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== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 08:28, 22 July 2023

List of animals that are known to have died in captivity in 2023

This is a list of animals that have died in captivity in 2023. Many more animal deaths occur in captivity far exceeding the number of reported cases. Typically, only the death of elderly animals or well known animals gains attention leaving the majority of deaths unreported. Numerous animals are euthanized at a young age due to being deemed surplus or excess to the zoo's needs.

Name Species

[Notes 1]

Date of death Location of death Country Reported cause of death Reported age at death Refs
Duchess Dolphin Jan Mirage Dolphin Habitat USA 48 [1]
Narnia Нарния Orca Jan Mosvkarium Russia Intestinal volvulus 16 ~
Studebaker Banteng cow Jan Lee Richardson Zoo USA [2]
Unknown Asian elephant Jan Kaebai Meechai Elephant Camp Thailand Died after eating bananas treated with ethylene gas 20 [3]
Lalitha Asian elephant Jan Muthumariamman Temple India While the elephant was unloaded from a vehicle, it fell down and sustained injuries. 60 [4]
Savannah Bengal tiger Jan Texas Zoo USA Euthanized [5]
Daisy Orangutan Jan 2 Sedgwick County Zoo USA Euthanized 41
Bafia Western Lowland gorilla Jan 6 Chessington Zoo UK Euthanized 54 [6]
Augustus Rhinoceros Jan 8 Rolling Hills Zoo USA Euthanized after exhibiting neurological-type symptoms 2
Draco Komodo dragon Jan 8 Akron Zoo USA Egg yolk coelomitis 22
Natalie Southern white rhinoceros Jan 10 North Carolina Zoo USA Euthanized 30 [7]
Unnamed Tamandua Jan 10 Cincinnati Zoo USA 0 [8]
Cinnamon Coppery titi monkey Jan 13 ~ Denver Zoo USA Euthanized 31
Berlin Polar bear Jan 14 ~ Kansas City Zoo USA Euthanized 33 [9]
Oscar Black-footed cat Jan 14 ~ John Ball Zoo USA Euthanized 16
Unnamed Asian elephant Jan 15 Zurich Zoo Germany Undeveloped / weakness 0 [10] [11]
Jewel Asian elephant Jan 15 Los Angeles Zoo USA Euthanized due to declining health 61
Dusk Red panda Jan 16 ~ Calgary Zoo USA Euthanized after a diagnosis that included progressive heart disease coupled with advanced kidney disease 18
Winnie Grizzly bear Jan 16 Great Bend Brit Spaugh Zoo USA Gastric torsion 10
Cuban Crocodile Jan 18 ~ National Zoological Gardens Sri Lanka Old age and animal-related diseases or death due to human negligence Unknown [12]
Matilda Moose Jan 19 NEW Zoo USA Euthanized 12 [13]
Tahoe Harris hawk Jan 20 ~ Zoo Atlanta USA Got into a fight with a wild animal in his secure outdoor mew and died from his injuries. [14]
Hemingway Dolphin Jan 23 Clearwater Marine Aquarium USA Suspected gastrointestinal condition 32 ~
Valentine Wolverine Jan 24 ~ Zoo New York USA Euthanized 16
Pin Lappet-faced vulture Jan 24 ~ Dallas Zoo USA "an unusual wound and injuries, which pointed to this not being a natural death" [15]
Ceiba Jaguar Jan 24 ~ Saint Louis Zoo USA Euthanized 20 [16]
Amalee Asian elephant Jan 27 Zoo Praha Czech Republic Elephant endotheliotropic herpes 2
Revital Orangutan Jan 31 Zoo Basel Switzerland 22
LeLe Giant panda Feb 1 Memphis Zoo USA Heart disease 24 [17]
Magadh White tiger Feb 1 Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park (Patna zoo) India Blood protozoan disease 'Cub' [18]
Johari Eastern black rhinoceros Feb 4 ~ Little Rock Zoo USA Possible gastrointestinal symptoms 27
Stella Jaguar Feb 5 Milwaukee County Zoo USA Age-related health conditions that worsened 19 [19]
Sammy Dromedary camel Feb 7 Brevard Zoo USA 27
Rajah Bengal tiger Feb 9 Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo USA Euthanized 18 [20]
Dodo Asian elephant Feb 9 ~ Patara Elephant Farm Thailand Unknown
Gracie Moon bear Feb 10 ~ Roger Williams Park Zoo USA Euthanized 13
Ben Bornean orangutan Feb 12 Brookfield Zoo USA Euthanized 44
Parker Masai giraffe Feb 13 ~ Seneca Park Zoo USA Found unresponsive after getting stuck in the support structure of a giraffe enclosure gate and breaking his neck 6
Donna Black bear Feb 13 Cameron Park Zoo USA Euthanized [21]
Hermie American bison Feb 13 Columbus Zoo and Aquarium USA Euthanized after he did not successfully recover from anesthesia 12
Hima Snow Leopard Feb 14 Miller Park Zoo USA Renal disease 13 [22]
Michael Masai giraffe Feb 15 Santa Barbara Zoo USA Euthanized 15
Big Mama Boa constrictor Feb 15 Lee Richardson Zoo USA 33
Sukari Lion Feb 23 San Francisco Zoo USA Splenic lymphoma 20
Babli Zebra Feb 23 Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park (Patna zoo) India Cardiac arrest 6 [18]
Mei Mei Red panda Feb 28 Marwell Zoo UK Euthanized 9
Bud Cheetah Mar 2 ~ Maryland Zoo USA Euthanized 8
Unknown Golden tabby tiger Mar 2 Karachi zoo Pakistan Investigation being conducted[23] "had been ill for a long time and apparently failed to receive proper care" 13
Korol Amur tiger Mar 3 Alaska Zoo USA "Complications from old age" 19 [24]
Sandrine Asian elephant Mar 3 Givskud Zoo Denmark Euthanized - "disease-related" 57 [25]
Medu Asian elephant Mar 3 Givskud Zoo Denmark Euthanized - "because she should not be alone in the facility" [after Sandrine was euthanized - see above] 54 [25]
Gordy Groundhog Mar 3 Milwaukee County Zoo USA Euthanized [8]
Sedge River otter Mar 4 Beardsley Zoo USA "Sedge's death was unexpected as he was recently under medical care for an infection" [26]
Rex Rough-toothed dolphin Mar 6 Clearwater Marine Aquarium USA Rex stopped eating three days before he died - necropsy pending 8 [27]
Glinda Amur tiger Mar 7 Potawatomi Zoo USA Did not successfully recover from anesthesia [28]
Kipele Giraffe Mar 8 Denver Zoo USA Euthanized 29
Daisy Giraffe Mar 9 St. Paul’s Como Park Zoo USA Euthanized 23
Marius Polar bear Mar 9 Copenhagen Zoo Denmark Electrocuted "young" [29]
Glinda Amur tiger Mar 7 ~ Potawatomi Zoo USA Did not successfully recover from anesthesia [30]
Kiska Orca Mar 10 Marineland Canada Bacterial infection 49 ~ [31]
Vicky Zebra Mar 11 Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park (Patna zoo) India 4 [18]
Maya Red panda Mar 13 Jardin des Plantes Zoo France Euthanized 18 [8]
Blizzard Artic fox Mar 17 Wildwood Zoo USA 10 [32]
Sota Giraffe Mar 17 Reid Park Zoo USA Euthanized [33]
Yaqi Asian elephant Mar 18 Jinan Zoo China Multiple organ failure 3 [34]
Mrs. B Bald eagle Mar 20 Great Bend-Brit Spaugh Zoo USA Euthanized 49 ~ [35]
Bahatika Giraffe Mar 22 Milwaukee County Zoo USA 17
Mary Ann American bison Mar 23 Oklahoma City Zoo USA Euthanized 22 [36]
Unnamed Southern white rhino Mar 25 Werribee Zoo Australia Heart attack 5 days [37]
Lisa African elephant Mar 26 Oakland Zoo USA Euthanized 46 [38]
Willow Giraffe Mar 28 Maryland Zoo USA Gastrointestinal issue 6 [39]
Loki Wolf Mar 28 Camperdown Wildlife Centre UK Euthanized after an operation [40]
? Wolf Mar 28 Camperdown Wildlife Centre UK Euthanized because Loki (see above) was euthanized
? Wolf Mar 28 Camperdown Wildlife Centre UK Euthanized because Loki (see above) was euthanized
? Wolf Mar 28 Camperdown Wildlife Centre UK Euthanized because Loki (see above) was euthanized
Jontu Rhino Mar 28 Henry Doorly Zoo USA Euthanized 15
Willow Giraffe Mar 29 Maryland Zoo USA 6 [41]
Mandla Black leopard Mar 30 Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary (Zoo) New Zealand Euthanized 20 [42]
Rahna Giraffe Mar 30 Milwaukee County Zoo USA Euthanized 30
Huey Californian sea lion Apr 4 Audubon Zoo USA Renal failure
Takoda Black bear Apr 7 Oregon Zoo USA Went into cardiac arrest while under anesthesia [43]
Nona Grizzly bear Apr 13 Little Rock Zoo USA Euthanized - dental disease 33 [44]
Lin Hui Giant panda Apr 19 Chiang Mai Zoo Thailand Blood clots 21 [45]
Noor Jehan Asian elephant Apr 22 Karachi Zoo Pakistan [46]
Lydia Zebra Apr 25 Zoo Knoxville USA Ran into fence 7 [47]
Mary Asian elephant May 2 San Diego Zoo USA Euthanized 59 [48]
Kipling Sumatran tiger May 3 Hattiesburg Zoo USA [49]
Wilma Bison May 3 Buffalo Zoo USA Euthanized [50]
Zuri Lion May 4 Topeka Zoo USA 19 [51]
Kodiak Beluga whale May 4 ~ Marineland Canada [52]
Sonar Bottlenose dolphin May 4 ~ Marineland Canada [52]
Naka Amur tiger May 5 ~ Racine Zoo USA [53]
Ajabu African elephant May 9 Dallas Zoo USA Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus 7 [54]
Malaika African elephant May 13 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo USA Euthanized 37 [55]
Rani Bengal tiger May 15 Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo USA Euthanized 19
Emara Giraffe May 19 Calgary Zoo USA Found dead 12 [56]
Edgar Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (albino) May 22 Central Florida Zoo USA 21 [57]
Stuart Zebra May 24 Milwaukee County Zoo USA Ran into fence 5 [58]
Milo Lion May 25 Billabong Zoo Australia Cardiac arrest 7 [59]
Koluk Polar bear May 26 Albuquerque BioPark USA Euthanized 26 [60]
Maiko Bonobo May 30 Columbus Zoo USA Euthanized 38 [61]
Gemstone Black rhino May 30 Baton Rouge Zoo USA [62]
Pudgie Hippopotamus May 31 Sedgwick County. Zoo USA 50 [63]
Dugan White rhinoceros Jun 1 Disney’s Animal Kingdom USA 28
Kyra Asiatic lion Jun 2 Dudley Zoo UK Euthanized 17 [64]
? Meerkat Jun 5 Metro Richmond Zoo USA Died in a fire [65]
Gemstone Black rhinoceros Jun 6 Baton Rouge Zoo USA 34 [66]
Olivia Guanaco Jun 6 Louisville Zoo USA Euthanized [67]
Lula, Nkosi, Nya, Kgala, and Ari Meerkats Jun 14 Philadelphia Zoo USA Poisoning suspected to be linked to dye at Zoo [68]
Apollo Bottlenose dolphin Jun 14 Clearwater Marine Aquarium USA 4 [69]
Terri Addax Jun 16 Smithsonian’s National Zoo USA Cervical fracture 2 [70]
Shiloh Red Wolf Jun 17 Salisbury Zoo USA Euthanized 11 [71]
Kamau African lion Jun 17 Sacramento Zoo USA 16 [72]
E.T. African penguin Jun 17 Richmond Zoo USA 43 [73]
Radza Junior Asian elephant Jun 20 Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen Netherlands Died during anesthesia [74]
Janaki Tiger Jun 24 Vizag Zoo India 22 [75]
Armani Giraffe Jun 28 Perth Zoo Australia 20 [76]
Bibi Eastern Black Rhinoceros Jun 29 Sedgwick County Zoo USA Euthanised - colic 25 [77]
Fitz Elephant Jul 1 Louisville Zoo USA Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus 3 [78]
Dafina Chimpanzee Jul 6 Kansas City Zoo USA 24
Twiga Maasai giraffe Jul 8 Ellen Trout Zoo USA 31 [79]
Prithvi Lion Jul 8 Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden India Cardio respiratory failure [80]
Hudo Komodo dragon Jul 12 Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden USA 20
Dazzle Squirrel monkey Jul 13 Reid Park Zoo USA Died after a cesarean section
Matilda Sloth Jul 14 Cape May County Park and Zoo USA Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus [81]
Willy Elephant Jul 19 Cleveland Metroparks Zoo USA Euthanised 44
Penelope Masai giraffe Jul 19 Cameron Park Zoo USA 10 [82]
Budak Puntja Malayan tapir Jul 19 Taipei Zoo Taiwan Undetermined 7 [83]

See also

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ Exact species not always disclosed.

References

  1. ↑ Dolphin Duchess dies at The Mirage in Las Vegas
  2. ↑ https://www.gctelegram.com/2023/01/19/banteng-cow-dies-at-zoo/
  3. ↑ Elephant in Thailand dies after tourists feed it wrong food
  4. ↑ https://archive.ph/qEfoI
  5. ↑ Texas zoo gets black jaguar to replace Bengal tiger euthanized in January
  6. ↑ https://archive.ph/20ePL
  7. ↑ https://archive.ph/DeqCM
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Facebook
  9. ↑ https://archive.is/8z5de#selection-1747.53-1747.83
  10. ↑ Elephant Farha gives birth to a weak calf // Warning: sensitive content YouTube
  11. ↑ ZU SCHWACH ZUM LEBEN
  12. ↑ Oldest crocodile after living at Dehiwala zoo dies
  13. ↑ https://archive.ph/Kr6Qc
  14. ↑ https://www.yahoo.com/now/beloved-zoo-atlanta-harris-hawk-084817678.html
  15. ↑ https://archive.ph/zwKU5
  16. ↑ https://archive.ph/ErkUc
  17. ↑ UPDATE: LeLe the Giant Panda Dies of Neglect After Collapse at Memphis Zoo Shortly Before Return to China
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Another zebra dies of infection at Patna zoo The Times of India
  19. ↑ Milwaukee Zoo mourns death of jaguar Stella euthanized at 19
  20. ↑ Rajah, Bengal tiger that lived at Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo since he was a cub, dies at 18
  21. ↑ https://archive.is/0ugVf
  22. ↑ https://archive.is/ENMBV
  23. ↑ https://www.dawn.com/news/1741353/probe-into-death-of-golden-tabby-tiger-at-zoo-under-way
  24. ↑ https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/07/alaska-zoo-tiger-dead-19/
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Sad day in GIVSKUD ZOO: Farewell to the elephants
  26. ↑ Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo mourning the death of Sedge the river otter
  27. ↑ String of dolphin deaths at Clearwater aquarium prompts ‘expert’ examination Tampa Bay Times
  28. ↑ https://archive.ph/4Wcnj
  29. ↑ A polar bear has died of electric shock at Copenhagen Zoo
  30. ↑ https://archive.is/4Wcnj
  31. ↑ Lonely orca Kiska dies at Marineland in Canada The Animal Reader
  32. ↑ https://archive.ph/H0Sl7
  33. ↑ https://archive.ph/XuyfN
  34. ↑ https://archive.ph/mCNi7
  35. ↑ https://archive.ph/Th8JV
  36. ↑ https://archive.ph/5Dwzc
  37. ↑ https://archive.ph/pnih2
  38. ↑ 46-year-old elephant euthanized at Oakland Zoo due to arthritis, other age-related problems Fox News
  39. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230329104629/https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-zoo-mourns-unexpected-death-giraffe-willow/
  40. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230329104629/https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-zoo-mourns-unexpected-death-giraffe-willow/
  41. ↑ https://wtop.com/maryland/2023/03/giraffe-named-willow-dies-at-maryland-zoo-after-short-illness/
  42. ↑ https://archive.ph/wip/5Ye1e
  43. ↑ https://archive.ph/wip/TOP5h
  44. ↑ Little Rock Zoo mourns loss of Nona the grizzly bear (Archived) Arkansas Times
  45. ↑ Giant panda Lin Hui dies aged 21 years Bangkok Post
  46. ↑ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230422-ailing-pakistan-elephant-dies-leaving-mourning-partner-in-limbo
  47. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230426011306/https://www.kalb.com/2023/04/24/lydia-zebra-dies-after-running-into-fence/
  48. ↑ San Diego Zoo elephant Mary dies at 59 (Archived) Fox 5
  49. ↑ https://archive.ph/mSIrj
  50. ↑ https://archive.ph/nG6uD
  51. ↑ https://archive.ph/l0jLb
  52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 Beluga whale and bottlenose dolphin die at Marineland, Ontario government says Archived May 9, 2023
  53. ↑ https://archive.ph/b7CQL
  54. ↑ Elephant at Dallas zoo dies from infection
  55. ↑ Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s ‘one-of-a-kind’ African elephant dies Fox 31
  56. ↑ Giraffe dies at the Calgary Zoo a day after celebrating 12th birthday CTV News Archived May 25, 2023
  57. ↑ Albino rattlesnake that was among largest on record has died at Florida zoo, site says Miami Herald Archived May 25, 2003
  58. ↑ A zebra died at the Milwaukee County Zoo from injuries sustained in an accident
  59. ↑ Billabong Zoo, visitors devastated over death of treasured 7-year-old African 'lion king' Milo ABC News
  60. ↑ ABQ Biopark loses another animal The Daily Lobo
  61. ↑ https://archive.ph/49BDy#selection-5314.0-5320.0
  62. ↑ Black Rhino dies after 17 years at Baton Rouge Zoo; caretakers cite old age WBRZ 2 Archived Jun 14
  63. ↑ https://www.kwch.com/video/2023/05/31/50-year-old-hippo-dies-sedgwick-co-zoo/
  64. ↑ Dudley Zoo announces death of 'firm favourite' lioness BBC News
  65. ↑ Chesterfield: Overnight fire at Metro Richmond Zoo, one animal dies
  66. ↑ Beloved black rhino dies after 17 years at Baton Rouge Zoo
  67. ↑ 'Bask in the sun in her honor': Longtime Louisville Zoo resident dies
  68. ↑ 5 Philadelphia Zoo Meerkats Die from Accidental Poisoning Suspected to Be Linked to Dye at Zoo The People Archived Jun 14
  69. ↑ Fifth Dolphin Death in 19 Months at Florida Aquarium Under Review MSN Archived Jun 14
  70. ↑ Critically endangered addax dies at Smithsonian’s National Zoo WTOP News
  71. ↑ Salisbury Zoo’s red wolf dies at age 11 WMDT
  72. ↑ Sacramento Zoo’s African lion Kamau dies at 16. Mourned as ‘charismatic and iconic’ animal Sacramento Bee
  73. ↑ Oldest African penguin ET dies in Richmond Zoo The Economic Times
  74. ↑ Elephant died during anesthesia
  75. ↑ https://archive.ph/vBZmo
  76. ↑ Perth Zoo makes ‘heartbreaking goodbye’ to giraffe Armani
  77. ↑ 25-year-old Eastern Black Rhinoceros dies at Sedgwick County Zoo 12 News
  78. ↑ Elephant calf at the Louisville Zoo dies after battle with a deadly virus WPSD Local
  79. ↑ Ellen Trout Zoo’s female Maasai giraffe dies The Lufkin Daily News
  80. ↑ Lion Prithvi dies at Lucknow Zoo HindustanTimes
  81. ↑ Sloth dies suddenly at N.J. zoo, officials announce NJ.com
  82. ↑ Cameron Park Zoo mourns death of 10-year-old giraffe, Penelope
  83. ↑ Taipei Zoo's Malayan tapir Budak Puntja dies from undetermined causes CNA
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