Mustelids in North America

Onychorhynchus coronatus said:
Haven't seen any mention of institutions in Mexico (Also a big part of North America) on this thread so far so I'll list some species commonly held there.

Neotropical river otters are held by : Chapultepec zoo (Mexico city - as far as I know this is no longer but was in past), San Juan de Aragon zoo (Mexico city ) , Benito Juarez zoo (Morelia), ZOOMAT (Chiapas).

North American river otter held by : Chapultepec zoo ? (possibly in past ? ) , San Juan de Aragon zoo ? (possibly in past?).

Tayra are held by : Guadalajara zoo ( Guadalajara-perhaps no longer held) , ZOOMAT (Chiapas).

American badger are / were held by: Leon zoo (perhaps no longer held ? ), San Juan de Aragon zoo (Mexico city- this individual died quite some time ago).

Domestic ferret / polecat are held by : Chapultepec zoo (Mexico city).

Lesser grison are held by: ZOOMAT (Chiapas).
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Some cool species there (but do note that in the beginning post I specifically mentioned US and Canada only).
 
Onychorhynchus coronatus said:
Haven't seen any mention of institutions in Mexico (Also a big part of North America) on this thread so far so I'll list some species commonly held there.

Neotropical river otters are held by : Chapultepec zoo (Mexico city - as far as I know this is no longer but was in past), San Juan de Aragon zoo (Mexico city ) , Benito Juarez zoo (Morelia), ZOOMAT (Chiapas).

North American river otter held by : Chapultepec zoo ? (Mexico City-possibly in past ? ) , San Juan de Aragon zoo ? (Mexico city-possibly in past?).

Tayra are held by : Guadalajara zoo ( Jalisco-perhaps no longer held ?) , ZOOMAT (Chiapas).

American badger are / were held by: Leon zoo ( Guanajuato-perhaps no longer held ? ), San Juan de Aragon zoo (Mexico city- this individual died quite some time ago).

Domestic ferret / polecat are held by : Chapultepec zoo (Mexico city).

Lesser grison are held by: ZOOMAT (Chiapas).
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Valla Zoo in Valladolid has 1 tayra and 2 greater grisons (as of December 26, 2019)
 
It might be worth noting which of these are only kept behind the scenes, for those of us who would travel to specifically see these animals. A big one for me is the darn american badger at Maryland Zoo. So close, yet so far! The only other places on the entire east coast with the species are the awful space farms zoo in northern NJ and safari niagara over the border in Canada. The eastern-most one on display in an AZA zoo would be the couple in Wisconsin.
 
TinoPup said:
It might be worth noting which of these are only kept behind the scenes, for those of us who would travel to specifically see these animals. A big one for me is the darn american badger at Maryland Zoo. So close, yet so far! The only other places on the entire east coast with the species are the awful space farms zoo in northern NJ and safari niagara over the border in Canada. The eastern-most one on display in an AZA zoo would be the couple in Wisconsin.
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American Badger seems to be a difficult one for a lot of people. Guess I'm lucky my local facility's badger is usually visible.
 
Great Argus said:
American Badger seems to be a difficult one for a lot of people. Guess I'm lucky my local facility's badger is usually visible.
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It's in my top 5 of species I want to see (*that are at least in captivity in the USA). Other than otters and the BFF, mustelids are pretty much non-existent in central east coast zoos :( It took me multiple tries to see the closest fisher (Lehigh Valley) because she likes to hide in a log.
 
TinoPup said:
It's in my top 5 of species I want to see (*that are at least in captivity in the USA). Other than otters and the BFF, mustelids are pretty much non-existent in central east coast zoos :( It took me multiple tries to see the closest fisher (Lehigh Valley) because she likes to hide in a log.
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I know it's a bit far for you, but I must recommend a visit to the Henry Vilas Zoo. They have what is undisputedly the best American Badger aground and they usually active, provided you visit on a summer day.
 
TinoPup said:
It might be worth noting which of these are only kept behind the scenes, for those of us who would travel to specifically see these animals. A big one for me is the darn american badger at Maryland Zoo. So close, yet so far! The only other places on the entire east coast with the species are the awful space farms zoo in northern NJ and safari niagara over the border in Canada. The eastern-most one on display in an AZA zoo would be the couple in Wisconsin.
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Claws n Paws Animal Park near Scranton.
 
birdsandbats said:
I know it's a bit far for you, but I must recommend a visit to the Henry Vilas Zoo. They have what is undisputedly the best American Badger aground and they usually active, provided you visit on a summer day.
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Thanks for the tip, moved it up high on my list :)

drill said:
Claws n Paws Animal Park near Scranton.
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Are you sure? It's not mentioned on their species list on their website, and not on the list in this thread.

(Ha, Claws n Paws and Space Farms are the exact same distance from me)
 
Already heard back from the zoo! They have 2 badgers, Pat and Terry. So they can be added to the list for American Badger :) Thanks for the tip, Drill!
 
Update:

Tayra (10 holders)
Abilene Zoo
Aggieland Safari
Alexandria Zoo
Aloha Safari Zoo
Bright's Zoo
Indian Creek Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo
Oklahoma City Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo
Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium

Greater Grison (2 holders)
Timbavati Wildlife Park
Wildwood Wildlife Park

Wolverine (10 holders)
Alaska Zoo
Columbus Zoo & Aquarium
Detroit Zoo (gulo)
Henson Robinson Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
San Francisco Zoo
Sauvage Zoo of St-Félicien
Thompson Park Zoo and Conservatory
Zoo Montana (gulo)

Zorilla (2 holders)
Rainforest Adventures Zoo (0.1)
Tanganyika Wildlife Park

American Marten (4 holders)
Ecomuseum Zoo
Salomonier Nature Park (atrata)
Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park
ZooAmerica (2.1)

Yellow-throated Marten (1 holder)
Assiniboine Park Zoo

Pine Marten (2 holders)
Dakota Zoo
Turtle Back Zoo

Fisher (15 holders)
Charles Paddock Zoo
Dakota Zoo
Ecomuseum Zoo
Lehigh Valley Zoo
Maine Wildlife Park
Minnesota Zoo
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Sauvage Zoo of St-Félicien
Shalom Wildlife Zoo
Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park
Special Memories Zoo
Squam Lake Natural Science Center
Thompson Park Zoo and Conservatory
Timbavati Wildlife Park
Zollman Zoo

Honey Badger (5 holders)
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo (0.1)
Living Treasures Animal Park
Naples Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Tanganyika Wildlife Park

Short-tailed Weasel (2 holders)
Trailside Zoo
Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center

Long-tailed Weasel (2 holders)
Orange County Zoo
Turtle Bay Exploration Park

European Polecat (1 holder)
Caldwell Zoo

Black-footed Ferret (19 holders)
Abilene Zoo
Amarillo Zoo
Austin Zoo
Bright's Zoo
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Dakota Zoo
Elmwood Park Zoo
El Paso Zoo
Hutchinson Zoo
Lee Richardson Zoo
Louisville Zoo
Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo & Adventure Park
Pheonix Zoo
Red River Zoo
Roosevelt Park Zoo
Topeka Zoo
Toronto Zoo
Smithsonian National Zoo
ZooAmerica

Least Weasel (2 holders)
Keystone Safari
Western North Carolina Nature Center

American Mink (11 holders)
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Bear Den Zoo
Georgia Sea Turtle Center
Parc Safari
San Antonio Zoo
Sanders County Wildlife Conservation Center
Shalom Wildlife Zoo
Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park
Wild Wonders Wildlife Park
Zoo in Forest Park and Education Center
Zoo Montana

American Badger (37 holders)
Alameda Park Zoo
Amarillo Zoo
America's Teaching Zoo
Bear Den Zoo
Big Bear Alpine Zoo
Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park
British Columbia Wildlife Park
California Living Museum
Claws 'n Paws Animal Park
DeYoung Family Zoo
GarLyn Zoo
Great Vancouver Zoo
Henry Vilas Zoo
High Desert Museum
Hutchinson Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo & Adventure Park
MacKensie Center
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Milwaukee County Zoo
Niabi Zoo
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Pocatello Zoo
Safari Niagara
Saskatoon Forestry Farm and Zoo
Shalom Wildlife Zoo
Space Farms Zoo & Museum
Special Memories Zoo
The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens
The Wild Animal Park
Timbavati Wildlife Park
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center
Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium
Zollman Zoo

African Clawless Otter (2 holders)
Metro Richmond Zoo
San Diego Zoo

Asian Small-clawed Otter (43 holders)
Audubon Zoo
Bright's Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Dallas Zoo
Denver Zoo
Discovery Cove
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Georgia Aqurium
Greensboro Science Center
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Kansas City Zoo
Houston Zoo
Indianapolis Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
Living Planet Aquarium
Living Treasures Animal Park
Memphis Zoo
Mill Mountain Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
Newport Aquarium
North Georgia Zoo
OdySea Aquarium
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
San Antonio Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Santa Barbara Zoo
Santa Fe Teaching Zoo
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Antonio
SeaWorld San Diego
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Smithsonian National Zoo
Sunset Zoo
Tanganyika Wildlife Park
Tiger World
Tregembo Animal Park
Virginia Zoo in Norfolk
Woodland Park Zoo
Zoo Miami

Sea Otter (13 holders)
Alaska SeaLife Center (kenyoni)
Aquarium of the Americas
Aquarium of the Pacific (nereis)
Georgia Aquarium (nereis)
Minnesota Zoo (kenyoni)
Monterey Bay Aquarium (nereis)
New York Aquarium (nereis, kenyoni) (3.0)
Oregon Zoo (nereis)
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium (kenyoni)
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquairum (nereis, kenyoni)
Seattle Aquarium (kenyoni)
SeaWorld San Diego (nereis)
Shedd Aquairum (nereis, kenyoni)
Vancouver Aquarium

North American River Otter (159 holders)
Abilene Zoo
African Safari Wildlife Park
Akron Zoo
Alameda Park Zoo
Alaska Zoo
Albuquerque Aquarium
Alexandria Zoo
Animal Forest
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Aquarium of the Bay
Audubon Zoo
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium
Birmingham Zoo
Blank Park Zoo
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Bramble Park Zoo
BREC Baton Rouge Zoo
Brevard Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Brookgreen Gardens
Buffalo Zoo
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Calgary Zoo
Calvert Marine Museum
Caldwell Zoo
Cameron Park Zoo
Cape May County Zoo
Capron Park Zoo
Central Florida Zoo
Chahinkapa Zoo
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Cincinnati Zoo
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Columbian Park Zoo
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
CuriOdyssey
Dakota Zoo
Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum
Detroit Zoo
Dickerson Park Zoo
Ecomuseum Zoo
Ecotarium
Edmonton Valley Zoo
Elmwood Park Zoo
Ellen Trout Zoo
Erie Zoo
Florida Aquarium
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
Fort Worth Zoo
GarLyn Zoo
Georgia Sea Turtle Center
Great Lakes Aquarium
Greensboro Science Center
Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center
Henry Vilas Zoo
Henson Robinson Zoo
High Desert Museum
Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park
Houston Zoo
Hutchinson Zoo
Idaho Falls Zoo
Jackson Zoo
John Ball Zoo
Kaleideum North
Kansas City Zoo
Keystone Safari
Knoxville Zoo
Landry's Downtown Aquarium
Lehigh Valley Zoo
Lee Richardson Zoo
Lincoln Children's Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
Little Rock Zoo
Living Planet Aquarium
Lupa Zoo
Magnetic Hill Zoo
Maritime Aquarium
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Maymont
Menominee Park Zoo
Mesker Park Zoo
Miller Park Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
Montgomery Zoo
Mote Marine Lab
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
New York State Zoo at Thompson Park
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island
North Carolina Zoo
Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo & Adventure Park
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Oakland Zoo
Ober Gatlinburg's Wildlife Adventure
Ochsner Park Zoo
Oglebay's Good Zoo
Oklahoma Aquarium
Oregon Zoo
Palm Beach Zoo
Phillips Park Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Potawatomi Zoo
Potter Park Zoo
Prospect Park Zoo
Pueblo Zoo
Red River Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo
Riverview Park & Zoo
Rodger Williams Park Zoo
Roosevelt Park Zoo
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Sacramento Zoo
Saginaw Children's Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo
Salisbury Zoo
Salmonier Nature Park
San Francisco Zoo
Sauvage Zoo of St-Félicien
Seattle Aquarium
Sedgwick County Zoo
Seneca Park Zoo
Sequioa Park Zoo
Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park
Smithsonian National Zoo
South Carolina Aquarium
Special Memories Zoo
Staten Island Zoo
Stone Zoo
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
Summerfield Zoo
Sunset Zoo
Tallahassee Museum
Tennessee Aquarium
Texas State Aquarium
Texas Zoo
The Wild Center
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium
Topeka Zoo
Toronto Zoo
Trevor Zoo at Millbrook School
Tulsa Zoo
Turtle Back Zoo
Utah's Hogle Zoo
Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center
Virginia Living Museum
Washington Park Zoo
Western North Carolina Nature Center
Wilderness Trails Zoo
Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center
Western North Carolina Nature Center
Zollman Zoo
Zoo America
Zoo Miami
Zoo Montana
Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park

Spotted-necked Otter (10 holders)
Binghampton Zoo at Ross Park
Fresno Chaffee Zoo
Little Rock Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Pheonix Zoo
Reid Park Zoo
San Diego Zoo
SeaWorld San Antonio
Toronto Zoo
Zoo de Granby

Giant Otter (10 holders)
Birmingham Zoo
Brevard Zoo
Dallas World Aquarium
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Moody Gardens
Philadelphia Zoo
Rodger Williams Park Zoo
Zoo Atlanta
Zoo Miami

A legitimate question here: is the NARO the most common animal in North American zoos? It must be at least close.
 
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Pretty sure it's been reported many times now that the Fisher at CALM died in early 2018..

Also Georgia Aquarium should have California Sea Otter, not Alaskan. My prior post meant that Alaska should keep the Alaskan ssp.

~Thylo
 
birdsandbats said:
A legitimate question here: is the NARO the most common animal in North American zoos? It must be at least close.
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Based on what data I've seen, I suspect it probably is (among wild animals at least). It has the advantage of being common across three different types of facilities: general zoo facilities, nature centers and native collections, and aquariums. It is also an animal that frequently shows up in rescue/rehab networks, and is very popular with visitors because of its visibility and entertaining behavior. I can't think of another species with that many favorable attributes.
 
Coelacanth18 said:
Based on what data I've seen, I suspect it probably is (among wild animals at least). It has the advantage of being common across three different types of facilities: general zoo facilities, nature centers and native collections, and aquariums. It is also an animal that frequently shows up in rescue/rehab networks, and is very popular with visitors because of its visibility and entertaining behavior. I can't think of another species with that many favorable attributes.
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I think tigers might give the otters a run for their money as most common zoo animal in North America, given their popularity in both AZA zoos and private unaccredited facilities.
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Yeah but random nature centers aren't going to have tigers, whereas they likely will have otters (same with aquariums).

~Thylo
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Absolutely, but I'd also argue that the general public sees otter species as interchangeable, so NA River Otters compete for exhibit spaces with Small-clawed and to a lesser extent other otter species when geographic origin isn't relevant to the facility. In contrast, tigers aren't perceived as directly interchangeable with other big cats. That's just my perception. Getting to actual numbers, the 2009 felid RCP is online and lists tigers at 129 AZA facilities. Assuming there hasn't been much change since then, it would require only 30 non-accredited facilities to equal the NA River Otter numbers given above.
 
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