماً بانضمام المواليد الجدد إلى عائلتنا، هذه القطعة من أفريقيا في قلب الشارقة. Sharjah Safari welcomes its second newborn African Savannah elephant (Tarthouth), joining (Samra), who was born at the beginning of last year. Welcoming new members to our family always brings joy to this Piece of Africa in the heart of Sharjah! #سفاري_الشارقة #سفاري #الشارقة #أفريقيا #مولود_جديد #SharjahSafari #Safari #Sharjah #Africa #NewBorn #BabyAnimal #BabyElephant #BabyElephants"‎
 
Their African savannah elephant breeding program is turning out to be a huge success with now the third calf born in succession. This development or success does not stand on its own ... like similar examples of direct import from range states with burgeoning elephant populations with nowhere to go.... have shown and over time produce calves where over time (SCZ, Wichita, Dallas ... amongst others) older elephant dwindle from an age when captive-breeding and breeding success was not the norm or a regular expected event! Sure, groups in situ in range states may be transferred to range states where African savannah elephant numbers and populations have been poached out or have become severely diminished, but that alternative does not always stand or present itself. Hence culling is another option

Both culling their numbers to benefit local human populations living in or around protected areas and/or selling offf elephant groups to ex situ conservation breeding facilities and interests' ...., e.g. like in Botswana or Namibia are valid in managing African savannah elephants populations as in some regions they are crumbling under their own success .....!

Personally, I really fail to see the harm in export to ex situ captive-breeding (and honestly it is for the most part a rather paternalistic post-colonial 'anitiquated" approach to wildlife conservation gone bad that we - westerners - manage your elephants for you and deciding it is OK to cull all over sell off of some herds to ex situ captive breeding interests which is - in all fairness - allowed under CITES appendices... and actually finance / fund in situ conservation for the species) and/or creating funding options for transport African savannah elephants.


Mr.Ivory said:
The park has welcomed its second African elephant calf
Sharjah Safari on Instagram‎: " سفاري الشارقة يستقبل ثاني مولود لفيل السافانا الإفريقي، لينضم المولود الجديد (طرثوث) إلى الفيلة (سمرة) التي وُلدت في مطلع العام الماضي. نسعد دائماً بانضمام المواليد الجدد إلى عائلتنا، هذه القطعة من أفريقيا في قلب الشارقة. Sharjah Safari welcomes its second newborn African Savannah elephant (Tarthouth), joining (Samra), who was born at the beginning of last year. Welcoming new members to our family always brings joy to this Piece of Africa in the heart of Sharjah! #سفاري_الشارقة #سفاري #الشارقة #أفريقيا #مولود_جديد #SharjahSafari #Safari #Sharjah #Africa #NewBorn #BabyAnimal #BabyElephant #BabyElephants"‎
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The name given to this elephant calf is / was Tarthouth. The name originates from a well known desert plant Cynomorium coccineum. Common names. Desert Thumb and Arabic transliteration Abushal or Tarthouth.

Does anyone have further information on the current African savannah elephant herd?
Like the names, sex and age of the breeding bull and the cows
 
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Kifaru Bwana said:
Their African savannah elephant breeding program is turning out to be a huge success with now the third calf born in succession. This development or success does not stand on its own ... like similar examples of direct import from range states with burgeoning elephant populations with nowhere to go.... have shown and over time produce calves where over time (SCZ, Wichita, Dallas ... amongst others) older elephant dwindle from an age when captive-breeding and breeding success was not the norm or a regular expected event! Sure, groups in situ in range states may be transferred to range states where African savannah elephant numbers and populations have been poached out or have become severely diminished, but that alternative does not always stand or present itself. Hence culling is another option

Both culling their numbers to benefit local human populations living in or around protected areas and/or selling offf elephant groups to ex situ conservation breeding facilities and interests' ...., e.g. like in Botswana or Namibia are valid in managing African savannah elephants populations as in some regions they are crumbling under their own success .....!

Personally, I really fail to see the harm in export to ex situ captive-breeding (and honestly it is for the most part a rather paternalistic post-colonial 'anitiquated" approach to wildlife conservation gone bad that we - westerners - manage your elephants for you and deciding it is OK to cull all over sell off of some herds to ex situ captive breeding interests which is - in all fairness - allowed under CITES appendices... and actually finance / fund in situ conservation for the species) and/or creating funding options for transport African savannah elephants.



The name given to this elephant calf is / was Tarthouth. The name originates from a well known desert plant Cynomorium coccineum. Common names. Desert Thumb and Arabic transliteration Abushal or Tarthouth.

Does anyone have further information on the current African savannah elephant herd?
Like the names, sex and age of the breeding bull and the cows
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With the birth of this new male calf the herd now numbers 4.12, but as far as names I found that one of the bulls is named Gerrie, for the other 1.11 individuals I couldn't find anything sadly
 
Mr.Ivory said:
With the birth of this new male calf the herd now numbers 4.12, but as far as names I found that one of the bulls is named Gerrie, for the other 1.11 individuals I couldn't find anything sadly
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After some digging I found out that one of the cows, the herds matriarch is at least 45 years old, and I miscounted the herd sizes the herd numbers 4.13 individuals, and their are a total of at least 5 adult breeding females, three of which appear to be sisters.
 
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The safari park has welcomed it's fourth African elephant calf a healthy female. With the birth of this new calf the herd now numbers 4.13
Sharjah Safari on Instagram‎: " مولودة جديدة تستقبلها عائلة فيلة السافانا الإفريقية في #سفاري_الشارقة! نفخر بأن تكون سفاري الشارقة بيتًا لهذه العائلة، حيث يعيشون في بيئة تشبه موطنهم الأصلي. واليوم نحتفل بقدوم أنثى فيل صغيرة ستخطف القلوب! هل أنتم مستعدون لاختيار اسمها؟ A new arrival to the African Savannah Elephant family at #SharjahSafari! We’re proud to be a home where these Elephants live and grow as a family in a habitat that mirrors their natural one. Today, we’re celebrating the arrival of a beautiful baby girl! Are you ready to help us choose her name? #مولودة_جديدة #سفاري_الشارقة #فيل_السافانا #NewBorn #NewArrival #AfricanSavannahElephant"‎
 
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Mr.Ivory said:
The safari park has welcomed it's fourth African elephant calf a healthy female. With the birth of this new calf the herd now numbers 4.13
Sharjah Safari on Instagram‎: " مولودة جديدة تستقبلها عائلة فيلة السافانا الإفريقية في #سفاري_الشارقة! نفخر بأن تكون سفاري الشارقة بيتًا لهذه العائلة، حيث يعيشون في بيئة تشبه موطنهم الأصلي. واليوم نحتفل بقدوم أنثى فيل صغيرة ستخطف القلوب! هل أنتم مستعدون لاختيار اسمها؟ A new arrival to the African Savannah Elephant family at #SharjahSafari! We’re proud to be a home where these Elephants live and grow as a family in a habitat that mirrors their natural one. Today, we’re celebrating the arrival of a beautiful baby girl! Are you ready to help us choose her name? #مولودة_جديدة #سفاري_الشارقة #فيل_السافانا #NewBorn #NewArrival #AfricanSavannahElephant"‎
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The calf has been named Neema, meaning grace or blessing in Swahili and Arabic
 
Was finally able to compile the names of the the African bush elephants living at Sharjah. I tried my best to make a family tree of the herd using screenshots and pictures though it was a bit difficult, I put question marks for a number of the younger females as I couldn't be 100 % certain on their mothers.

1.0 Mukuru (WILD × WILD) 00.00.00
1.0 Babar (WILD x Unknown) 00.00.00
1.0 Tharthuth (WILD x Nzuri) 2024.04.23
1.0 Daghboos (Mukuru × Unknown) 2025.01.22
0.1 Yafani (WILD × WILD) 00.00.00
0.1 Lazie (WILD × WILD) 00.00.00
0.1 Nzuri (WILD × WILD) 00.00.00
0.1 Tembo (Wild × Yafani?) 00.00.00
0.1 Hirizi (WILD × Yafani?) 00.00.00
0.1 Wingu (WILD x Nzuri) 00.00.00
0.1 Marula (WILD x Nzuri) 00.00.00
0.1 Shay (WILD × Yafani?) 00.00.00
0.1 Isel (WILD × Lazie) 00.00.00
0.1 Luna (WILD × Lazie) 00.00.00
0.1 Asha (WILD × Lazie) 00.00.00
0.1 Samra (WILD × Yafani?) 2023.01.00
0.1 Nemma (Mukuru × Unknown) 2025.04.16
 
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