European zoos imported captive banteng from collections in Indonesia as early as 1867. The North American population of captive banteng has all derived from animals imported from European collections by the Catskill Game Farm, Philadelphia Zoological Gardens, St. Louis Zoo and San Diego Zoo.Banteng are easily managed in captivity, where they reproduce well and can live into their early twenties. There are about 2,000 animals listed in the historical International Studbook for Banteng with approximately 300 specimens in captivity at the present time.