North America Western Lowland Gorilla Population

I don't think SSP will allow ABQ have another troop, but if she likes to socialize (unlike her mother, Huerfanita and Colo) maybe they move her to Atlanta, Little Rock, Columbus or San Francisco.
I believe they'll try to reintroduce her to the troop, especially with a first time mother coming.

 

N'Yasha ("Dossi") at Calgary Zoo gave birth today. The sex of the infant is currently unknown. Jasiri is the father.

 

The infant born at Calgary Zoo has been confirmed as a female:

Baby gorilla born at Calgary Zoo is a girl

 

Little Rock's Sekani and Bukavu are headed to Fort Worth so Bukavu and Gus can become a future bachelor pair while Sekani and Elmo will breed.

Farewell Bukavu & Sekani: 2 Little Rock gorillas moving to Texas zoo | KARK

 

Ubuntu moved to another AZA accredited facility to form a bachelor group.

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0.2 have been transferred from Busch Gardens to Hogle Zoo:

Hogle Zoo welcomes 2 new gorillas, Mary and Pele

0.1 Mary - November 4, 1987 - Lamydoc x Katanga

0.1 Iwa "Pele" Rafiki - February 12, 2002 - Moja x Mary

Mary and Pele will now join Hogle Zoo’s troop, a tight-knit crew that’s made up of three gorillas: Husani (31-year-old male), Jabali (18-year-old female), and Georgia (nearly two-year-old daughter of Husani and Jabali).

Hogle Zoo welcomes 2 new gorillas, Mary and Pele

 

Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Group Change:

After the recent passing of Jomo the gorilla, Chewie has been moved to his old troop from Ndume’s Troop to be the alpha female. Chewie is known as a very dominant gorilla so she will hopefully fit in well with the less dominant M'Linzi. Now this leaves the family group with M'Linzi, Chewie, Gladys, Mondika, and Elle while Ndume‘s troop just has him and Mara.

 

Olympia & Jamani of North Carolina & Na-Daya of Saint Louis have been transferred to Woodland Park Zoo to live with lone female Jumoke:

Welcome gorillas Olympia, Jamani and Nadaya!

 

Sad news out of Calgary. 6 year old Kimani has been diagnosed with liver cancer. It has spread and while the zoo is reaching out to everyone possible to discuss possible treatment options they are also realistic that palliative care may be their only option. She is the youngest gorilla they have seen with this kind of cancer.

6-year-old Calgary Zoo gorilla Kimani diagnosed with liver cancer

However not all doom and gloom there. The new baby has been named Eyare.

Meet Eyare: The Calgary Zoo's baby gorilla has a name

 

Calgary has announced the passing of Kimani. Not unexpected given her grim diagnosis. At least they were able to give her a little more time with her family.

6-year-old Calgary Zoo gorilla Kimani dies following liver cancer diagnosis

 

As noted by @Andrew_NZP in the ABQ BioPark Zoo news thread, Samantha gave birth to her first baby on August 10. The father is Kojo.

Samantha the Gorilla Gives Birth — City of Albuquerque

 

1.0 Jojo died at Brookfield aged 42 years old.

JoJo the Silverback Gorilla Dies Following Emergency Medical Procedure at Brookfield Zoo – NBC Chicago

 

As reported by @Smaggledagle in the Denver Zoo news thread, 20-year-old silverback Mbeli will be leaving soon to join a new facility:
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Any speculation on where he's gonna go? I'd have to guess either Kansas City or Brookfield since both lack a silverback at the moment.

And also, Sekani & Bukavu from Little Rock have finally made it to Fort Worth!
Fort Worth Zoo on Instagram: "Have you noticed new faces in the gorilla troop? Mother and son, Sekani and Bukavu, joined Elmo, Gracie, Winifred and Gus in the Fort Worth Zoo troop. Four-year-old Bukavu and 6-year-old Gus have become fast friends and can be seen playing and wrestling in the yard often or spinning one another in the swing like in this video. If you’d like to say hello, Sekani and Bukavu can most often be seen at the window facing the construction fence in the gorilla habitat. We are proud to celebrate our newly expanded gorilla troop and raise awareness about gorillas on #WorldGorillaDay. The western lowland gorilla is a critically endangered species that continues to decline in the wild due to deforestation, habitat alteration and disease, among other challenges. The Fort Worth Zoo participates in a breeding program with other accredited institutions around the country to maintain a genetically diverse population of this species for future generations."

 

I am curious as well. I didn't have anything marked for where he may be transferred to. I'm going to guess Brookfield.

 

Sekani and Bukavu arrived few months a go but the introduction took months... Funny there is no mention to Jackie... Maybe she moved away...

I don't think M'beli will go to Brookfield, it's too soon.
My bet is Kansas City (but Masika is his niece)... Bronx also needs a replecement to Ernie, and since all the females are overrepresented M'beli is a great genetic match, however I don't think a young Silverback should deal with a big and complex troop like Bronx.

 

M’beli is 20 years old, not what I consider a young silverback. To me, a 20 year silverback is in his prime years.

 

M'beli moved to Cincinnati Zoo, he'll join the former Jomo's troop.

 

I can’t find anything on it

 

On October 1st, 28-year-old male Curtis of the Kansas City Zoo died of heart failure.

 

What's your source?