Wolverines in the USA

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Wild wolverine

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Hey ZooChatters!
My latest animal craze is wolverines and I am bound and determined to find some. Does anyone know some zoos in the US that exhibit wolverines? I know the Minnesota Zoo, Detroit Zoo, and I believe the Cincinnati Zoo does. Are there any others?
 
When I visited Cincinnati zoo a couple of years ago, there were no wolverines there. I saw two in Columbus during the same trip
 
Other North American zoos with wolverine include the NY State Zoo at Thompson Park, Watertown & Zoo Sauvage de St-Félicien (Quebec).
 
Cincinnati has no Wolverines. Columbus' are at San Francisco Zoo on-loan. Other Zoos that have them Henson Robinson and Wildlife Trek.
 
Is there only these 7 zoos that house wolverines in the U.S.?

Minnesota Zoo
San Francisco Zoo
Alaska Zoo
Detroit Zoo
Henson Robinson Zoo
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
NY State Zoo (Thompson Park)
 
Gulo gulo said:
Cincinnati has no Wolverines. Columbus' are at San Francisco Zoo on-loan. Other Zoos that have them Henson Robinson and Wildlife Trek.
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I do believe that Columbus was planning on importing new wolverines from somewhere in Europe; however, I do not know what has become of this plan.
 
snowleopard said:
Is there only these 7 zoos that house wolverines in the U.S.?

Minnesota Zoo
San Francisco Zoo
Alaska Zoo
Detroit Zoo
Henson Robinson Zoo
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
NY State Zoo (Thompson Park)
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I believe so, but when I looked on the Alaska zoo's website, it doesn't appear that they have wolverines anymore so I think it's just those six zoos.
Thanks for the info everyone! :)
 
snowleopard said:
Is there only these 7 zoos that house wolverines in the U.S.?
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I wouldn't doubt it. I recall reading somewhere (around the time San Francisco acquired theirs) that the entire global captive population was around one hundred individuals.

Not a lot to begin with.
 
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