Chapter 6: Sulawesi babirusa Babyrousa celebensis (Deninger, 1909)67
Status in Captivity
There are currently (15 December 2015) 77,113 = 190 babirusa
in 34 zoological collections worldwide (Figure 6.7). These are
managed regionally by studbook-keepers in Indonesia, Europe,
and North America. A Global Species Management Plan
(GSMP) (in conjunction with GSMPs for Banteng and Anoa)
for babirusa has been prepared during a workshop, from 25 to
30 January 2016, at Taman Safari Indonesia, in collaboration
with the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry and
the Indonesian Zoo Association. The application for the GSMP
was approved by the World Association of Zoos and Aquaria
(WAZA) on 16 March 2016 and a Masterplan (actions docu-
ment) is currently being written up. A GSMP committee has been
established, representing all relevant regional zoo associations
(including the Indonesian Zoo Association), the Indonesian
Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the IUCN Wild Pig
Specialist Group. The committee also includes an international
studbook keeper, a population biologist and in-situ experts. An
executive summary and set of recommended actions were pro-
duced from the workshop. A set of priority in-situ and ex-situ
actions has been agreed for the coming two years. Primarily,
these actions cover a global breeding and transfer plan for babi-
rusa, capacity-building for Indonesian zoos and government
authorities rescuing animals, support for education and aware-
ness programmes in zoos and the wild, and a range of in-situ
projects (currently being designed). Support mainly stems from
individual zoo institutions, and may be financial, in kind, or in
the form of direct advice and training given by zoo staff.Acknowledgements
I should like to acknowledge the hospitality of Ulla Freifrau von
Mengden and the Utomo family in Jakarta, ‘Pak Yah Yah and
Mama Dios on Sulawesi, and the directors and staff of Surabaya
zoo, Ragunan zoo and Taman Safari Indonesia I and II during
my visits to Indonesia. Information gathered from Sulawesi
would not have been possible without the assistance of my
colleagues, Dr Kristin Leus, the late Monsieur Maurice Patry,
Professor Srihadi Agungpriono, and Bapak Hali Day. I am also
glad to acknowledge the anatomical material, carefully curated
in museums in SE Asia, North America and throughout Europe,
to which I have been given access. The personal observationsFigure 6.7 Babyrousa celebensis at Taman Safari, Bogor (Photo by R. Wirth).
(A black and white version of this figure will appear in some formats. For the colour
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