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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molly | Bottlenose dolphin | Jan 4 | Ocean Park | Hong Kong | 40 | [1] | |
| Shaunzi | Asian elephant | Jan | Los Angeles Zoo | USA | [2] | ||
| 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 | [3] | |
| 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 | [3] |
References
- ↑ 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/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240118111132/https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240112/p2a/00m/0na/005000c