What makes me think that they passed was that they where listed on there website for around 5 months after hey went off exhibit around June or July of last year, which leads me to believe that they have passed. I think I’m very greatful to have seen the goitered gazelles before they left.
I saw a Sika deer at Forest Park in July.The zoo itself. Their remaining 0.8 animals are the last of a line that's been kept at the zoo since the 1980's apparently.
And no Richmond no longer hold steenbok as it turns out. There are no pure subspecies of klipspringer left in the US population, and while there may be a couple of blue duiker subspecies hanging about, they're all part of the southern/red-legged (sub)species/population.
Forest Park does not have sika.
Possible they have. I thought they still have a couple bts but they could have died by now.
These were listed on their website back when it existed, but that was long ago. While they could still be present in the private trade, I've found no evidence that any suni or Common Duiker are still alive in the US.
Lehigh is listed for the sheep, but you're right I forgot to look into them otherwise. Thanks for the reminder!
I'm going to go with no for state parks and such unless it's a notable collection/zoo.
San Diego should still have one or two animals behind the scenes. I think the last one they bred would be fairly young still.
Detroit's deer hybrid has been mentioned, but I'm not going to start listing hybrids except for widespread common ones such as the giraffes, klipspringers, and impure bison. I also thought I heard that that animal died.
African Safari's sika are listed as Manchurian.
I'd like to thank everyone for the continued holding information and corrections! I'm a bit swamped atm but as soon as I have some free time (hopefully later in the week, if not next week...) I will go through each one one at a time and make my edits. Thank you again!
~Thylo
Yeah fair enough.
Any other evidence they keep them?
I see the photo now, looks like a Sika to me.
Signage at the Sequoia Park Zoo states they exhibit Muntiacus muntjak vaginalis (a subspecies from Myanmar and southwestern China).
Hippos:
Busch Gardens Tampa and Aggieland Safari should both have Common/River Hippo. Dickerson Park should no longer have hippos, as their two females moved to the new exhibit at Cheyenne Mountain and DPZ said they planned to phase the species out after that.
The Wildlife Fund for Animals in the San Diego area has a Pygmy Hippo (very elderly - 47 years as of this year) - don't know if that facility fits your criteria (I assume it does, as you have Rum Creek and that's not a public facility). Oklahoma City does not have Pygmy Hippo right now because their elderly male died, but they are going to re-add the species in their upcoming African complex.
Also to note: you had 36 facilities with Common/River Hippo, not 35. And now you have 37, since I added two and subtracted one
Hippo was the very first species I noted for Busch so not sure how I missed them off the list!
On an unrelated note, do the USDA records show them as holding any guenon species still?
Thanks! Their website and map only show muntjac so I figured the sika was an outdated listing. I will add them
