List of Current WAZA International Studbooks
Information as of 28 September 2022
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 6 March, 2023
| 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 Starling | Acridotheres melanopterus | Anaïs Tritto and Resit Sozer | Jurong Bird Park and Cikananga Conservation Breeding Centre | 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 fulgens | Janno Weerman | Royal Rotterdam Zoological & Bot. Gardens (Rotterdam Zoo/Diergaarde Blijdorp) | Europe | 1979 |
| Red Panda | Ailurus fulgens styani | Janno Weerman | Royal Rotterdam Zoological & Bot. Gardens (Rotterdam Zoo/Diergaarde Blijdorp) | Europe | 1979 |
| Chinese alligator | Alligator sinensis | Melanie Litton | Audubon Zoo | 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 | Angelica Sugieda | São Paulo Zoo | South America | 2019 |
| Asian Small-clawed Otter | Aonyx cinereus | Jason Palmer | New Forest Wildlife Park | North America | 1990 |
| Buffon's 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 Zoological Park | North America | 1996 |
| Ploughshare Tortoise | Astrochelys yniphora | Matthias Goetz | Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust | Europe | 2011 |
| Babirusa | Babyrousa babyrussa | Jörg Beckmann | Tiergarten der Stadt Nürnberg | Europe | 1987 |
| Gaur | Bos gaurus | André Schüle | Zoo Berlin | Europe | 1966 |
| Banteng | Bos javanicus | Ivan Chandra and Steve Metzler | Taman Safari Indonesia Bogor - Cisarua and Dallas Zoo | Asia / North America | 1987 |
| Anoa | Bubalus | 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 | 1969 |
| Mexican 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 Zoological Park | 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 |
| Northern White Rhinoceros | Ceratotherium simum cottoni | Samantha de Belle | Flamingo Land | Europe | 1966 |
| Southern White Rhinoceros | Ceratotherium simum simum | Samantha de Belle | Flamingo Land | Europe | 1966 |
| Diana Monkey | Cercopithecus diana diana | Andrea Dempsey | ARTIS Royal Zoo Amsterdam | Europe | 1988 |
| Indochinese Sika Deer | Cervus nippon pseudaxis | Jan Pluháček | Ostrava Zoological Garden and Botanical Park | 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 | Stan Mays | Houston Zoo | North America | 1985 |
| Fossa | Cryptoprocta ferox | Johannes Pfleiderer | Zoo Duisburg | Europe | 2000 |
| 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 |
| Grevy's Zebra | Equus grevyi | Tanya Langenhorst | Marwell Wildlife | Europe | 1977 |
| Kiang | Equus hemionus holdereri | Nick Karpov | Moscow Zoo | Europe | 1971 |
| 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 | Peggy Hoppe | Loveland Living Planet Aquarium | North America | 1987 |
| Black Lemur | Eulemur macaco | Richard Brown | Dudley Zoological Gardens | North America | 1987 |
| 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 | 1987 |
| Gordon's Wild Cat | Felis silvestris gordoni | Alexander Sliwa | Cologne Zoo | Europe | 1996 |
| Cuvier's Gazelle | Gazella cuvieri | Eulalia Moreno and Gerardo Espeso | Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, CSIC | Europe | 2012 |
| Saharawi Dorcas Gazelle | Gazella dorcas neglecta | Teresa Abáigar | Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, CSIC | Europe | 1987 |
| Slender-horned Gazelle | Gazella leptoceros | Wendy Enright | The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens | North America | 1991 |
| Bald Ibis | Geronticus calvus | Harrison Edell | Dallas Zoo | North America | 1982 |
| Mountain Gorilla | Gorilla gorilla beringei | Miguel Casares | Zoo Frankfurt | Europe |