Where do the Deer & Antelope Play?: A Look at America's Ungulate Populations

[wild boar]

Bison, American, pure
Bronx Zoo, NY
Henry Vilas Zoo, WI
Minnesota Zoo, MN
Oakland Zoo, CA
Oklahoma City Zoo, OK
Red River Zoo, ND
Sedgwick County Zoo, KS
Smithsonian National Zoo, DC
Wind Cave National Park, SD (semi wild)
Zollman Zoo, MN

I had always thought these bison had no cattle genetics at all, until I found this. It states that the Minnesota Bison Conservation Herd's animals are composed of DNA about two-percent cattle. These animals are at several facilities, including the Minnesota Zoo, Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo, and Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Is this true of all bison that are "pure"?

 

[CMP]

Pudu, Southern

Miller park zoo in Bloomington, Illinois recently acquired a Southern Pudu:

Miller Park Zoo will open the new South American exhibit later this month:
https://www.centralillinoisproud.co...ler-park-zoo-opens-new-south-america-exhibit/

On Friday June 23, 2023, at 9:30, South America habitats will be officially open to all visitors.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the Bush Dog plans came to fruition.

Nilgai

Muntjac, Reeve's

Addax

Wildebeest, White-bearded/Blue

Aikman Wildlife Adventure in Arcola, Illinois also has Nilgai, Reeve's Muntjac, Addax, and I can confirm the Blue Wildebeest.

I'm surprised it took 9 days for someone to notice I also forgot one of the most common species

Oryx, Scimitar

Spoiler

Aggieland Wild Animal Safari, TX
Aikman Wildlife Adventure, IL??
Aloha Safari Zoo, NC??
Animal Adventure Park, NY
Austin Savanna*, TX
Bayou Wildlife Zoo, TX
Bee City Zoo, SC
Big Joel's Safari, MO
Blue Springs Safari, MS??
Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park, MI
Brevard Zoo, FL
Brights Zoo, TN
Busy B Ranch Wildlife Park, TX
Cape May County Zoo, NJ
Catoctin Wildlife Preserve, MD
Disney’s Animal Kingdom, FL??
Eudora Wildlife Safari Park / Eudora Farms, SC??
Exotic Resort Zoo, TX
Fort Chiswell Animal Park, VA
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, TX
Giraffe Ranch, FL
Global Wildlife Center, LA
Guymon Municipal Game Reserve, OK
Harmony Park Safari, AL??
Highland Hills Farm Adventure, GA??
Iron Mountain Ranch, TX*
Kansas City Zoo, MO
Keystone Safari, PA
Laredo Safari and Adventure Park, TX
Lazy 5 Ranch, NC
Lazy L Safari Park, MO
Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park, NE
Lehigh Valley Zoo, PA
Lion Country Safari, OH
Lonesome Dove Drive-Thru Safari, TX
Lost Creek Safari, OK
Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo, LA
Lupa Zoo, MA
Memphis Zoo, TN
Metro Richmond Zoo, VA
Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch, TX
North Texas Safari Park, TX??
Out of Africa Wildlife Park, AZ??
Promised Land Zoo Branson, MO
R Lazy J Wildlife Ranch, AZ
Rolling Hills Zoo, KS
Safari Lake Geneva, WI
Safari West, CA
San Diego Safari Park, CA
Sanctuary Serengeti, TX
Shamba Safari, WI
Silver Wolf Animal Refuge & Sanctuary, TX??
Six Flags Great Adventure, NJ
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, VA
Smithsonian National Zoo, DC
Snider Family Exotics, OK
Southwicks Zoo, MA
Texas Safari Ranch, TX
The Wilds, OH
Timbavati Wildlife Park, WI
Topsey Exotic Ranch, TX??
Trowbridge Creek Zoo, MN
Virginia Safari Park, VA
Wild Adventures, GA
Wild Florida, FL
Wildlife Safari, OR
Wildlife World Zoo, AZ
Wildwood Wildlife Park & Safari, WI
Wilstem Wildlife Park, IN
Wonder World Cave & Adventure Park, TX
Zoosiana, LA
Zootastic Park, NC

Oryx, Beisa
Aikman Wildlife Adventure, IL??
Aloha Safari Zoo, NC
Creation Kingdom Zoo, VA??
Micanopy Zoological Preserve*, FL
Natural Bridge Zoo, VA
Six Flags Great Adventure, NJ
Wildlife World Zoo, AZ
Wildwood Wildlife Park & Safari, WI
Zootastic Park, NC

I only saw the Scimitar Horned Oryx at Aikman Wildlife adventure, I didn't see indication of any Beisa.

 

[gerenuk]

I had always thought these bison had no cattle genetics at all, until I found this. It states that the Minnesota Bison Conservation Herd's animals are composed of DNA about two-percent cattle. These animals are at several facilities, including the Minnesota Zoo, Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo, and Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Is this true of all bison that are "pure"?

They might still be cattle gene free. The website you found is about bison in Minnesota and not exclusively the zoo ones. The ones with cattle genetics may be at the other herds in the state. Though it wouldn't surprise me if there were some cattle genetics in the zoo herds. This program doesn't appear to manage bison at Cleveland.

 

[gerenuk]

No doubt that Minnesota Zoo has transferred bison to other zoos outside of Minnesota. Cleveland isn't part of the Minnesota Conservation Herd. In the same way that a tiger born at Cleveland could be sent to Europe. That tiger, nor the European zoo it was sent to, isn't part of the SSP.

 

[wild boar]

No doubt that Minnesota Zoo has transferred bison to other zoos outside of Minnesota. Cleveland isn't part of the Minnesota Conservation Herd. In the same way that a tiger born at Cleveland could be sent to Europe. That tiger, nor the European zoo it was sent to, isn't part of the SSP.

I wasn't saying that the bison were apart of the Minnesota Conservation Herd, anyway, just that it was one of the facilities to have animals from the herd.

 

[birdsandbats]

Brookfield no longer keeps Przewalski's Horse.

I can confirm that Animal Haven does not keep Dall Sheep.

 

[birdsandbats]

Wildwood Wildlife Park does not keep Mountain Goat.

 

[Smaggledagle]

The Trevor Zoo in New York now holds guanaco and sika deer.

Millbrook School's Trevor Zoo

 

[Wisp O' Mist]

They might still be cattle gene free.

All living Bison have minute traces of cattle blood running through their veins. No, really! A scientific study came out just over a year ago and finally proved it. Read it yourself here - Genomic evaluation of hybridization in historic and modern North American Bison (Bison bison) | Scientific Reports

I'm surprised that this development isn't well known here, it made waves in the bison keeping community to say the least.

 

[15399]

Dik-dik, Kirk's
BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo, LA
Brookfield Zoo, IL
Cameron Park Zoo
Denver Zoo, CO
Hemker Park & Zoo, MN
Kansas City Zoo, MO
Little Rock Zoo, AR
Memphis Zoo, TN
Phoenix Zoo, AZ??
Roosevelt Park Zoo?? Aug 2021
San Antonio Zoo, TX
San Diego Zoo, CA
Topeka Zoo, KS
Wildlife Safari, OR

Roger Williams Park Zoo has officially added Kirk's Dik-Dik to their collection!

 

[King of Komodo Dragons]

San Antonio Zoo no longer has Addax

 

[Bactrian Deer]

I don’t know if all these animals are in the list but Mesker Park has the following:
Bactrian Camel
Reeve's Muntjac
Sichuan Takin
*A deer species on the map is shown, I don’t know what it is and it is bts for a habitat renovation*
Grant’s Zebra
Giraffe sensu latu
Sitatunga
Greater Kudu
Springbok? Didn’t see them
Blue Duiker
Indian Rhinoceros

 

[red river hog]

Six Flags Wild Safari no longer has any Dama Gazelle.

 

[red river hog]

Bison, American, generic

Lehigh Valley Zoo, PA

Lehigh Valley's bison are labelled as Bison bison bison. I thought it was safe to assume this meant they're pure but are they actually generic?

 

[birdsandbats]

Lehigh Valley's bison are labelled as Bison bison bison. I thought it was safe to assume this meant they're pure but are they actually generic?

Nope, being signed as that does not mean they are pure. It's actually debatable whether any American Bison, even those generally considered to be pure, are truly free of cattle genetics.

 

[TinoPup]

Lehigh Valley's bison are labelled as Bison bison bison. I thought it was safe to assume this meant they're pure but are they actually generic?

Given they have a red fox signed as a gray fox, I wouldn't trust their signage too much

 

[birdsandbats]

Bison bison bison is arguably correct in that case however, given that it refers to the Plains subspecies of American Bison (AKA any American Bison that isn't a Wood Bison).

 

[Bactrian Deer]

Don’t know if this is confirmed, but Aloha Safari Park does have Blackbuck

 

[Wisp O' Mist]

Brookfield no longer keeps Przewalski's Horse.

I'm deeply curious here as P-Horses are still on Brookfield's website... What happened to them? Where did they go?

 

[JVM]

I'm deeply curious here as P-Horses are still on Brookfield's website... What happened to them? Where did they go?

I haven't visited recently enough to confirm if they left, but it was announced they would be moving to San Francisco. It's related to the Australia renovations.