Plains zebra
Animals in our sanctuary
Ukwi
Date of birth
15-09-2016
Date taken in
04-06-2018
Roy comes from a zoo in The Netherlands. This zoo participates in an international breeding programme to conserve the plains zebra, a species threatened with extinction.
Because of the breeding programmes, animals sometimes have to be removed from the zoo, either because they disrupt the breeding or because there is not enough space to keep the species. The fate of these animals is often uncertain: will they find a refuge where they are wanted or will they be euthanised as a 'problem'?
Luckily Roy found a new home at De Zonnegloed.
Giza
Date of birth
10-05-2024
Date taken in
05-06-2025
Giza was confiscated along with another zebra at the German-Polish border. The animals were believed to be en route from Sweden via Germany to a zoo in Poland, but were stopped because their papers were not in order. Little is known about their exact origin.
Mwanga
Date of birth
27-05-2024
Date taken in
05-06-2025
Mwanga was confiscated along with another zebra at the German-Polish border. The animals were believed to be en route from Sweden via Germany to a zoo in Poland, but were stopped because their papers were not in order. Little is known about their exact origin.
