Captive animal deaths 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.
Name | Species | Date of death | Location of death | Country | Reported cause of death | Reported age at death | Refs |
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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] |
Pudgie | Hippopotamus | May 31 | Sedgwick County. Zoo | USA | 50 | [62] | |
Dugan | White rhinoceros | Jun 1 | Disney’s Animal Kingdom | USA | 28 | ||
Kyra | Asiatic lion | Jun 2 | Dudley Zoo | UK | Euthanized | 17 | [63] |
? | Meerkat | Jun 5 | Metro Richmond Zoo | USA | Died in a fire | [64] | |
Gemstone | Black rhinoceros | Jun 6 | Baton Rouge Zoo | USA | 34 | [65] | |
Olivia | Guanaco | Jun 6 | Louisville Zoo | USA | Euthanized | [66] |
See also
- Number of animals killed in zoos
- List of deceased captive orcas
- List of deceased captive elephants
- Effects of captivity on elephants
- Lists of captive animals
- Horse racing deaths by year
External links
- Killing animals at the zoo The New Yorker
- How many healthy animals do zoos put down? BBC
- Killing Healthy Animals in Zoos: "Zoothanasia" is a Reality Psychology Today
- Marius was not a one off: European zoos 'routinely' kill up to 5,000 healthy animals The Express
Notes
- ↑ Exact species not always disclosed.
References
- ↑ Dolphin Duchess dies at The Mirage in Las Vegas
- ↑ https://www.gctelegram.com/2023/01/19/banteng-cow-dies-at-zoo/
- ↑ Elephant in Thailand dies after tourists feed it wrong food
- ↑ https://archive.ph/qEfoI
- ↑ Texas zoo gets black jaguar to replace Bengal tiger euthanized in January
- ↑ https://archive.ph/20ePL
- ↑ https://archive.ph/DeqCM
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Facebook
- ↑ https://archive.is/8z5de#selection-1747.53-1747.83
- ↑ Elephant Farha gives birth to a weak calf // Warning: sensitive content YouTube
- ↑ ZU SCHWACH ZUM LEBEN
- ↑ Oldest crocodile after living at Dehiwala zoo dies
- ↑ https://archive.ph/Kr6Qc
- ↑ https://www.yahoo.com/now/beloved-zoo-atlanta-harris-hawk-084817678.html
- ↑ https://archive.ph/zwKU5
- ↑ https://archive.ph/ErkUc
- ↑ UPDATE: LeLe the Giant Panda Dies of Neglect After Collapse at Memphis Zoo Shortly Before Return to China
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Another zebra dies of infection at Patna zoo The Times of India
- ↑ Milwaukee Zoo mourns death of jaguar Stella euthanized at 19
- ↑ Rajah, Bengal tiger that lived at Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo since he was a cub, dies at 18
- ↑ https://archive.is/0ugVf
- ↑ https://archive.is/ENMBV
- ↑ https://www.dawn.com/news/1741353/probe-into-death-of-golden-tabby-tiger-at-zoo-under-way
- ↑ https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/07/alaska-zoo-tiger-dead-19/
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Sad day in GIVSKUD ZOO: Farewell to the elephants
- ↑ Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo mourning the death of Sedge the river otter
- ↑ String of dolphin deaths at Clearwater aquarium prompts ‘expert’ examination Tampa Bay Times
- ↑ https://archive.ph/4Wcnj
- ↑ A polar bear has died of electric shock at Copenhagen Zoo
- ↑ https://archive.is/4Wcnj
- ↑ Lonely orca Kiska dies at Marineland in Canada The Animal Reader
- ↑ https://archive.ph/H0Sl7
- ↑ https://archive.ph/XuyfN
- ↑ https://archive.ph/mCNi7
- ↑ https://archive.ph/Th8JV
- ↑ https://archive.ph/5Dwzc
- ↑ https://archive.ph/pnih2
- ↑ 46-year-old elephant euthanized at Oakland Zoo due to arthritis, other age-related problems Fox News
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230329104629/https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-zoo-mourns-unexpected-death-giraffe-willow/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230329104629/https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-zoo-mourns-unexpected-death-giraffe-willow/
- ↑ https://wtop.com/maryland/2023/03/giraffe-named-willow-dies-at-maryland-zoo-after-short-illness/
- ↑ https://archive.ph/wip/5Ye1e
- ↑ https://archive.ph/wip/TOP5h
- ↑ Little Rock Zoo mourns loss of Nona the grizzly bear (Archived) Arkansas Times
- ↑ Giant panda Lin Hui dies aged 21 years Bangkok Post
- ↑ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230422-ailing-pakistan-elephant-dies-leaving-mourning-partner-in-limbo
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230426011306/https://www.kalb.com/2023/04/24/lydia-zebra-dies-after-running-into-fence/
- ↑ San Diego Zoo elephant Mary dies at 59 (Archived) Fox 5
- ↑ https://archive.ph/mSIrj
- ↑ https://archive.ph/nG6uD
- ↑ https://archive.ph/l0jLb
- ↑ 52.0 52.1 Beluga whale and bottlenose dolphin die at Marineland, Ontario government says Archived May 9, 2023
- ↑ https://archive.ph/b7CQL
- ↑ Elephant at Dallas zoo dies from infection
- ↑ Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s ‘one-of-a-kind’ African elephant dies Fox 31
- ↑ Giraffe dies at the Calgary Zoo a day after celebrating 12th birthday CTV News Archived May 25, 2023
- ↑ Albino rattlesnake that was among largest on record has died at Florida zoo, site says Miami Herald Archived May 25, 2003
- ↑ A zebra died at the Milwaukee County Zoo from injuries sustained in an accident
- ↑ Billabong Zoo, visitors devastated over death of treasured 7-year-old African 'lion king' Milo ABC News
- ↑ ABQ Biopark loses another animal The Daily Lobo
- ↑ https://archive.ph/49BDy#selection-5314.0-5320.0
- ↑ https://www.kwch.com/video/2023/05/31/50-year-old-hippo-dies-sedgwick-co-zoo/
- ↑ Dudley Zoo announces death of 'firm favourite' lioness BBC News
- ↑ Chesterfield: Overnight fire at Metro Richmond Zoo, one animal dies
- ↑ Beloved black rhino dies after 17 years at Baton Rouge Zoo
- ↑ 'Bask in the sun in her honor': Longtime Louisville Zoo resident dies