Does anyone have a document that keeps track of all chimps in U.S. zoos? If there isn't one made yet, I can make one on Docs and share it here. If you know of any U.S. zoos with chimps, please list it below.
On the west coast the AZA zoos with chimps are Oregon Zoo, Sacramento Zoo, San Francisco Zoo, Oakland Zoo, and Los Angeles Zoo. San Diego Zoo has bonobos.
Zoos I know that hold chimps are: Detroit Zoo Lincoln Park Zoo Southwick's Zoo Tulsa Zoo Chattanooga Zoo Los Angeles Zoo Houston Zoo Dallas Zoo Oakland Zoo North Carolina Zoo Busch Gardens Tampa
Dallas Zoo also has chimpanzees. Does anyone know what subspecies AZA zoos have? It is just the Central sub?
Thanks for the responses! Does anyone know about any Non-AZA facilities that have chimpanzees? I'm sure there have to be a few that have them, I think DeYoung Zoo has one?
What can you guys tell me about Sacramento's chimpanzees? I've found articles about Joey. He's an older male, I don't see any articles announcing his death, so I am assuming he is still alive. I also found another article from 2018 that says the zoo has five chimpanzees in total, so I am missing all information on the other four there.
I've personally viewed Chimpanzees at all 37 of the American zoos on the list below. I went through the ZooChat gallery to search up the zoos, with at least a couple of these places possibly no longer having the species. In alphabetical order: ABQ BioPark (Rio Grande Zoo) Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Chattanooga Zoo Dallas Zoo Detroit Zoo DeYoung Family Zoo Fort Worth Zoo Gladys Porter Zoo GW Exotic Animal Park Houston Zoo Jackson Zoo John Ball Zoo Kansas City Zoo Lincoln Park Zoo Little Rock Zoo Los Angeles Zoo Maryland Zoo Montgomery Zoo North Carolina Zoo Oakland Zoo Oklahoma City Zoo Oregon Zoo Potawatomi Zoo Riverside Discovery Center Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure Sacramento Zoo Saint Louis Zoo San Francisco Zoo Sedgwick County Zoo Sunset Zoo Toledo Zoo Tulsa Zoo West Coast Game Park Safari Wild Wilderness Drive Through Safari Zoo Knoxville Zoo Miami ZooTampa at Lowry Park Plus there is Southwick's Zoo and several others that I have not been to or forgotten about. (I have visited 520 different zoos and so it's getting difficult to recall every single detail)
I’ll also be adding places like Chimp Haven, as well as other rescue organizations to the list. I’m also still looking for information on Sacramento's chimpanzees! It’s crazy to think they only ever talk about one of their five. Thanks so much for all the help!
The list is coming along very well, but I'm wondering about Southwick's chimpanzees. I can't find any information about them at all.
If you would like to view the progress, here is the link Google Docs - create and edit documents online, for free.
Does anyone have any information on the Chimps held at Lincoln Park Zoo? I just requested access to the online document if that information is on there. Thanks!
@Grant North American Chimpanzee Population will have a list posted soon. Feel free to PM me and I can send you Lincoln Park's population.
