Mustelids in captivity

Dassie rat said:
I saw the Chinese ferret badger at the Clore. ZTL says the species lived at London Zoo from 1967-1981.
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Interestingly, after living at London Zoo since 1967, this Chinese ferret badger was sent to Washington Zoo in 1981 where it died the following year.

This individual, a male, set the longevity record for this species (although possibly this has subsequently been superseded).
 
Tim May said:
Interestingly, after living at London Zoo since 1967, this Chinese ferret badger was sent to Washington Zoo in 1981 where it died the following year.

This individual, a male, set the longevity record for this species (although possibly this has subsequently been superseded).
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Interesting. Wonder if I'll ever see another one.
 
Does anybody know of any attempts to bring black-footed ferrets over to Europe? ZTL lists London Zoo as the only former holders over 100 years ago. I would’ve thought that they would be a very useful species to promote zoo conservation, and a European population may be needed as a potential back-up.
 
giant_anteater said:
Does anybody know of any attempts to bring black-footed ferrets over to Europe? ZTL lists London Zoo as the only former holders over 100 years ago. I would’ve thought that they would be a very useful species to promote zoo conservation, and a European population may be needed as a potential back-up.
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The US government does not allow the export of Black-Footed Ferrets.

~Thylo
 
giant_anteater said:
Does anybody know of any attempts to bring black-footed ferrets over to Europe? ZTL lists London Zoo as the only former holders over 100 years ago. I would’ve thought that they would be a very useful species to promote zoo conservation, and a European population may be needed as a potential back-up.
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Because it’s a breeding and release program with only 200 or so individuals in captivity, every single animal needs to be closely monitored by Fish and Wildlife. Only the ones that are not breeding and not being released are ever exhibit animals which means all the ones seen on exhibit are at the final stages of their life (usually over 5 years old). Probably wouldn't be worth the trouble of exporting a ferret that has maybe 1-2 years to live.
 
Echobeast said:
Because it’s a breeding and release program with only 200 or so individuals in captivity, every single animal needs to be closely monitored by Fish and Wildlife. Only the ones that are not breeding and not being released are ever exhibit animals which means all the ones seen on exhibit are at the final stages of their life (usually over 5 years old). Probably wouldn't be worth the trouble of exporting a ferret that has maybe 1-2 years to live.
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That explains why I've only ever seen them sleeping then :) Several of my local zoos have them and I've never seen them move.
 
Kakapo said:
Pretty much every species not seen/photographed before, but the most wished species would be:

African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha)
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Are African striped weasels kept anywhere anymore? I know they’re absent from USA collections, but do any remain in other zoos?
 
Neotropical river otters are also held in captivity. They can be commonly seen at South American zoos. In my country, they're the only species held beside giant river otters. I have seen the former at:
- BioParque do Rio (2021, 2022);
- Projeto Selva Viva (off-show);
- São Paulo Aquarium (2022);
- São Paulo Zoo (2022);
- Bioparque Zoo Pomerode (2021).
I have also seen lesser grisons at:
- Zooparque Itatiba (2022);
- Parque Zoológico Municipal Quinzinho de Barros (2022);
- Bioparque Zoo Pomerode (2021);
- Parque Zoológico de Sapucaia do Sul (2021).
 
Brayden Delashmutt said:
Are African striped weasels kept anywhere anymore? I know they’re absent from USA collections, but do any remain in other zoos?
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Currently, two public collections in South Africa display them, the Mitchell Park Zoo in Durban and the Felidae Centre in Kimberley. They are present in private hands, but few and far between.
 
I do love mustelids myself.

Mustelids I've seen:
North American River Otter
Sea Otter
Asian Small-Clawed Otter
African Clawless Otter
Eurasian Otter
Giant Otter
Smooth-Coated Otter
Domestic Ferret
European Polecat
Black Footed Ferret
Least Weasel
Stoat
American Mink
European Pine Marten
American Marten
Yellow Throated Marten
European Badger
Wolverine
BONUS: Fisher (seen in the wild but not captivity)

Also have seen Sea Otter and NARO in the wild but also in captivity
 
Mustelis that I have seen:

American badger (wild!)
Yellow throated marten (Tierpark Berlin)
Wolverine (ZooMontana)
Giant otter (Philadelphia zoo)
Asian small-clawed otter (Bronx zoo, Smithsonian national zoo)
North American river otter (Ross Park zoo, Prospect Park zoo, Rosamond Gifford zoo, Elmwood Park zoo, North Carolina zoo)
Domestic ferret (Cayuga Nature center)
Black-footed ferret (Smithsonian national zoo)
Honey badger (Naples zoo)


I may have forgotten some.
 
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