Elephants at zoo locations in China
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Wild elephants: | China has about 186 (min. 178, max. 193) wild elephants. Source:Zhang (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location holdings: | 28 zoo locations has kept 140 elephants in China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elephants in zoo locations | 121 (23,34) living | 19 (4,11) dead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sex ratio and Management: |
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2008: 200-250 (Sukumar 2008) Poachingin 1995, four people were executed for poaching elephants for their tusks. Since then, no poaching cases have been reported. (source) Captive populationAll captive elephants are registered under the State Forestry Administration, which is the key governmental agency responsible for wildlife conservation and management. Elephants in zoos are under the management of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Elephant collection | Type | Place | District | Province | State | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beijing Wildlife Park Kept totally 12 elephants | , 12 present (0,0) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | Beijing (map) | Daxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beijing Zoo Kept totally 9 elephants | , 6 present (2,4) | 0 births | 2 relocated | 1 deaths | zoo | Beijing (map) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bifengxia Zoo Kept totally 2 elephants | , 2 present (1,1) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | Ya'an, Sichuan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Changsha Zoo Kept totally 3 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 3 deaths | zoo | Changsha, Hunan (map) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chimelong Safari Park Kept totally 25 elephants | , 25 present (1,0) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | Panyu District (map) | Guangzhou | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China unspecified location Kept totally 7 elephants | , 6 present (0,1) | 0 births | 1 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | (map) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chongqing Zoo Kept totally 7 elephants | , 5 present (3,2) | 5 births | 1 relocated | 1 deaths | zoo | Chongqing (map) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dalian Forest Zoo Kept totally 7 elephants | , 7 present (1,6) | 2 births | 0 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | Dalian (map) | Liaoning province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guangzhou Xiangjiang Safari Park Kept totally 3 elephants | , 3 present (0,3) | 2 births | 0 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | Guangdong Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guangzhou Zoo (Canton Zoo) Kept totally 10 elephants | , 8 present (3,5) | 2 births | 0 relocated | 2 deaths | zoo | Guangzhou, Kwangtung (map) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hangzhou Zoo Kept totally 10 elephants | , 9 present (1,2) | 1 births | 1 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | Hangzhou (map) | Zhejiang province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harbin Beifang North Forest Zoo Kept totally 1 elephants | , 1 present (0,0) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | (map) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jinan Zoo (Gold Cow Park) Kept totally 5 elephants | , 4 present (2,2) | 1 births | 1 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | Jinan, Shandong (map) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kunming Zoo Kept totally 6 elephants | , 3 present (1,2) | 0 births | 3 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | Kunming | Yunnan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liuzhou Zoo Kept totally 1 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 1 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | Liuzhou | Guangxi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nanning Zoo Kept totally 3 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 2 relocated | 1 deaths | zoo | Nanning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ordos Safari Park Kept totally 0 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | Ordos | Inner Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pingnan Xiongsen Animal World Kept totally 3 elephants | , 2 present (0,0) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 1 deaths | zoo | Guigang (map) | Pingnan County | Guangxi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shanghai Wild Animal Park Kept totally 13 elephants | , 11 present (0,0) | 0 births | 1 relocated | 1 deaths | zoo | Shanghai (map) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shanghai Zoo Kept totally 12 elephants | , 2 present (1,1) | 7 births | 4 relocated | 6 deaths | zoo | Shanghai 200335 (map) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shendiao Mountain Zoo Kept totally 3 elephants | , 3 present (2,1) | 1 births | 0 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | Weihai | Shandong Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taiyuan Zoo Kept totally 4 elephants | , 3 present (1,2) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 1 deaths | zoo | Taiyuan | Shanxi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wenzhou Zoo Kept totally 1 elephants | , 0 present (0,0) | 0 births | 1 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | Wenzhou | Zhejiang Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wuhan Zoo Kept totally 2 elephants | , 2 present (1,1) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | Wuhan, Hubei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xian Qinling Zoological Park Kept totally 4 elephants | , 1 present (1,0) | 2 births | 1 relocated | 2 deaths | zoo | Xian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xinjiang Tianshan Mountain Safari Park Kept totally 3 elephants | , 3 present (1,0) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | Urumqi | Xinjiang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xishuangbanna Tropical Zoo Kept totally 2 elephants | , 2 present (0,1) | 1 births | 0 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | Jinghong (map) | Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture | Yunnan | southwest China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yunnan Wild Animal Park Kept totally 1 elephants | , 1 present (1,0) | 0 births | 0 relocated | 0 deaths | zoo | Kunming | Yunnan |