Amur Tigers in Europe

 
At the Orsa Rovdjurspark, which closed in 2022, Amur tiger male Bojan died earlier this year. He was due to move to another zoo and was sedated before transport, he was later found dead. An autopsy has so far failed to find an explanation for his death.

Source: Tiger mystiskt död – före flytt till djurpark

To my knowledge, no Amur tigers are currently living in Orsa anymore.
 
Currently, only the old Amur tiger female Mymoza lives at the Wuppertal Zoo. Soon, a young male will move to Wuppertal. Shortly afterwards, a young female is also expected to form a breeding pair.

Source: Facebook Zoo Wuppertal

According to a post on German zoo forum ZooFreunde, Amur tigers Sergan and Akina at Cologne Zoo do not get along well. Therefore, Akina will move to another zoo. A new female from Nürmberg Zoo will come to Cologne in her place.
 
At Zoo Budapest, 17-year-old Amur tiger female Niva has died. She was born at Ouwehands Dierenpark on 18 May 2006, and had been living in Budapest since 2010. She was suffering from age-related ailments and in recent weeks her condition deteriorated. After which, in consultation with vets, she was put to sleep last Friday.

Source: Facebook Zoo Budapest
 
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At Zoo Leipzig, 19-year-old Amur tiger Tomak has died. He had been suffering from kidney failure for some time, in addition he recently showed abnormalities in his walking and had difficulty standing up. In recent days his condition deteriorated rapidly after which it was decided to put him to sleep this morning.

Source: Facebook Zoo Leipzig
 
Tiergarten Nürnberg and Cologne Zoo have swapped their Amur tiger females. 12-year-old Katinka moved from Nürnberg to Cologne, while 6-year-old Akina went the other way. This swap took place because Katinka did not get along well with both the previous and current male in Nürnberg.

Source: Tiergarten Nürnberg
 
Kasimir has been moved from Duisburg where he was born in 2021, to Wuppertal.

Der Grüne Zoo Wuppertal on Instagram: "Willkommen Kasimir - im Grünen Zoo lebt wieder ein Tigerkater Nach einer kurzen Anreise kam gestern der junge Tigerkater „Kasimir“ aus dem @zooduisburg wohlauf im bergischen Wuppertal an. Der 2021 in Duisburg geborene Sibirische Tiger „Kasimir“ wird im Grünen Zoo die große Tiger-Anlage mit vielen Versteckmöglichkeiten, einem großen Wasserbereich sowie mehreren Stallungen, in die er sich jederzeit zurückziehen kann, zur Verfügung haben. Zunächst wird der Kater einige Zeit in seinen Stallungen verbleiben, um sich an seine neue Umgebung und seine neuen PflegerInnen zu gewöhnen. Bald kann „Kasimir“ dann seine neue Anlage erkunden und von den BesucherInnen gesehen werden. Neben „Kasimir“ lebt noch die betagte Tigerkatze „Mymoza“ im Grünen Zoo. Eine Zusammenführung beider Tiere ist nicht vorgesehen. In Zukunft ist geplant, dass eine junge Tigerkatze in den Grünen Zoo kommt, für welche es dann auch eine Zuchtempfehlung des EAZA Ex-Situ-Programms (EEP) gibt. Somit kann der Grüne Zoo dann zum Erhalt der bedrohten Tiger-Art beitragen. Sibirische Tiger werden auch Amur-Tiger genannt und sind die größten lebenden Katzen der Welt. Ursprünglich war diese Tiger-Unterart in weiten Regionen Asiens verbreitet, heute kommen sie nur noch in Russland und im Nordosten Chinas vor. Durch Wilderei und Lebensraumzerstörung ist der Bestand im ursprünglichen Verbreitungsgebiet stark zurückgegangen. Die Weltnaturschutzunion IUCN stuft den Sibirischen Tiger in ihrer Roten Liste als stark gefährdet ein. Daher ist jede Zucht in Zoologischen Gärten enorm wichtig und hilft, eine gesunde Reservepopulation unter geschützten Bedingungen zu erhalten. Video: Claudia Philipp Text: Der Grüne Zoo Wuppertal . . . . . . #zoowuppertal #wuppertalmarketing #dergruenezoowuppertal #wuppertal #wuppertalerzoo #diebergischendrei #tierisch #GruenerZooWuppertal #kasimir #amurtiger #sibirischertiger #zooduisburg #eaza"
 
 
Vimoto said:
Does anybody know which amur tigers are momently in Sóstó Zoo?
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I have the following pair on my list at Sóstó Zoo:

1,0 Boris (02-06-2008, Beekse Bergen) (Joris x Petrouchka)
0,1 Pamír (??-??-2005, Sóstó Zoo) (? x ?)
 
Thank you! The male's name is Usanka(was Tijs in B.B.)
They had 2 or 3 litter and in 2020 they still had 1-3 adult offsprings with the pair. Do you know they already moved anywhere and this why the pair is alone again?
 
Vimoto said:
Thank you! The male's name is Usanka(was Tijs in B.B.)
They had 2 or 3 litter and in 2020 they still had 1-3 adult offsprings with the pair. Do you know they already moved anywhere and this why the pair is alone again?
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He was called Tijs in Beekse Bergen indeed. At Sosto Zoo, I see him called both Boris and Usanka.

The last of their offspring, Vadím (born in 2015), moved to AquaZoo Leeuwarden in 2022. Since then, they have had a pair again in Sóstó.
 
MennoPebesma said:
He was called Tijs in Beekse Bergen indeed. At Sosto Zoo, I see him called both Boris and Usanka.

The last of their offspring, Vadím (born in 2015), moved to AquaZoo Leeuwarden in 2022. Since then, they have had a pair again in Sóstó.
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Thank you for the information! :)
 
MennoPebesma said:
A new Amur tiger female recently arrived at Ouwehands Dierenpark from a Swedish zoo. The zoo therefore has a pair again. For now, the tigers will alternate in the two outdoor enclosures. The new female has to get used to her new environment before the introduction can begin.

Source: Facebook Ouwehands Dierenpark Rhenen
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Nicole Thiessen said:
Looks like the tiger that was behind the scenes at Zooparc Overloon for a while, Daughter of their
Zaria I believe.
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It is indeed Zaria's daughter. They both came to ZooParc Overloon from Orsa Rovdjurspark. The daughter later moved on to Ouwehands Dierenpark.
 
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