Mustelids in European Zoos

[Elsa14]

Hi all!

Does anyone know of any zoos in Europe which house the following?:

Sable- Martes zibellina
Steppe Polecat- Mustela eversmanii
Siberian Weasel- Mustela sibirica

I have tried Zootierliste, but wasn't sure if it was up to date.
Thanks!
E

 

[TeaLovingDave]

Zootierliste is - as far as I know - accurate as far as these three species go. As such, the current state of affairs is as follows:

Martes zibellina - the only 4 European collections holding this species are in Russia; there are also 4 holdings in the Asian portion of Russia listed on ZTL.

Mustela eversmanii - the only two collections holding this species according to ZTL are in the Asian portion of Russia; as such this species is now absent from European collections.

Mustela sibirica - this species is held in a single Czech collection, a single Polish collection and two Russian collections, one of which is in "European" Russia. I was fortunate enough to see the Czech individual earlier this year, as it happens.

 

[Elsa14]

Zootierliste is - as far as I know - accurate as far as these three species go. As such, the current state of affairs is as follows:

Martes zibellina - the only 4 European collections holding this species are in Russia; there are also 4 holdings in the Asian portion of Russia listed on ZTL.

Mustela eversmanii - the only two collections holding this species according to ZTL are in the Asian portion of Russia; as such this species is now absent from European collections.

Mustela sibirica - this species is held in a single Czech collection, a single Polish collection and two Russian collections, one of which is in "European" Russia. I was fortunate enough to see the Czech individual earlier this year, as it happens.

Thanks for this Dave!!

 

[Brum]

I was fortunate enough to see the Czech individual earlier this year, as it happens.

You've actually seen a Siberian weasel? About bloody time...

 

[Elsa14]

Do you know if they're ever kept in private collections?