Some 160 Bonobos are kept in zoos in the U.S., England, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.
58 rescued bonobos live at Lola ya Bonobo, a 30 hectare (74 acre) sanctuary near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (2007)
This center also obtained access to 20,000 hectares (49,421 acres) of primary tropical forest habitat as a safe place to release rehabilitated bonobos.
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZG)
San Diego Zoo's 6,000 sq ft exhibit "Pygmy Chimps at Bonobo Road" opened 4/3/93.
A second bonobo troop is maintained at the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park.
The first bonobo to arrive in San Diego was a male, "Kakowet" who was estimated to be 18 months old when he was sent from a Zaire zoo in June, 1960.
The first pair in the U.S. were seen in San Diego in 1962, when 6 year old female "Linda" was sent from Antwerp Zoo in Belgium.
The pair, Kakowet and Linda, produced 3 male and 7 female offspring over 18 years at San Diego.
Sperm recovered 6 hours after Kakowet's death from heart failure is kept viable in the "Frozen Zoo" at the San Diego Zoo's Beckman Center.
Husbandry
Breeding in Managed Care
In the U.S. the American Zoo and Aquarium Association Chimpanzee Species Survival Plan regulates breeding. (Lee & Guhad 2001)
