is there any zoo in the uk where I can see....
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mhale
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Zootierliste ZootierlisteHomepage is a good place to start 
Just put the name of the species in the Search box and it will tell you the collections that hold the species.
Just put the name of the species in the Search box and it will tell you the collections that hold the species.Johnny Morris.
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Fossa at Newquay, and Marwell. I'm not sure but i dont think there are any of the others in the UK. have you tried Zootierliste?
Johnny Morris.
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Marbled pole cat at tropical wings, Edinburgh and five sisters.
zoogiraffe
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Rotterdams Sea Otters have returned to Lisbon.
Lakeland Wildlife Oasis have Fossa... Although we didn't see them on our visit.
i think i've seen those ferrets in pet shops? or am i getting confused? the closest devils are in copenhagen as recently stated, which were sent as gifts when the danish crown prince married a tazmanian girl, and as of present, are the only ones outside of australia. Speaking of which, what happened to london zoo's last devil?
Waddi
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Hopefully you are getting confused with the domestic Ferret, which can be a variety of colourations and markings. The Black Footed Ferret is one of North America's most endangered mammals. I'm not saying that you're wrong and didn't see these for sale in a pet shop because we all know how dodgy today's exotic pet trade can be, just hoping that you are.
I know there must be some examples in private collections in the UK, but who and where I dont know, but ABWAK run a husbandry article on them a few years ago.
Makes you wonder what other animals that aren't on display in any uk zoo are being kept in private collections.
^come to think of it, they were probably domestic ferrit, however, next time I am at the pet shop (which is located in a garden centre near me) I hope to think that the U.K pet industry is pretty secure at the moment, and you often hear of stories in which people who try and smuggle animals into the U.K are confiscated and sent too zoo's. Can anyone answer my question about the tasmanian devil?
Don't know *what* happened to the last Tazzie, but I think the last one in the UK was late 1980s or early 1990s. So not actually as long ago as one would think.... but considering the DFTD epidemic and the genetic bottlenecking of any healthy devils, there is little to no chance of any more 
I think it is virtually impossible that there are any black footed ferrets outside of North America. It is also virtually impossible to see them here, as I have never seen one even having been to three zoos that had them on display (none of which do any longer I believe). Phoenix Zoo has a large breeding facility, but it is completely closed to the public, even to its own members like myself. I think the public exhibits were taken away because they are strictly nocturnal and no visitors ever saw them during open hours.