Great Hoof-Stock/Antelope Enclosures/Collection

They were moved to another zoo for the knew Asian Tropics exhibit. I also know that they breed a lot and they had 2 exhibits they rotated through. I think there was four.

 

Do you happen to know what zoo they were sent to?

 

I was there last year and saw a breeind group of mishimis. I was glad they where in a breeding situation as well as the cape buffalo. To many mainstream zoos dont breed there ungulate species like they should.

 

Sadly no. I wish, because I haven't seen many Mishmi Takin in zoos. They were very interesting.

 

I just checked ISIS and it still shows 2.1 Mishmi Takins in Denver Zoo. I wonder if they are still at the zoo, but just off exhibit.

 

That could be true.

 

I'm not sure about their lone saiga. I've contacted them about that and they said they didn't have it. If you don't want to do a photo caravan then do the Savanna Safari Asia and Africa ($35 each).

 

I think in the case of the ISIS many facilities haven't updated their animal and species count since they are constantly changing... especially for the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park

 

Has anyone heard of Longoria's Ranch in texas? I'm not sure if that's the name of the ranch but I know it's the name of the owners

 

I haven't heard of it. Is it a private collection or a hunting ranch?

 

Ive just discovered this thread (or should I say had the time to read through it) and it has gave me loads of information. I also like Hoofstock so its all good!

 

I'm not sure. I called the NBJ Zoological Park cuz they were the only place i could find with chamois but he said he sold them to Longoria's (at least thats what it sounded like he said).

Anyone else know where chamois could be found?

 

I glad you were able to contact NBJ Zoo. I don't think they have a website do they? Are they open to the public?

 

No they don't... i could only find info on them on one website. Theyre not open to the public but he seems like an easy-going guy so maybe he would set up something special for you.

 

jedibiscuits, the only chamois I have seen in a zoo are the ones at Toronto Zoo.

 

I thought they were being phased out... thats what ive heard from a lot of places and people

 

So are there still musk ox, white-lipped deer, or caribou at the Denver Zoo?

 

Having visited 320 zoos in the US and around the world, I believe The East Berlin Zoo has the largest collection of hoofstock. They benefitted from being an Eastern Bloc country, whiuch gave them access to hoofstock from Russia, Mongolia, and China.

 

I know that originally this thread was about North American hoofstock collections, but some European examples like Tierpark Friedrichsfelde have already been mentioned. What surprises me is that no one came up with Tallinn Zoo so far-which only underlines the importance of having to post the pics I made of it almost two weeks ago ( I hope the segment of the Gallery will till then be ready). Just take a look at this list:

Transcapian urial (Ovis vignei arkal (syn.: Ovis orientalis arkal))
Armenian red sheep (Ovis orientalis gmelini)
Chital (Axis deer) (Axis axis)
Himalayan blue sheep (Bharal) (Pseudois nayaur)
Bactrian deer (Bukharian deer) (Cervus yarkandensis bactrianus (syn.: Cervus elaphus bactrianus))
Tadjik urial (Bukkhara urial) (Ovis vignei bochariensis (syn.: Ovis orientalis bochariensis))
Tajik markhor (Turkomen markhor) (Capra falconeri heptneri)
Dall's sheep (Ovis dalli dalli)
Pere David's deer (Milu) (Elaphurus davidianus)
Eurasian elk (European elk) (Alces alces)
Common fallow deer (Dama dama dama)
Corsica mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon)
European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus capreolus)
Eurasian forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus)
Greenland musk ox (White face musk ox) (Ovibos moschatus wardi)
Greater kudu (no subspecies-status) (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
Guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
Javan banteng (Bos javanicus javanicus)
Cape buffalo (Savanna buffalo) (Syncerus caffer caffer)
Afghan urial (Ovis vignei cycloceros (syn.: Ovis orientalis cycloceros))
Cretan wild goat (Agrimi) (Capra aegagrus cretica)
Barbary sheep (Arui) (Aoudad) (no subspecific status) (Ammotragus lervia)
Mishmi takin (Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor)
Chinese goral (Naemorhedus griseus arnouxianus (syn.: Naemorhedus caudatus arnouxianus))
Eurasian wild boar (Central European wild boar) (Sus scrofa scrofa)
Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
Amur goral (Naemorhedus caudatus raddeanus)
Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana (syn.: Capra ibex nubiana))
Dagestan tur (East Caucasian tur) (Capra cylindricornis)
Persian gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa)
Roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus)
Plains buffalo (Southern bison) (Bison bison bison)
Red deer (Cervus elaphus)
Siberian ibex (Capra ibex sibirica (Capra sibirica))
Northern blue sheep (Chinese blue sheep) (Pseudois nayaur szechuanensis*)
Indian gaur (Bos gaurus gaurus)
Northern warthog (Phacochoerus africanus africanus)
Kuban tur (West Caucasian tur) (Capra caucasica (syn.: Capra severtzowi))
European bison (Wisent) (Bison bonasus)
Desert warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus)
Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis (syn.: Hexaprotodon liberiensis))
Original source: zootierliste.de

And in terms of great private collections: think more "Middle Eastern", and include Arabian tahrs (Arabitragus jayakari)...

 

@ jedibiscuits: Due to Asian Tropics these animals are no longer on exhibit. Not sure if there are future plans to bring them back, or if they have left the collection, but still dissapointing even despite making way for a great elephant complex.

Great hoofstock collections! Glad to know that some zoos have not got rid of such great animals as reedbuck or turs or even Blackwildebeest!!

Best hoofstock collections I have seen besides Denver are St. Louis, San Diego when they still had saiga, Wild Animal Park, and Fossil Rim.