Elephant captive breeding in europe

The breeding of elephants in Europe is supervised by the EEP, The European Endangered Species Programme.

There are presently about 500 Asian, and less than 300 African, captive elephants in Europe. The majority are cows, but Apr. 50 Asian (10 breeders) and 40 (2breeders) African are bulls. 16 Asians, and 3 Africans, of these were born in Europe, the rest wereimported from origin countries.

Between 1902-1992; 121 Asian, and (1943-1992) 11 African births are registered.

The first two generation born elephant in europe was Charkowtschanka born 1958 at Kharkiv Zoo. Rotterdam Zoological Gardens in Holland has three unique elephants babies: Both their parents were born in Zoos,(Copenhagen and Hanover) so those three are true second Zoo generation.

Rotterdam broke a record in 1997-1998, having bred four elephants in four months!