Captive animal deaths 2024
List of animals that are known to have died in captivity in 2024
This is a list of animals that have died in captivity in 2024. 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.
This is a list that may never be finalised as it is a compilation of items or information for which the complete content may never be known and may only be updated periodically. |
Name | Species | Date of death | Location of death | Country | Reported cause of death | Reported age at death | Ref |
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Juliet | Manatee | Apr 21 | ZooTampa | USA | [1] | ||
Lulu | African elephant | Apr 10 | ARK 2000 captive wildlife sanctuary | USA | Euthanized | 58 | [2] |
Varda | Asian elephant | Apr 7 | Ramat Gan Safari | Israel | 66 | [3] | |
Cobby | Chimpanzee | Apr 6 | San Francisco Zoo & Gardens | USA | Undetermined | 63 | [4] |
Chioke | Reticulated giraffe | Mar 28 | Great Plains Zoo and Butterfly House & Aquarium | USA | Euthanized | 18 | [5] |
Bana | Western lowland gorilla | Mar 26 | Lincoln Park Zoo | USA | Euthanized | 29 | [6] |
Maurepas | Cougar | Mar 28 | Audubon Zoo | USA | Kidney disease | 16 | [7] |
Pontchartrain | Cougar | Mar 28 | Audubon Zoo | USA | Kidney disease | 16 | [7] |
Teak | Orangutan | Mar 27 | Louisville Zoo | USA | [8] | ||
Unknown | Beluga whale | Mar | Marineland | Canada | [9] | ||
Unknown | Beluga whale | Mar | Marineland | Canada | [9] | ||
Beacon | Giraffe | Mar 25 | Vizag zoo | India | cardio-pulmonary failure | 12 | [10] |
Unknown | Giraffe | Mar 16 | Zoo Miami | USA | Broken neck | 4 months | [11] |
Beau | Cheetah | Mar 14 | Phoenix Zoo | USA | [12] | ||
Tsuni | Elephant | Feb 16 | Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium | USA | Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus | 2 | [13] |
Savannah | Asian elephant | Jan 30 | El Paso Zoo | USA | Euthanized | 71 | [14] |
Moyo | Eastern black rhino | Jan 26 | Birmingham Zoo | USA | Euthanized after dental surgery | 6 | [15] |
Molly | Bottlenose dolphin | Jan 4 | Ocean Park | Hong Kong | 40 | [16] | |
Shaunzi | Asian elephant | Jan | Los Angeles Zoo | USA | [17] | ||
Hachibe | Whale shark | Jan 9 | Notojima Aquarium | Japan | died one day after the next after equipment failures (due to earth quake) led to their water tank environment to deteriorate | [18] | |
Haku | Whale shark | Jan 10 | Notojima Aquarium | Japan | died one day after the next after equipment failures (due to earth quake) led to their water tank environment to deteriorate | [18] | |
Moyo | Eastern black rhinoceros | Jan 30 | Alabama zoo | USA | Euthanized | 6 | [19] |
See also
References
- ↑ Juliet, manatee rescued from Miami Seaquarium, dies at ZooTampa CBS News Miami
- ↑ Performing Animal Welfare Society Announces Death of Lulu - Oldest African Elephant in North America PR Newswire
- ↑ Oldest elephant in Ramat Gan Safari dies Israel National News
- ↑ Oldest male chimpanzee in US dies at San Francisco zoo Yahoo
- ↑ Beloved giraffe of South Dakota zoo euthanized after foot injury The Seattle Times
- ↑ Lincoln Park Zoo’s Beloved Gorilla Matriarch, Bana, Has Died WTTW
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Two cougars at Audubon Zoo die from kidney disease 4WWWL
- ↑ Louisville Zoo mourns loss of beloved 36-year-old orangutan, Teak WHAS 11
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 2 more belugas dead at Marineland marking 17 whale deaths since 2019 CBC
- ↑ Male giraffe at Vizag zoo dies due to ill health The Week
- ↑ Baby Giraffe Found Dead with Broken Neck at Florida Zoo in 'a Devastating Loss' Yahoo
- ↑ https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article286679780.html
- ↑ https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2024/02/pittsburgh-zoos-elephant-calf-dies/
- ↑ https://kvia.com/news/el-paso/2024/01/30/savannah-el-pasos-beloved-elephant-has-died/
- ↑ Birmingham Zoo 'heartbroken' over death of black rhino due to complications following dental procedure
- ↑ Oldest male dolphin at Ocean Park passes away rthk.hk Archived
- ↑ https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/los-angeles-zoo-mourns-loss-of-53-year-old-asian-elephant-shaunzi/3304063/
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240118111132/https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240112/p2a/00m/0na/005000c
- ↑ Beloved rhino’s death shrouded in mystery after health condition puzzles Alabama zoo Miami Herald