This ibis has reportedly never been kept in captivity,Brouwer K., Schifter H., Jones M. L., 1994. Longevity and breeding records of ibises and spoonbills Threskiornithidae in captivity. International Zoo Yearbook 33: 94-102. nor have live specimens ever been imported into Europe.Delacour J., 1931. Herons, storks, spoonbills and ibises. Aviculture 3: 772-778. However, numerous non-living specimens have been kept in museums around the world; such as in Brussels, Paris, Philadelphia, Leyden and Lisbon. Specimens of the akleyorum subspecies have also appeared in the Nairobi Museum and the British Museum.
