Overview
- Zoo Zürich confirmed Monday that ten geladas were removed from the clan last week, anesthetized and humanely euthanized.
- The group had reached 48 animals, which the zoo says exceeded the enclosure’s capacity and led to repeated conflicts and fights.
- Six geladas were transferred to other parks in autumn 2025, but the zoo says no European facility accepted the remaining ten.
- The carcasses were provided to scientific institutions for research, according to the zoo.
- Zoo officials defend ongoing breeding as necessary for genetic diversity and to support geladas’ synchronized, socially driven reproduction.