The Last Male Eastern Giant Eland

Last in the US or just at San Diego? Any males at Miami?

@RatioTile — He is the last on public display in the country. Miami shipped out their last male several years ago. San Diego and Miami are both going out of the species. They both decided to stop breeding the species at the same time after a failed negotiation ultimatum with the owner of all of the animals in the country— International Animal Exchange. The only other possible remaining male is at IAE’s park, African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton, Ohio, but if he is still alive he’s in his mid to late teens, which is quite old for a male eland.

I thought the Safari Park had a breeding herd?? This is so sad!

@SivatheriumGuy - It is incredibly sad. They’re truly special animals— absolutely stunning, brilliant to work with, and of conservation importance, too. The population was actually doing quite well; there was a lot of potential. It is such a shame that the politics surrounding their ownership got in the way of this being a really successful program. The zoos can’t say they didn’t try.