28 zoo locations has kept elephants in China
There is presently 121 (23,34) living elephants in zoo locations in China (in this database)
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China is in this database included in asia | Other regions |
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| Wild elephants: |
China has about 186 (min. 178, max. 193) wild elephants. Source:Zhang (2011) |
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| Location holdings: | 28 zoo locations has kept 141 elephants in China
(Database tables with collection of elephants further down on the page)
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| Elephants in zoo locations | 121 (23,34) living | 20 (5,12) dead |
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Sex ratio and
Management: |
| Male | 23 / 121 | | 19% | | Female | 34 / 121 | | 28% | | Free contact | 71 / 121 | | 59% | | Protected contact | 0 / 121 | | 0% | | No contact | 0 / 121 | | 0% | | Unknown contact | 49 / 121 | | 40% | | wild | 1 / 121 | | 1% |
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2008: 200-250 (Sukumar 2008)
1996: 330-370 (Santiapillai, IUCN 1996)
Small but viable herds live in southern Yunnan province. Numbers are rising, thanks to reproduction and immigration of Laos herds.
China is also a large illegal manufacturer and trader of ivory, mostly from African elephants, although some Ivory is also imported leagally.
In July 2008, the Commission on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) allowed a once-off sale of 108 tons of ivory stockpile from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia to China.
2019: 32 baby elephants captured 2018 in Wankie park, were imported to China from Zimbabwe, wia aircraft from Victoria Falls airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
2012-2020: Since 2012, China has imported more than 100 elephants from Zimbabwe to keep in zoos and circuses. They are said to sell for up to $90,000 (£73,600) each.
Poaching
in 1995, four people were executed for poaching elephants for their tusks. Since then, no poaching cases have been reported. (source)
Captive population
All 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.
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| Name | Elephant collection | Type | Place | District | Province | State | Region |
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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 Qingyuan 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 8 elephants | , 6 present (0,1) |
1 births | 2 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 13 elephants | , 2 present (1,1) |
8 births | 4 relocated | 7 deaths | zoo | Shanghai
(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
(map) | | | | 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 province | | |
