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I also remember Aldabra, not sure if they have Galapagos. When I visited Phoenix Herpetological Society a few years ago they had both.
According to historical data, around 2016 Wildlife World Zoo did have a female Galapagos tortoise (hatched at Oklahoma City Zoo in the 1990's, a pure vandenburghi) left.

Previously, they had 3 more, 2 hybrids and 1 becki male wild born. The latter three are all lost to follow up, which seems kind of strange for a big tortoise!!!?.

I wonder where the Galapagos tortoise may have ended up (as they cannot be traded over state borders)?
 
Summer 2021 births include olive baboon, asian small clawed otter, plains bison, seriema, nyala, prairie dog (black tailed?), Abdim's stork, plains zebra, Arabian oryx, Indian peafowl (free roaming).
 
The small zoo in Prescott, Heritage Park Zoo, has Galapagos displayed seasonally during the warmer months. During the winter they send them back to a place in Arizona called Surprise Spring Foundation. Maybe Wildlife World did the same? Info in the replies to this photo: galapagos tortoises - ZooChat
I unexpectedly found some new information for their giant tortoises. In fact, it seems they still hold at least 4 individuals, just they are not mentioned in zoo quotes or by AZA anywhere.

The interesting fact is they held 6 at one time and apparently lost 2 of these due to unwelcome guests in a theft. It seems that criminal activity around trading in giant tortoises is more widespread than one might think at first sight. A case in point, a well known private breeder got raided quite recently and lost a valuable female in a hit and run operation. This along with the recent publicised theft of giant tortoises at OKC Zoo by a former employee (following a prosecution through the courts).
 
Hello.
Does anyone have an overview of what species of small mammals are currently bred by the zoo? There is an impressive show of rare small mammals in the gallery.
Please, does anyone have an up-date list?
Communication with the zoo is desperate ...
Thanks
Petr
 
I was expecting that to be a common species with the wrong name, but it does indeed look to be a C. melanurus! I wonder where it came from (or, probably more aptly, how common these are in private hands in America).

I don’t know of any other zoos in North America that have Black Tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, so I too would be interested to hear how they got a hold of this species.

Well, Wildlife World isn't exactly above board and fully legal with everything they do.

https://www.roadsidezoonews.org/pos...d-43-endangered-species-in-the-past-two-years
 
Well, Wildlife World isn't exactly above board and fully legal with everything they do.

https://www.roadsidezoonews.org/pos...d-43-endangered-species-in-the-past-two-years
That reads like a PETA-type publication. Using the term "wildlife trafficking" for zoo transfers is not a legitimate use of the term. A private zoo legitimately selling or transferring animals to another private zoo is no more "wildlife trafficking" than a pet shop selling budgies to a pet owner. There is obviously a lack of proper record-keeping reported there, but most or all of the species noted are animals which are common in American zoos or private hands. There isn't anything in that publication which suggests they are illegally trading in animals.
 
I don’t know of any other zoos in North America that have Black Tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, so I too would be interested to hear how they got a hold of this species.
According to the comments, the zoo says that there are some other at other zoos in the U.S., but I wouldn’t be surprised if they were private institutions.
 
That reads like a PETA-type publication. Using the term "wildlife trafficking" for zoo transfers is not a legitimate use of the term. A private zoo legitimately selling or transferring animals to another private zoo is no more "wildlife trafficking" than a pet shop selling budgies to a pet owner. There is obviously a lack of proper record-keeping reported there, but most or all of the species noted are animals which are common in American zoos or private hands. There isn't anything in that publication which suggests they are illegally trading in animals.

The webpage is run by people who are involved with zoos, not ARA types. They can be a bit hyperbolic, but ultimately they want animals to be cared for properly, not to have zoos eliminated. The things they post usually have legit sources.
 
I don’t know of any other zoos in North America that have Black Tailed Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, so I too would be interested to hear how they got a hold of this species.

The dwarf porcupines are around in the private trade but, like the various new world opossums, it's hard to find photos and info to confirm who has what.
 
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