Nice to see this 11 year old thread come back from the dead, isn't it 
Uk help to find
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Although precise ID is unclear, as that import shows definite ID points for both species
Not actually held anywhere in Europe - all so-called Arctic Wolves in European collections are non-ssp animals with heavy domestic admixture.
believe there are some Bobcat left in the UK, all private. I'm sure someone like @TeaLovingDave can confirm
Correct - at least two private holdings that I know of in the UK.
Well that's double the amount of holders I know about...!
Update
ARABIAN LEOPARD - None in UK, all held in European zoos now reside in the UAE.
ERMINE - Wildwood and the British Wildlife Centre.
WESTERN SPOTTED SKUNK - (Possibly) none in Europe. The Eastern Spotted Skunk resides at the "Arche Noah Zoo" in Germany, though the import shows definite ID points for both species of Eastern and Western Spotted Skunk. (credit: TeaLovingDave)
GRIZZLY BEAR - None in UK, all Grizzlies in Europe now reside in Bulgaria and Germany.
WATER MONGOOSE - None in UK, last animal in UK died at Curraghs Wildlife Park in 2016. 2 zoos in Germany are now the only European zoos holding the individual.
SMALL SPOTTED GENET - An alternate term for the Common Genet. The subspecies are spread across a number of UK and Europe Zoos. The so called "European" Genet can be found at 7 zoos in the UK.
DINGO - Until fairly recently, the taxon was unrepresented in UK collections. Can now be found at Hamerton.
ARCTIC FOX - Held in 7 collections across the UK, notably Hoo Farm and Highland Wildlife Park.
BOBCAT - Formerly dotted across a number of UK zoos, now is absent from UK public collections. 25 zoos in Europe now keep the species. That said, Bobcat are still held privately in the UK. (Credit: ThomasNotTom and TeaLovingDave)
SAND CAT - Exmoor.
SCOTTISH WILDCAT - Held across 24 zoos in the UK, notably Edinburgh and Wildwood.
CLOUDED LEOPARD - Held at 6 zoos in the UK, notably Cotswold and Howletts.
COUGAR - Held at 7 zoos in the UK, notably Exmoor and Amazona.
GIANT PANGOLIN - None in Europe, Leipzig in Germany seems to have been holding a stable population of the Chinese Pangolin for 12 years.
GROUNDHOG - None in UK, last held in the 1980's by Chester Zoo. 3 zoos now hold the species across the Czech Republic and Germany.
PREHENSILE – TAILED TREE PORCUPINE - Held at 3 collections in the UK, notably Hemsley and Longleat.
VICUNA - Held at 8 collections in the UK, notably Twycross and Port Lympne.
MOOSE - Alces Alces is held at 5 collections in the UK, notably Longleat and Highland.
PRONGHORN - None in Europe, last animal held in Europe was in Germany in the 1970's.
YAK - Held at 7 collections in the UK, notably Whipsnade and Highland.
GREATER KUDU - Held at 5 collections in the UK, notably Howletts and Colchester.
INDIAN BLACKBUCK - Held at 8 collections in the UK, notably both of Aspinall's two parks.
MUSK OX - Highland.
SPECTACLED HARE WALLABY - None in Europe, last held in Frankfurt in the very early 1900's.
NUMBAT - None in Europe.
AYE - AYE - Held at 4 zoos in the UK, notably Chester and Bristol.
OLIVE BABOON - Knowsley.
SHOEBILL - None in UK, held at 3 collections in Europe, notably Praha and Walsrode.
SCARLET IBIS - A fairly common species in European collections.
MARABOU STORK - Also fairly common.
GOLDEN EAGLE - Rarely represented in mainstream zoos, but popular in falconaries.
STELLER’S SEA EAGLE - As per Golden Eagle, rare in mainstream zoos, popular in falconaries.
HARPY’S EAGLE - None in UK, 2 zoos in Germany hold this animal, Berlin and Nurnberg. Beauval might have the species in their inventory as well.
TAKAHE - None in Europe.
HOATZIN - None in Europe, only ever pops up occasionally in collections. The sole holding of this animal in Europe was in 1931 at London, and later again at London in 1955. (Credit: Tim May)
RESPLENDENT QUETZAL - None in Europe. The Golden Headed Quetzal is held at Walsrode. The Crested Quetzal was held for a span of 7 years at Amazon World Zoo Park.
YELLOW – BILLED OXPECKER - None in Europe. Formerly held by 1950's London.
KOALA - Held in Edinburgh, and now Longleat.
ARCTIC WOLF - None in Europe. All so called "Arctic Wolves" in Europe are non-spp animals with heavy domestic admixture. (credit: TeaLovingDave)
Bonus: @monkeyarmy 's list
KINKAJOU - Held at 13 collections in the UK, notably Five Sisters and Amazon World.
GHARIAL - None in UK. Held at 8 collections in Europe.
FALSE GHARIAL - Held at 3 collections in the UK. RSCC was said to receive some animals, but it isn't known if Dalton's current project (Leopard + Goat Farm) will receive any.
BUSHMASTER - Refers to the 4 snakes in genus Lachesis, of which the species Stenophrys is supposedly held in London Zoo.
KING COBRA - London Zoo.
SNUB - NOSED MONKEY - None in Europe. Formerly hold for a span of half a year at Dublin Zoo and in 1939 at London Zoo.
DOUC LANGUR - None in UK. A zoo in the Czech Republic and Beauval in France hold the Red Shanked Douc Langur.
LANGURS - Several Langur species are dotted across the UK. This notably includes the Grey Langur at London Zoo and the Dusky Langur at Twycross and both Aspinall parks.
ARABIAN LEOPARD - None in UK, all held in European zoos now reside in the UAE.
ERMINE - Wildwood and the British Wildlife Centre.
WESTERN SPOTTED SKUNK - (Possibly) none in Europe. The Eastern Spotted Skunk resides at the "Arche Noah Zoo" in Germany, though the import shows definite ID points for both species of Eastern and Western Spotted Skunk. (credit: TeaLovingDave)
GRIZZLY BEAR - None in UK, all Grizzlies in Europe now reside in Bulgaria and Germany.
WATER MONGOOSE - None in UK, last animal in UK died at Curraghs Wildlife Park in 2016. 2 zoos in Germany are now the only European zoos holding the individual.
SMALL SPOTTED GENET - An alternate term for the Common Genet. The subspecies are spread across a number of UK and Europe Zoos. The so called "European" Genet can be found at 7 zoos in the UK.
DINGO - Until fairly recently, the taxon was unrepresented in UK collections. Can now be found at Hamerton.
ARCTIC FOX - Held in 7 collections across the UK, notably Hoo Farm and Highland Wildlife Park.
BOBCAT - Formerly dotted across a number of UK zoos, now is absent from UK public collections. 25 zoos in Europe now keep the species. That said, Bobcat are still held privately in the UK. (Credit: ThomasNotTom and TeaLovingDave)
SAND CAT - Exmoor.
SCOTTISH WILDCAT - Held across 24 zoos in the UK, notably Edinburgh and Wildwood.
CLOUDED LEOPARD - Held at 6 zoos in the UK, notably Cotswold and Howletts.
COUGAR - Held at 7 zoos in the UK, notably Exmoor and Amazona.
GIANT PANGOLIN - None in Europe, Leipzig in Germany seems to have been holding a stable population of the Chinese Pangolin for 12 years.
GROUNDHOG - None in UK, last held in the 1980's by Chester Zoo. 3 zoos now hold the species across the Czech Republic and Germany.
PREHENSILE – TAILED TREE PORCUPINE - Held at 3 collections in the UK, notably Hemsley and Longleat.
VICUNA - Held at 8 collections in the UK, notably Twycross and Port Lympne.
MOOSE - Alces Alces is held at 5 collections in the UK, notably Longleat and Highland.
PRONGHORN - None in Europe, last animal held in Europe was in Germany in the 1970's.
YAK - Held at 7 collections in the UK, notably Whipsnade and Highland.
GREATER KUDU - Held at 5 collections in the UK, notably Howletts and Colchester.
INDIAN BLACKBUCK - Held at 8 collections in the UK, notably both of Aspinall's two parks.
MUSK OX - Highland.
SPECTACLED HARE WALLABY - None in Europe, last held in Frankfurt in the very early 1900's.
NUMBAT - None in Europe.
AYE - AYE - Held at 4 zoos in the UK, notably Chester and Bristol.
OLIVE BABOON - Knowsley.
SHOEBILL - None in UK, held at 3 collections in Europe, notably Praha and Walsrode.
SCARLET IBIS - A fairly common species in European collections.
MARABOU STORK - Also fairly common.
GOLDEN EAGLE - Rarely represented in mainstream zoos, but popular in falconaries.
STELLER’S SEA EAGLE - As per Golden Eagle, rare in mainstream zoos, popular in falconaries.
HARPY’S EAGLE - None in UK, 2 zoos in Germany hold this animal, Berlin and Nurnberg. Beauval might have the species in their inventory as well.
TAKAHE - None in Europe.
HOATZIN - None in Europe, only ever pops up occasionally in collections. The sole holding of this animal in Europe was in 1931 at London, and later again at London in 1955. (Credit: Tim May)
RESPLENDENT QUETZAL - None in Europe. The Golden Headed Quetzal is held at Walsrode. The Crested Quetzal was held for a span of 7 years at Amazon World Zoo Park.
YELLOW – BILLED OXPECKER - None in Europe. Formerly held by 1950's London.
KOALA - Held in Edinburgh, and now Longleat.
ARCTIC WOLF - None in Europe. All so called "Arctic Wolves" in Europe are non-spp animals with heavy domestic admixture. (credit: TeaLovingDave)
Bonus: @monkeyarmy 's list
KINKAJOU - Held at 13 collections in the UK, notably Five Sisters and Amazon World.
GHARIAL - None in UK. Held at 8 collections in Europe.
FALSE GHARIAL - Held at 3 collections in the UK. RSCC was said to receive some animals, but it isn't known if Dalton's current project (Leopard + Goat Farm) will receive any.
BUSHMASTER - Refers to the 4 snakes in genus Lachesis, of which the species Stenophrys is supposedly held in London Zoo.
KING COBRA - London Zoo.
SNUB - NOSED MONKEY - None in Europe. Formerly hold for a span of half a year at Dublin Zoo and in 1939 at London Zoo.
DOUC LANGUR - None in UK. A zoo in the Czech Republic and Beauval in France hold the Red Shanked Douc Langur.
LANGURS - Several Langur species are dotted across the UK. This notably includes the Grey Langur at London Zoo and the Dusky Langur at Twycross and both Aspinall parks.
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And now Beauval
No, not yet. It is planned but has not happened at present.
Aspinall parks nowadays only hold a group of non-breeding females(Howletts) and a small group of around 5 castrated males (Port Lympne)
The new 'notably' should really be Knowlsey SP which holds a proper breeding group complete with 'black' males. Then perhaps also West Midlands SP which has a very large non-breeding (female) group but with just one castrated male.
I'm glad you said that about Arctic Wolves, it's kind of what I thought, they're the Red Junglefowl of the mammal worldAlthough precise ID is unclear, as that import shows definite ID points for both species
Not actually held anywhere in Europe - all so-called Arctic Wolves in European collections are non-ssp animals with heavy domestic admixture.
Correct - at least two private holdings that I know of in the UK.
I believe the Cat Survival Trust have Bobcat.
I thought they might be the second holder when it was brought up the other day so Googled them, but according to their website they don't hold them.
The Cat Survival Trust - Cats in Our Care
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Looking at the news section it appears they haven't updated their website in nearly six years so maybe they do...?
Maybe that place in Rutland with the Owls??
*edit - I'm glad that CST have Geoffroy's cat.. does this make them the third holder in the UK including Hemsley and Woodside?
I thought they only had leopards, cloudies, and maybe a puma? It's possible though, I haven't checked their website in a while.
I seem to remember them having Persians - very nice!
They did indeed, I found out the place existed when Chessington sent a Persian there.
From what I see, there are now 6 collections keeping Yak, but only 5 you'd have a good chance at seeing them - West Midland Safari Park seems to keep them in an off-show area as of recent.
That said, with the Shoebill, there has been some interest whether Leopard + Goat Farm in Cornwall holds the species or not - Todd Dalton corrected an Instagram post noting that there was 3 collections with the species in Europe, with the correction being there was actually 4. Whether this implies that the Shoebill may be held in the UK after all is much up for debate, but I think more evidence is necessary to fully state whether the species is kept in the UK or not.
What an amazing list of species!
That settles it I guess ^-^
Please don't bark up Todd's tree about this though
Why would I, exactly? That’s a public site anyone can visit.