Antelope and Gazelles in North American Zoos

Actually, I think hunting ranches can be a good thing, if managed well.

 

Hunting behind a fence is unpalatable to me.

 

Can I get access?

 

Unfortunately no, as my school domain won't let me.

 

Might have to just copy and paste it into this thread.

 

the dik-dik is at African Safari Wildlife Park, According to ZIMS. Abilenealso has steenbok.

 

Pretty sure that's an outdated listing, the only dik-dik should be at Cameron Park Zoo unless they sent him off.

~Thylo

 

In Mexico you have (from what I remember):

Nilgai : Chapultepec zoo , San Juan de Aragon zoo , Zacango zoo , Morelia zoo

Impala : Guadalajara zoo , Leon zoo , Zacango zoo , Morelia zoo

Nyala : Chapultepec zoo (These may have passed away since)

Blackbuck : Chapultepec zoo , Guadalajara zoo , Morelia zoo , Zacango zoo , San Juan de Aragon zoo

Roan Antelope : Chapultepec zoo

Lechwe : Chapultepec zoo , Morelia zoo , Zacango zoo , San Juan de Aragon zoo

Bongo : Zacango zoo (There was one individual years ago though it may have died in the years since)

Sable antelope : Morelia zoo

Gemsbok : Chapultepec zoo , San Juan de Aragon zoo , Zacango zoo , Morelia zoo

Eland : Chapultepec zoo , San Juan de Aragon zoo , Guadalajara zoo , Morelia zoo , Leon zoo , Zacango zoo

Waterbuck : Chapultepec zoo , San Juan de aragorn zoo , Guadalajara zoo

Scimitar horned oryx : Chapultepec zoo , Guadalajara zoo , Morelia zoo , Leon zoo

Wildebeest : Chapultepec zoo , San Juan de Aragon zoo , Guadalajara zoo , Leon zoo


I also think there may have been a species of duiker kept at Zacango zoo or at least I seem to remember having seen one there years ago but honestly I can't be 100 % sure of that.

 

* Correction *

It turns out that what I thought was a "duiker" that I had seen many years ago at Zacango zoo was actually a Kirk's dik-dik.

Zacango is apparently the only Mexican zoo which holds this species and there has been some decent success with breeding them (over 40 have been born here over the years).

 

According to this fact sheet there are more Soemmerring's Gazelles in the AZA:
"12.27 (40) in 5 AZA (+1 non-AZA) institutions (2019)"
Other than St. Louis and San Diego, what 4 other facilities house this species? I know Jacksonville had them a while back. If there's any left in FL I'd be willing to make a trip to see them. Could the cited non AZA facility be some ranch in TX?

 

@Sarus Crane I saw one at OKC a few years ago mixed with the giraffe. I know Jax has been out of them for a awhile. I don't know of any left FL but there was an info page about them on Busch/SeaWorld website

 

I was looking for places with them yesterday! The only ones I found were St Louis, San Diego, and Busch Gardens.

 

Wish I had known they were at BGT 3 years ago when I was there. I did some research and in the galleries there is a ranch in Boerne TX known here as Larry Johnson's Place. There's an image of a Soemmerring's in it along with some of Rhebok and other gazelles. Maybe Larry Johnson's place is the cited non-AZA facility?

 

For Soemmerring's, the current AZA holders are Busch Gardens, both San Diego parks, St. Louis, and Africam Safari in Mexico. I wouldn't be surprised if there are more Soemmerring's in private hands than just at Larry Johnson's place, but it would make sense for him to be listed as the one non-AZA facility working with the "program" as he works with AZA facilities regularly, especially San Diego.