Polar bears in Europe

MennoPebesma said:
7-year-old polar bear female Nuka moved from Pairi Daiza to Zoo Karlsruhe today. Here, she will form a pair with male Kap. The intention is that they will have offspring together.

Source: Facebook Zoo Karlsruhe
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Very happy about this move as Zoo Karlsruhe has long tried to rejuvenate its polar bear breeding program. The exhibit is a landmark in the central part of the zoo.

I expect that PD will receive a young female polar bear in due course.
 
Two polar bears were born at Zoo Karlsruhe today. Female Nuka gave birth in the outdoor enclosure. Normally, a female retreats into a birthing den a few weeks before giving birth. Because Nuka gave birth in the outdoor enclosure and stayed there with her offspring, the young animals' chances of survival are not particularly high.

To spare the small remaining chance, the area around the outdoor enclosure has been blocked off to zoo visitors and the enclosure's windows have been whitewashed as a privacy screen. This should allow Nuka, who lies in a half-cave that is open at the front, to care for the two cubs as quietly as possible.

Source: Facebook Zoo Karlsruhe
 
Ranua zoo is currently renovating its polar bear habitat and the polar bear has now their absolutely huge brown bear enclosure in use.

I wish they'll expand the polar bear enclosure to rival that brown bear area.

They currently have only one polar bear: 19 years old Venus (f). So I don't think they'll try to find a mate for her anymore. (Venus is originally from Rostock and moved to Ranua under age of two).
 
At Eindhoven Zoo, 16-year-old polar bear male Wilbäl has died. He underwent emergency surgery last weekend due to worsening of an existing umbilical hernia. Although the operation seemed successful, he did not recover as hoped. He showed signs of severe abdominal pain and refused to eat or drink.

The vet and keepers worked for days to help him recover, but unfortunately to no avail. It was then decided to put him to sleep to avoid further suffering.

Source: Facebook Eindhoven Zoo
 
New year, new update :D

Publicly announced and surviving cubs of 2024:
0,0,1 at Zoo Karlsruhe

Publicly announced deaths of 2024:
1,0 Wilbär at Eindhoven Zoo (16 years old)

Holders:
Warsaw Zoo is no longer a holder of polar bears since 2024.
Budapest Zoo is no longer a holder of polar bears since 2024.


There are currently 138 (57,80,1) Polar bears living in Europe.

Tiergarten Schönbrunn Vienna (2,0,0)
1,0 Nanuq (30-11-2007, Tiergarten Schönbrunn)
1,0 Ranzo (18-11-2011, Ranua Wildlife Park)

Pairi Daiza (2,1,0)
1,0 Belij (22-11-2015, Izhevsk Zoo)
1,0 Szerij (22-11-2015, Izhevsk Zoo)
0,1 Qilak (26-11-2016, Aalborg Zoo)

Monde Sauvage (1,1,0)
1,0 Nanuk (24-11-2012, Zoo Brno)
0,1 Qannik (25-11-2010, Monde Sauvage)

Zoo Brno (0,1,0)
0,1 Cora (27-11-1998, St. Petersburg Zoo)

Zoo Praha (2,0,0)
1,0 Aleut (02-12-2010, Tiergarten Nürnberg)
1,0 Gregor (02-12-2010, Tiergarten Nürnberg)

Aalborg Zoo (1,1,0)
1,0 Rasputin (19-11-2007, Moscow Zoo)
0,1 Malik (19-12-2000, Aalborg Zoo)

Copenhagen Zoo (0,3,0)
0,1 Noel (03-12-2003, ZooSafari Fasanolandia)
0,1 Lynn (01-12-2011, Ouwehands Dierenpark)
0,1 Inuvik (06-12-2019, Copenhagen Zoo)

Skandinavisk Dyrepark (4,3,0)
1,0 Nanok (05-12-2001, Monde Sauvage)
1,0 Boris (12-11-2005, Moscow Zoo)
1,0 Vicks (06-12-2010, Diergaarde Blijdorp)
1,0 Siku (22-11-2011, Skandinavisk Dyrepark)
0,1 Nuno (21-11-2012, Skandinavisk Dyrepark)
0,1 Nivi (12-12-2021, Skandinavisk Dyrepark)
0,1 Anori (12-12-2021, Skandinavisk Dyrepark)

Tallinn Zoo (0,3,0)
0,1 Frida (16-12-2002, Tallinn Zoo)
0,1 Inuk (05-12-2019, Aalborg Zoo)
0,1 Imaq (05-12-2019, Aalborg Zoo)

Ranua Wildlife Park (0,1,0)
0,1 Venus (09-12-2004, Zoo Rostock)

CERZA (1,2,0)
1,0 Nissan (12-12-2013, Izhevsk Zoo)
0,1 Nicky (25-11-2015, Eindhoven Zoo)
0,1 Simone (25-11-2015, Eindhoven Zoo)

Zoo La Flèche (2,1,0)
1,0 Taiko (24-11-2010, Ouwehands Dierenpark)
1,0 Aron (26-11-2016, Tallinn Zoo)
0,1 Quintana (21-11-2016, Tierpark Hellabrunn)

Parc Zoo du Reynou Le Vigen (2,0,0)
1,0 Nanu (21-11-2012, Skandinavisk Dyrepark)
1,0 Todz (02-12-2014, Diergaarde Blijdorp)

Zoo Mulhouse (0,3,0)
0,1 Sesi (24-11-2010, Ouwehands Dierenpark)
0,1 Anori (04-01-2012, Zoo Wuppertal)
0,1 Kara (22-11-2020, Zoo Mulhouse)

Zoo d'Amnéville (2,0,0)
1,0 Henk (26-11-2005, Ouwehands Dierenpark)
1,0 Akiak (22-11-2014, Ouwehands Dierenpark)

Tierpark Berlin (0,2,0)
0,1 Tonja (14-11-2009, Moscow Zoo)
0,1 Hertha (01-12-2018, Tierpark Berlin)

Zoo am Meer Bremerhaven (0,3,0)
0,1 Valeska (09-12-2004, Zoo Rostock)
0,1 Anna (08-12-2019, Zoo am Meer Bremerhaven)
0,1 Elsa (08-12-2019, Zoo am Meer Bremerhaven)

Zoom-Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen (1,2,0)
1,0 Bill (23-11-2007, Zoo Brno)
0,1 Antonia (24-11-1989, Zoo Karlsruhe)
0,1 Lara (01-12-2004, Tiergarten Schönbrunn)

Tierpark Hagenbeck (0,2,0)
0,1 Victoria (15-12-2002, Tierpark Hagenbeck)
0,1 Anouk (19-12-2022, Tierpark Hagenbeck)

Zoo Hannover (1,2,0)
1,0 Sprinter (13-12-2007, Ouwehands Dierenpark)
0,1 Vera (21-11-2002, Moscow Zoo)
0,1 Milana (16-11-2009, Moscow Zoo)

Zoo Karlsruhe (1,1,1)
1,0 Kap (16-10-2000, Moscow Zoo)
0,1 Nuka (26-11-2016, Aalborg Zoo)
0,0,1 ? (02-11-2024, Zoo Karlsruhe)

Tierpark Hellabrunn München (0,3,0)
0,1 Giovanna (28-11-2006, ZooSafari Fasanolandia)
0,1 Nuna (07-11-2016, Zoo Mulhouse)
0,1 Nanook (04-12-2017, Zoom-Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen)

Tierpark Neumünster (1,1,0)
1,0 Vitus (02-12-2000, Zoo Rostock)
0,1 Larissa (05-12-1990, Diergaarde Blijdorp)

Tiergarten Nürnberg (0,3,0)
0,1 Elva (26-11-2018, Eindhoven Zoo)
0,1 Finja (09-11-2019, Tiergarten Schönbrunn)
0,1 Nana (20-11-2019, Zoo Hannover)

Zoo Rostock (0,5,0)
0,1 Sizzel (02-12-2014, Diergaarde Blijdorp)
0,1 Noria (21-11-2015, Zoo Brno)
0,1 Lili (11-12-2015, Zoo am Meer Bremerhaven)
0,1 Kaja (14-11-2021, Zoo Rostock)
0,1 Skadi (14-11-2021, Zoo Rostock)

Sóstó Zoo (2,1,0)
1,0 Lloyd (26-11-2000, Tiergarten Schönbrunn)
1,0 Fiete (03-12-2014, Zoo Rostock)
0,1 Sneschana (10-11-2014, Moscow Zoo)

ZooSafari Fasanolandia (0,2,0)
0,1 Grace (06-12-2012, ZooSafari Fasanolandia)
0,1 Charlotte (21-11-2014, Tiergarten Nürnberg)

Wildlands Emmen (0,3,0)
0,1 Noordje (16-11-2012, Eindhoven Zoo)
0,1 Nela (09-12-2013, Tierpark Hellabrunn)
0,1 Lale (16-12-2013, Zoo am Meer Bremerhaven)

AquaZoo Leeuwarden (2,0,0)
1,0 Felix (24-11-2001, Tiergarten Schönbrunn)
1,0 Rocky (11-12-2002, Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen)

Eindhoven Zoo (1,1,0)
1,0 Otis (28-11-2023, Eindhoven Zoo)
0,1 Frimas (??-??-2002, Wild)

Ouwehands Dierenpark (1,3,0)
1,0 Yuka (27-11-2019, Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen)
0,1 Huggies (??-??-1993, Wild)
0,1 Freedom (06-12-2001, Kolmarden Wildlife Park)
0,1 Sura (22-11-2014, Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen)

Diergaarde Blijdorp Rotterdam (2,0,0)
1,0 Wolodja (27-11-2011, Moscow Zoo)
1,0 Nivi (26-11-2018, Eindhoven Zoo)

Chelyabinsk Zoo (1,1,0)
1,0 Altin (??-??-2000, Wild)
0,1 Irisha ( 06-12-2002, Perm Zoo)

Gelendzhik Safaripark (1,3,0)
1,0 Sedov (29-11-2002, St. Petersburg Zoo)
0,1 Lapa (??-??-1992, Wild)
0,1 Snezhinka (??-??-2013, Wild)
0,1 Sereshki (??-??-2014, Wild)

Izhevsk Zoo (1,2,0)
1,0 Balou (??-??-2013, Wild)
0,1 Dumka (??-??-2004, Wild)
0,1 Shayna (11-12-2018, Novosibirsk Zoo)

Krasnoyarsk Zoo (2,2,0)
1,0 Felix (??-??-2005, Wild)
1,0 Yermak (01-12-2020, Gelendzhik Safaripark)
0,1 Ursula (??-??-2017, Wild)
0,1 Marfa (??-??-2018, Wild)

Limpopo Zoo (0,1,0)
0,1 Umka Ayan (??-??-2016, Wild)

Moscow Zoo (0,3,0)
1,0 Terpey (??-??-2002, Wild)
0,1 Simona (27-11-1994, St. Petersburg Zoo)
0,1 Ajka (26-11-2020, Rostov-on-Don)
0,1 ? (??-??-????, ?)

Novosibirsk Zoo (1,1,0)
1,0 Krassin (27-11-2007, St. Petersburg Zoo)
0,1 Gerda (20-11-2007, Moscow Zoo)

Penza Zoo (1,0,0)
1,0 Bely (??-??-2010, Wild)

Perm Zoo (1,1,0)
1,0 Seriku (??-??-2012, Wild)
0,1 Yumki (16-12-2012, Kazan Zoo)

Rostov-on-Don Zoo (1,1,0)
1,0 Aion (??-??-2009, Wild)
0,1 Kometa (24-11-2012, Zoo Brno)

Leningradsky Zoopark St. Petersburg (0,1,0)
0,1 Chaartschaana (30-11-2016, Yakutsk Zoo)

Seversk Zoo (1,0,0)
1,0 UD (29-11-1991, Kazan Zoo)

Moscow Zoo Breeding nursery center (1,0,0)
1,0 Nikolay (??-??-2015, Wild)

Khabarovsk Zoo (1,0,0)
1,0 Almaz (??-12-2019, Yakutsk Zoo)

Yakutsk Zoo (2,2,0)
1,0 Lomossow (25-11-2011, St. Petersburg Zoo)
1,0 Vilyui (04-12-2023, Yakutsk Zoo)
0,1 Kolymana (??-??-2011, Wild)
0,1 Yana (04-12-2023, Yakutsk Zoo)

Yekaterinburg Zoo (0,1,0)
0,1 Katanga (??-??-2019, Wild)

Nikolaev Zoo (0,2,0)
0,1 Zefirka (27-11-2011, Moscow Zoo)
0,1 Smetanka (08-12-2017, Nikolaev Zoo)

Yorkshire Wildlife Park (6,0,0)
1,0 Luka (01-12-2011, Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen)
1,0 Nobby (09-12-2013, Tierpark Hellabrunn)
1,0 Sisu (21-11-2016, Ranua Wildlife Park)
1,0 Hamish (18-12-2017, Highland Wildlife Park)
1,0 Indiana (26-12-2019, Marineland Antibes)
1,0 Yuma (26-12-2019, Marineland Antibes)

Highland Wildlife Park (3,1,0)
1,0 Arktos (30-11-2007, Tierpark Schönbrunn)
1,0 Walker (07-12-2008, Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen)
1,0 Brodie (13-12-2021, Highland Wildlife Park)
0,1 Victoria (12-12-1996, Zoo Rostock)

Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park (0,4,0)
0,1 Ewa (26-11-2005, Ouwehands Dierenpark)
0,1 Flocke (11-12-2007, Tiergarten Nürnberg)
0,1 Hope (26-11-2014, Marineland Antibes)
0,1 Tala (26-12-2019, Marineland Antibes)

Peak Wildlife Park (2,0,0)
1,0 Nanook (29-11-2021, Orsa Rovdjurspark)
1,0 Noori (29-11-2021, Orsa Rovdjurspark)

As always, if you see a mistake in the list, or you know more about one of the animals, please let me know.
 
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zoofanbelgium said:
We can be sure about that because Ouwehands confirmed it to me on Instagram.
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I know he is going to CERZA. The thing I am not sure about is whether he is yet to move or has already moved. In some comments they are saying he is going to move to CERZA, while in other comments they are again saying he has already moved.
 
MennoPebesma said:
Two polar bears were born at Zoo Karlsruhe today. Female Nuka gave birth in the outdoor enclosure. Normally, a female retreats into a birthing den a few weeks before giving birth. Because Nuka gave birth in the outdoor enclosure and stayed there with her offspring, the young animals' chances of survival are not particularly high.

To spare the small remaining chance, the area around the outdoor enclosure has been blocked off to zoo visitors and the enclosure's windows have been whitewashed as a privacy screen. This should allow Nuka, who lies in a half-cave that is open at the front, to care for the two cubs as quietly as possible.

Source: Facebook Zoo Karlsruhe
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The surviving cub started leaving the cave in the outdoor enclosure about two weeks ago. As it was still too dangerous in there, mother Nuka and the cub were lured inside. That way, the outdoor enclosure could be cleaned and modified to make it safe for the young polar bear.

The cub also got its first veterinary examination. During this, the gender was also determined: it is a male. It will probably take until March before guests can see the cub in the outdoor enclosure. It is not yet known whether Kap, the cub's father and a genetic important in the EEP, will stay in Karlsruhe.

Source: Facebook Zoologischer Stadtgarten Karlsruhe
 
According to posts in a Facebook group and on a German zoo forum, sponsors/adopters of the polar bears at Zoo Rostock have received an announcement that Kaja and Skadi will be moving. Within 4 to 6 weeks, they will move to Zoo Tallinn.
 
MennoPebesma said:
According to posts in a Facebook group and on a German zoo forum, sponsors/adopters of the polar bears at Zoo Rostock have received an announcement that Kaja and Skadi will be moving. Within 4 to 6 weeks, they will move to Zoo Tallinn.
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Skadi and Kaja will move from Zoo Rostock to Tallinn Zoo at the end of March. There they will live in Friida's current enclosure. Friida will soon move to Skandinavisk Dyrepark in Denmark.

Source: Facebook Tallinn Zoo
 
MennoPebesma said:
The surviving cub started leaving the cave in the outdoor enclosure about two weeks ago. As it was still too dangerous in there, mother Nuka and the cub were lured inside. That way, the outdoor enclosure could be cleaned and modified to make it safe for the young polar bear.

The cub also got its first veterinary examination. During this, the gender was also determined: it is a male. It will probably take until March before guests can see the cub in the outdoor enclosure. It is not yet known whether Kap, the cub's father and a genetic important in the EEP, will stay in Karlsruhe.

Source: Facebook Zoologischer Stadtgarten Karlsruhe
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He has been given the name MiKa.

Source: Facebook Zoologischer Stadtgarten Karlsruhe

MennoPebesma said:
For the first time ever, polar bears have been born at Sóstó Zoo. Mother Sneschana gave birth to two cubs on November 27th. Father of the cubs is Lloyd.

Source: Instagram Sóstó Zoo
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The cubs are both males.

Source: Facebook Sosto Zoo
 
zoofanbelgium said:
Polar bear Frida will be moving from Tallinn. (instagram) Don't know yet where she will be living in the future.
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See my earlier post ;):

MennoPebesma said:
Skadi and Kaja will move from Zoo Rostock to Tallinn Zoo at the end of March. There they will live in Friida's current enclosure. Friida will soon move to Skandinavisk Dyrepark in Denmark.

Source: Facebook Tallinn Zoo
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