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  1. EsserWarrior

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    The North American Sloth Bear Population

    This document keeps a record of all births, deaths, locations, and transfers of all Sloth Bears in North America. This document will be constantly updated to make sure that the information provided is as accurate as possible. Feel free to leave any new information in the comments of this thread.​


    The facilities are organized by country, then in alphabetical order by the name of the facility. The individuals were organized by age.


    Total Facilities with Sloth Bears: 15

    Total Amount of Individuals: 30 (15.15.0)



    2 cubs in December 18, 2012 born to Tasha and Randy at Woodland

    San Diego and Woodland Park have Sri Lankan?

    1.0, Pabu - January 15, 2003 - brother to L.R. Namba

    Possibly Kara at Henry Doorly



    MONTGOMERY ZOO?


    United States


    Brookfield Zoo - Brookfield, Illinois - 1.1.0

    0.1, Hani - January 7, 2003

    1.0, Katrik - 2009


    Capron Park Zoo - Attleboro, Massachusetts - 0.1.0

    0.1, Vickie - January 20, 2013 - Katrik x Hani


    Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Cleveland, Ohio - 1.2.0

    1.0, Balawat - 2006

    0.1, Shiva - 2015

    0.1, Shala - January 14, 2019 - Balawat x Shiva


    Columbus Zoo - Columbus, Ohio - 1.1.0

    0.1, Heiderose - January 4, 2012

    1.0, Rhandir - December 26, 2012


    Creation Kingdom Zoo - Scott County, Virginia - 1.1.0

    1.0, Kramer

    0.1, Kmari


    Fresno Chaffee Zoo - Fresno, California - 0.0.0

    Currently building a new exhibit. Planned to be done by Fall 2021.


    Henry Doorly Zoo - Omaha, Nebraska - 1.0.0

    1.0, Bodo


    Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park - 1.3.0

    1.0, Mick

    0.1, Priya - January 20, 2009

    0.1, Tess - December 5, 2019 - Mick x Priya

    0.1, Molly - December 5, 2019 - Mick x Priya


    Lee Richardson Zoo - Garden City, Kansas - 1.0.0

    1.0, Namba - January 15, 2003


    Little Rock Zoo - Little Rock, Arkansas - 2.2.0

    0.1, Khali - 1999

    1.0, Sahaasa - November 29, 2012 - Mick x Priya

    1.0, Pabu - November 18, 2016 - Mick x Priya

    0.1, Zaara - January 9, 2019 - Sahaasa x Khali


    Philadelphia Zoo - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1.2.0

    0.1, Kayla - November 29, 2012 - Mick x Priya

    1.0, Bhalu - January 20, 2013 - Katrik x Hani

    0.1, Keematee - December 2019 - Bhalu x Kayla


    San Diego Zoo - San Diego, California - 2.0.0

    1.0, Deemak - December 27, 2017 - Bhutan x Tasha

    1.0, Kartick - December 27, 2017 - Bhutan x Tasha


    Smithsonian National Zoo - Washington D.C. - 1.0.0

    1.0, Niko - 2015


    Sunset Zoo - Manhattan, Kansas - 0.0.0

    Currently building new exhibit.


    Woodland Park Zoo - Seattle, Washington - 1.1.0

    1.0, Bhutan - 2000/2001

    0.1, Tasha - 2005


    Zoo Boise - Boise, Idaho - 0.1.0

    0.1, Paji - January 7, 2003


    Zoo Miami - Miami-Dade County, Florida - 1.0.0

    1.0, Hank - December 19, 2012 - Francois x Hana
     
  2. TinoPup

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    I also have Safari North in MN as having the species, do they no longer?
     
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    They might! I never assumed that a Safari Park would have them so I never checked.
     
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    Here's a photo from september! Facebook
    They don't seem to update often.
     
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    Only 18 zoos with Andean Bears, 14 zoos with Sun Bears, 15 zoos with Sloth Bears...yikes! I hadn't realized how low the population had gotten for some of these species.

    Thanks for the lists!
     
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    You're welcome! They were extremely easy to make. I was interested in learning about the individuals in these three shallow populations, so I thought others might me too.
     
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    Kara is at Omaha Zoo, @Toledozoobie was able to confirm this earlier this year, that the two bears rotate on exhibit.
     
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    Zootastic Park of Lake Norman, in NC, has a young sloth bear cub that they're doing cub petting with. It arrived 2-3 months ago.
     
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    These three bears are all Amy x Goof.
     
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    are there sloth bears in private zoos because creation kingdom isn’t aza and black bears are usually the bear of choose for cub petting
     
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    This is vastly better than the almost non-existent population of Sloth Bears in European collections
     
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    One issue the sloth bear population is definitely going to face is the overrepresentation of the AmyxGoof line. This graphic (Sloth Bear Family Tree - ZooChat) shows all the bears that were descended from Amy and Goof, the long time residents of the Capron Park Zoo. I do know that for a few years now there has been talk if breeding Vicki, Capron's current resident, yet there has been a lot of problems finding an unrelated bear to pair her with. As soon as an unrelated bear is found, Vicki will likely be shipped out to another institution since our exhibit is no longer able to breed bears.
     
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    Depends what you mean by private, really. But, yes.
     
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    do you know where they are kept
     
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    The list is in the OP, with my couple of posts mentioning other places.
     
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    I need to get to Capron Park asap!

    ~Thylo
     
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    It really won't be a surprise if almost every species at the zoo is phased out in the next five years. Many of the exhibits for elderly individuals no longer fit the AZA standards for size and have been grandfathered in. The biggest ones fitting this are the lion and kangaroo exhibits, but also the cranes, servals, and a few others. The zoo is also planning to phase out all three lemur species in the near future because they are a pain to deal with in winter. It will be very interesting to see what happens in the future, as a lot of the exhibits will likely need to be re-used for smaller species. Hopefully there will be some new rarities included in this, but it will be a big loss to no longer have lions and bears.
     
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    Here is the recent (8/21/2021) North American Sloth Bear population.

    The North American Sloth Bear Population

    This document keeps a record of all births, deaths, locations, and transfers of all Sloth Bears in North America. This document will be constantly updated to make sure that the information provided is as accurate as possible. Feel free to leave any new information in the comments of this thread.


    The facilities are organized by country, then in alphabetical order by the name of the facility. The individuals were organized by age.


    Total Facilities with Sloth Bears: 18

    Total Amount of Individuals: 30 (13.15.2)



    United States

    Brookfield Zoo - Brookfield, Illinois - 1.1.0
    0.1, Hani - January 7, 2003 - Goof x Amy
    1.0, Katrik - 2009


    Capron Park Zoo - Attleboro, Massachusetts - 0.1.0
    0.1, Vickie - January 20, 2013 - Katrik x Hani


    Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Cleveland, Ohio - 1.2.0
    1.0, Balawat - 2006
    0.1, Shiva - 2015
    0.1, Shala - January 14, 2019 - Balawat x Shiva


    Columbus Zoo - Columbus, Ohio - 1.1.0
    0.1, Heiderose - January 4, 2012
    1.0, Rhandir - December 26, 2012


    Creation Kingdom Zoo - Scott County, Virginia - 1.1.0
    1.0, Kramer
    0.1, Kmari


    Fresno Chaffee Zoo - Fresno, California - 0.0.0
    Currently building a new exhibit. Planned to be done by Fall 2021.


    Henry Doorly Zoo - Omaha, Nebraska - 1.0.0
    1.0, Bodo


    Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park - 1.1.0
    1.0, Mick
    0.1, Priya - January 20, 2009


    Lee Richardson Zoo - Garden City, Kansas - 1.0.0
    1.0, Namba - January 15, 2003


    Little Rock Zoo - Little Rock, Arkansas - 2.2.0
    0.1, Khali - 1999 - Goof x Amy
    1.0, Sahaasa - November 29, 2012 - Mick x Priya
    1.0, Pabu - November 18, 2016 - Mick x Priya
    0.1, Zaara - January 9, 2019 - Sahaasa x Khali


    Philadelphia Zoo - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1.2.0
    0.1, Kayla - November 29, 2012 - Mick x Priya
    1.0, Bhalu - January 20, 2013 - Katrik x Hani
    0.1, Keematee - December 2019 - Bhalu x Kayla


    Safari North - Crow Wing County, Minnesota - 0.0.2


    San Diego Zoo - San Diego, California - 2.0.0
    1.0, Deemak - December 27, 2017 - Bhutan x Tasha
    1.0, Kartick - December 27, 2017 - Bhutan x Tasha


    Smithsonian National Zoo - Washington D.C. - 1.0.0
    1.0, Niko - 2015


    Sunset Zoo - Manhattan, Kansas - 0.2.0
    0.1, Tess - December 5, 2019 - Mick x Priya
    0.1, Molly - December 5, 2019 - Mick x Priya


    Woodland Park Zoo - Seattle, Washington - 1.1.0
    1.0, Bhutan - 2000/2001
    0.1, Tasha - 2005


    Zoo Boise - Boise, Idaho - 0.1.0
    0.1, Paji - January 7, 2003 - Goof x Amy


    Zoo Miami - Miami-Dade County, Florida - 1.0.0
    1.0, Hank - December 19, 2012 - Francois x Hana
     
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    Thanks @EsserWarrior for the updated list. It's astonishing to see how few major American zoos have Sloth Bears, as Capron Park, Creation Kingdom, Idaho Falls, Safari North, Sunset and Boise are all not widely known as big zoos. That leaves only a dozen major zoos in the USA with Sloth Bears and therefore not a lot of visitors see the species each year.
     
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    Deemak has moved to Smithsonian.
     
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