List of Current WAZA International Studbooks
Information as of 14 January 2026
The International studbooks for endangered and rare species are kept under the auspices of WAZA and are overseen by the Committee for Population Management (CPM), in collaboration with Species360. They represent the highest level of global monitoring and management and provide a valuable service to the zoological community.
Currently, there are more than 130 active international studbooks, including more than 140 species or sub-species.
Last updated on 15 January, 2026.
| Common name | Scientific name | International Studbook Keeper(s) | Host institution(s) | Host Region | Established in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheetah | Acinonyx jubatus | Laurie Marker | Cheetah Conservation Fund | Africa | 1987 |
| Black-winged Myna | Acridotheres melanopterus | Anaïs Tritto and Resit Sozer | Bird Paradise | Asia | 2016 |
| Addax | Addax nasomaculatus | Wendy Enright | The Living Desert | North America | 1989 |
| Congo Peafowl | Afropavo congensis | Steven Vansteenkiste | Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp | Europe | 1988 |
| Red Panda | Ailurus fulgens ssp. | Janno Weerman | Royal Rotterdam Zoological & Bot. Gardens (Rotterdam Zoo/Diergaarde Blijdorp) | Europe | 1979 |
| Chinese alligator | Alligator sinensis | Philip Mayhew | Albuquerque Biological Park | North America | 1982 |
| Black Howler Monkey | Alouatta caraya | Valéria do Socorro Pereira | Fundação Zoo-Botânica de Belo Horizonte | South America | 1989 |
| Lear's macaw | Anodorhynchus leari | Fernanda Guida | São Paulo Zoo | South America | 2019 |
| Asian Small-clawed Otter | Aonyx cinereus | Jason Palmer | New Forest Wildlife Park | North America | 1990 |
| Great Green Macaw | Ara ambiguus | Sandrine Silhol | Zoo des Sables d’Olonne | Europe | 1994 |
| Blue-throated Macaw | Ara glaucogularis | Marcia Weinzettl | Loro Parque | Europe | 1997 |
| Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | Sara Hallager | Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology | North America | 1996 |
| Ploughshare Tortoise | Astrochelys yniphora | Matthias Goetz | Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust | Europe | 2011 |
| Babirusa | Babyrousa spp. | Jörg Beckmann | Tiergarten der Stadt Nürnberg | Europe | 1987 |
| Gaur | Bos gaurus | André Schüle | Zoo Berlin | Europe | 1966 |
| Banteng | Bos javanicus | Ivan Chandra and Amy Humpfreys | Taman Safari Indonesia Bogor - Cisarua | Asia / North America | 1987 |
| Anoa | Bubalus spp. | Marcel Alaze | Allwetterzoo Münster | Europe | 1983 |
| Great Indian Hornbill | Buceros bicornis | Koen Brouwer | Attica Zoological Park | Europe | 1990 |
| Goeldi's Monkey | Callimico goeldii | Sheila Wojciechowski | Brookfield Zoo (Chicago Zoological Society) | North America | 1983 |
| Mexican Grey Wolf | Canis lupus baileyi | Sarah Greely | The Living Desert | North America | 1979 |
| Japanese Serow | Capricornis crispus | Hitoshi Murai | Toyama Municipal Family Park Zoo | Asia | 1971 |
| Caracal | Caracal caracal | Kristen Clark | Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology | North America | 1994 |
| Southern Cassowary | Casuarius casuarius | Nicole LaGreco | San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance | North America | 2013 |
| Yellow-backed Duiker | Cephalophus silvicultor | Jessica Biggins | Milwaukee County Zoo | North America | 1995 |
| White Rhinoceros | Ceratotherium simum ssp. | Samantha de Belle | Flamingo Land | Europe | 1966 |
| Diana Monkey | Cercopithecus diana | Andrea Dempsey | ARTIS Royal Zoo Amsterdam | Europe | 1988 |
| Indochinese Sika Deer | Cervus nippon pseudaxis | Jan Pluháček | Olomouc Zoo | Europe | 1993 |
| Pygmy Hippopotamus | Choeropsis liberiensis | Beatrice Steck | Zoologischer Garten Basel AG | Europe | 1966 |
| Maned Wolf | Chrysocyon brachyurus | Ruben Holland | Zoo Leipzig | Europe | 1972 |
| Oriental White Stork | Ciconia boyciana | Ami Nakajima | Tama Zoological Park | Asia | 1994 |
| Blue-billed Curassow | Crax alberti | Christopher Holmes | San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance | North America | 2007 |
| Aruba Island Rattlesnake | Crotalus durissus unicolor | VACANT | VACANT | North America | 1985 |
| Fossa | Cryptoprocta ferox | Johannes Pfleiderer | Zoo Leipzig | Europe | 2000 |
| Spix Macaw | Cyanopsitta spixii | Silvia Neri Godoy | São Paulo Zoo | South America | 2025 (re-established) |
| Aye-aye | Daubentonia madagascariensis | Eluned Price | Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust | Europe | 1992 |
| Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo | Dendrolagus goodfellowi | Megan Richardson | Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens | Oceania | 1987 |
| Matschie's Tree Kangaroo | Dendrolagus matschiei | Davi Ann Norsworthy | Lincoln Children's Zoo | North America | 1987 |
| Sumatran Rhinoceros | Dicerorhinus sumatrensis | Michael Meyerhoff | Zoo Leipzig | Europe | 1986 |
| Black Rhinoceros | Diceros bicornis | Christian Kern | Tierpark Berlin | Europe | 1966 |
| Somali Wild Ass | Equus africanus somaliensis | Beatrice Steck | Zoologischer Garten Basel AG | Europe | 1968 |
| Grévy's Zebra | Equus grevyi | Tanya Langenhorst | Marwell Wildlife | Europe | 1977 |
| Kiang | Equus hemionus holdereri | Nick Karpov | Moscow Zoo | Europe | 1961 |
| Turkmenian Kulan | Equus hemionus kulan | Paweł Sroka | ZOO Wroclaw Sp. z o.o. | Europe | 1961 |
| Persian Onager | Equus hemionus onager | Adriane Prahl | Tierpark Hagenbeck | Europe | 1961 |
| Przewalski's Horse | Equus przewalskii | Jaroslav Simek | Prague Zoo | Europe | 1959 |
| Hartmann's Mountain Zebra | Equus zebra hartmannae | Tanya Langenhorst | Marwell Wildlife | Europe | 1987 |
| Blue-eyed Black Lemur | Eulemur flavifrons | Britt Keith | Duke Lemur Center | North America | 1982 |
| Black Lemur | Eulemur macaco | Richard Brown | Dudley Zoological Gardens | North America | 1982 |
| Sand Cat | Felis margarita | Jérôme Catinaud | Le Parc des Félins | Europe | 1988 |
| Black-footed Cat | Felis nigripes | Kara Heynis | Lory Park Zoo and Owl Sanctuary | Africa | 1988 |
| Gordon's Wild Cat | Felis lybica lybica | Alexander Sliwa | Cologne Zoo | Europe | 1996 |
| Cuvier's Gazelle | Gazella cuvieri | Eulalia Moreno and Gerardo Espeso | Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, CSIC | Europe | 1987 |
| Saharawi Dorcas Gazelle | Gazella dorcas neglecta | Teresa Abáigar | Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, CSIC | Europe | 1991 |
| Slender-horned Gazelle | Gazella leptoceros | Wendy Enright | The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens | North America | 1982 |
| Cape Ibis | Geronticus calvus | Luis Neves | Woodland Park Zoo | North America | 2014 |
| Western Lowland Gorilla | Gorilla gorilla | Sabrina Linn | Zoo Frankfurt | Europe | 1967 |
| Wattled Crane | Bugeranus carunculatus | Samantha Grabarz | Zoo New England | North America | 1987 |
| Red-crowned Crane | Grus japonensis | Ami Nakajima | Tama Zoological Park | Asia | 1971 |
| Siberian White Crane | Grus leucogeranus | Tatiana Kashentseva | Oka Crane Breeding Center | Eurasia | 1983 |
| Hooded Crane | Grus monacha | Kazutoshi Takami | Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park | Asia | 1985 |
| White-naped Crane | Grus vipio | Yoshihiko Takaki | Saitama Children's Zoo (Saitama Parks and Greenery Land Association) | Asia | 1982 |
| Alaotran Gentle Lemur | Hapalemur griseus alaotrensis | VACANT | Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust | Europe | 1997 |
| Northern Bamboo Lemur | Hapalemur occidentalis | Luca Morino | Parc Zoologique de Paris | Europe | 1999 |
| Sun bear | Helarctos malayanus | Kay Bradfield | Perth Zoo | Oceania | 1990 |
| Silvery Gibbon | Hylobates moloch | Holly Thompson | Perth Zoo | Oceania | 1991 |
| Pileated Gibbon | Hylobates pileatus | Robert Zingg | Zoo Zürich | Europe | 1990 |
| Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat | Hypogeomys antimena | Mark Beresford | Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust | Europe | 1992 |
| Vicuña | Lama vicugna | Lena Bockreiß | Münchner Tierpark Hellabrunn | Europe | 1969 |
| Golden-headed Lion Tamarin | Leontopithecus chrysomelas | Peter Galbusera | Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp | Europe | 1988 |
| Black Lion Tamarin | Leontopithecus chrysopygus | Rachel Cowen | Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust | Europe | 1989 |
| Golden Lion Tamarin | Leontopithecus rosalia | Kenton Kerns | Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology | North America | 1970 |
| Margay | Leopardus wiedii | Sam Harley | Chester Zoo | Europe | 1970 |
| Black-crested Mangabey | Lophocebus aterrimus | Tjerk ter Meulen | ARTIS Royal Zoo Amsterdam | Europe | 2022 |
| Buff-crested Bustard | Lophotis gindiana | VACANT | formerly: Atlanta Zoo | North America | 1996 |
| Vietnam Pheasant | Lophura edwardsi | Sarah Patterson | Zoological Society of London (ZSL) | Europe | 1976 |
| African Wild Dog | Lycaon pictus | Tracy Rehse | National Zoological Garden of South Africa | Africa | 1997 |
| Lion-tailed Macaque | Macaca silenus | Alexander Sliwa | Cologne Zoo | Europe | 1982 |
| Drill | Mandrillus leucophaeus | Carsten Zehrer and Cathleen R. Cox | Tierpark Hellabrunn | Europe | 1985 |
| Sloth Bear | Melursus ursinus | Anand Kumar | Mandai Wildlife Group | Europe | 1996 |
| Giant Anteater | Myrmecophaga tridactyla | Ilona Schappert | Zoo Dortmund | Europe | 1997 |
| Mhorr Gazelle | Nanger dama | Gerardo Espeso | Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, CSIC | Europe | 1990 |
| Clouded Leopard | Neofelis nebulosa | Jilian Fazio | The Turtle Back Zoo | North America | 1973 |
| Mauritius Pink Pigeon | Nesoenas mayeri | Harriet Whitford | Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust | Europe | 1988 |
| Okapi | Okapia johnstoni | Sander Hofman | Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp | Europe | 1966 |
| Scimitar-horned Oryx | Oryx dammah | Sophie Whitemore | Marwell Wildlife | Europe | 1996 |
| Arabian Oryx | Oryx leucoryx | Michelle Hatwood | Audubon Zoo | North America | 1966 |
| Pallas Cat | Otocolobus manul | David Barclay | Highland Wildlife Park | Europe | 1997 |
| Musk ox | Ovibos moschatus | Angelica Åsberg | Lycksele Djurpark | Europe | 1985 |
| Bonobo | Pan paniscus | Sarah Lafaut | Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp | Europe | 1967 |
| Asiatic Lion | Panthera leo persica | Anupam Srivastav | Wildlife Institute of India | Asia | 1971 |
| Sri Lankan Leopard | Panthera pardus kotiya | Frédéric Houssaye | Parc Zoologique de CERZA | Europe | 1975 |
| Javan Leopard | Panthera pardus melas | Keni Sultan | Taman Safari Indonesia Bogor - Cisarua | Asia | 2014 |
| Arabian Leopard | Panthera pardus nimr | Jane Budd | Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife | Europe | 1975 |
| Amur Leopard | Panthera pardus orientalis | Victoria Larkin | Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Edinburgh Zoo | Europe | 1975 |
| Persian Leopard | Panthera pardus tulliana | Susana Nolasco | Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa | Europe | 1975 |
| Amur Tiger | Panthera tigris altaica | Ruben Holland and Thomas Liebenstein | Zoo Leipzig | Europe | 1967 |
| South China Tiger | Panthera tigris amoyensis | Ruben Holland and Thomas Liebenstein | Zoo Leipzig | Europe | 1967 |
| Indochinese Tiger | Panthera tigris corbetti | Ruben Holland and Thomas Liebenstein | Zoo Leipzig | Europe | 1967 |
| Malayan Tiger | Panthera tigris jacksoni | Ruben Holland and Thomas Liebenstein | Zoo Leipzig | Europe | 1967 |
| Sumatran Tiger | Panthera tigris sumatrae | Ruben Holland and Thomas Liebenstein | Zoo Leipzig | Europe | 1967 |
| Bengal Tiger | Panthera tigris tigris | Ruben Holland and Thomas Liebenstein | Zoo Leipzig | Europe | 1967 |
| Snow Leopard | Panthera uncia | Emma Nygren | Nordens Ark | Europe | 1971 |
| Lesser Bird-of-Paradise | Paradisaea minor | Mary Iorizzo | WCS Central Park Zoo | North America | 1997 |
| Raggiana Bird-of-paradise | Paradisaea raggiana | Jessica Theule | San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance | North America | 2020 |
| Partula Snails | Partula spp. | Dave Clarke | ZSL London Zoo | Europe | 1996 |
| Koala | Phascolarctos cinereus | Micaela Rios | Taronga Conservation Society Australia | Oceania | 1996 |
| Orangutan | Pongo spp. | Megan Elder | Como Park Zoo & Conservatory | North America | 1967 |
| Sri Lankan Rusty-spotted Cat | Prionailurus rubiginosus phillipsi | Johannes Köhler | Zoo Frankfurt | Europe | 1996 |
| Fishing Cat | Prionailurus viverrinus | Tomas Rus | Zoo Děčín | Europe | 1993 |
| Greater Bamboo Lemur | Prolemur simus | Delphine Roullet | Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens | Europe | 1999 |
| Coquerel's Sifaka | Propithecus coquereli | Danielle Lynch | Duke University Lemur Center | North America | 1992 |
| Crowned Sifaka | Propithecus coronatus | Luca Morino | Parc Zoologique de Paris | Europe | 1992 |
| Giant Otter | Pteronura brasiliensis | Tim Schikora | Zoologischer Garten Schwerin | Europe | 2003 |
| Rodrigues Fruit Bat | Pteropus rodricensis | David White | Chester Zoo | Europe | 1992 |
| Blue-crowned Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus courtoisi | Laura Gardner | Wildwood Trust | Europe | 1992 |
| Southern Pudu | Pudu puda | Silja Herberg | Zoologischer Garten Wuppertal | Europe | 1969 |
| Douc Langur | Pygathrix nemaeus | Lois Lippold | Douc Langur Foundation | North America | 1976 |
| Indian Rhino/Greater one-horned-rhino | Rhinoceros unicornis | Beatrice Steck | Zoologischer Garten Basel AG | Europe | 1966 |
| Visayan Spotted Deer | Rusa alfredi | Christina Schubert | Zoo Landau in der Pfalz | Europe | 2013 |
| Pied Tamarin | Saguinus bicolor | Andrew Baker | Philadelphia Zoo | North America | 1995 |
| Cotton-top Tamarin | Saguinus oedipus | Christian Olaciregui | Fundación Botánica y Zoológica de Barranquilla | South America | 1986 |
| Bush Dog | Speothos venaticus | Philipp Tumasian | Moscow Zoo | Europe | 1972 |
| Central American Tapir | Tapirus bairdii | Carolina Holguin | Africam Safari Puebla | North America | 1987 |
| Malayan Tapir | Tapirus indicus | Sharmy Prastiti | Taman Safari Indonesia Bogor - Cisarua | Asia | 1984 |
| Gelada Baboon | Theropithecus gelada | Nicolas Brüning | NaturZoo Rheine | Europe | 1990 |
| Madagascar Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis bernieri | Kim Gray | Dallas Zoo | North America | 2024 |
| Eastern/Mountain Bongo | Tragelaphus euryceros isaaci | Nick Davis | Chester Zoo | Europe | 1985 |
| Andean/Spectacled Bear | Tremarctos ornatus | Sara Colandrea | Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology | North America | 1972 |
| Polar Bear | Ursus maritimus | Antje Zimmermann | Zoologischer Garten Rostock GmbH | Europe | 1981 |
| Komodo Dragon | Varanus komodoensis | Bongot Huaso Mulia | Taman Safari Indonesia Bogor - Cisarua | Asia | 1995 |
| Red Ruffed Lemur | Varecia rubra | Mylisa Whipple | Saint Louis Zoo | North America | 1982 |
| Black and White Ruffed Lemur | Varecia variegata | Mylisa Whipple | Saint Louis Zoo | North America | 1982 |
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