US EditionNuremberg Zoo Euthanizes 12 Healthy Baboons After Transfer and Contraception Efforts Falter
MIDDLE FRANCONIA, BAVARIA, JUL 29 – The zoo's baboon population grew to 43, exceeding a 25-animal capacity, leading to euthanasia after failed contraception and no transfer options, sparking legal threats and protests.
- On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, the Tiergarten Nuremberg Zoo in southern Germany put down 12 healthy Guinea baboons, a decision that sparked protests.
- The culling followed the zoo's February 2024 announcement that it lacked space for the growing baboon population, after failed relocation and contraception attempts.
- The enclosure, built for 25 animals, housed over 40 baboons, causing increased conflicts and injuries among them, prompting controversial management decisions.
- Dag Encke, the zoo’s director, stated that neither enlarging the habitat nor releasing the baboons back into their natural environment was feasible, while animal welfare organizations condemned the culling as unnecessary and unlawful, announcing plans to pursue legal measures.
- The incident sparked protests and arrests, intensified debate over zoo breeding policies, and calls for stricter regulation to prevent similar future events.
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The protests against the killing of baboons were great. Nevertheless, the Nuremberg Zoo saw no other possibility. The director describes tragic moments.
The animal samples will be used for research, and the carcasses were fed to predators.
Activists sensed trouble when the zoo suddenly closed yesterday.
·Netherlands
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Despite strong protests, 12 healthy baboons were killed in a zoo in Germany. The animals had insufficient space at the Nuremberg Zoo, and because there were no other options, the apes were killed and fed to predators such as vultures and lions.
·Antwerp, Belgium
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