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Zoos with marmots on display?

Discussion in 'General Zoo Discussion' started by MurphyFox, 15 Jul 2019.

  1. MurphyFox

    MurphyFox Well-Known Member

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    Do any of you know of any zoos with marmots on display? I have a brother that really loves marmots.
     
  2. birdsandbats

    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Woodchucks are displayed quite commonly, especially in roadside collections.
     
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    Newzooboy Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Helsinki has Alpine Marmots - very easy to see
     
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    Pleistohorse Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Gangelt Wildpark has Alpine Marmots.
     
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    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I've seen Bobak, Alpine, and of course Groundhog on-exhibit in zoos, though only the latter is on-exhibit in the US afaik. Bronx has a Yellow-Bellied as an ambassador animal, but you'd have to get lucky with a bts experience to see it. Does anywhere in Canada exhibit Vancouver Marmot?

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    snowleopard Well-Known Member 15+ year member Premium Member

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    I just saw a couple of Alpine Marmots at Artis Royal Zoo today! I'd never come across the species before.

    I think that any Vancouver Island Marmots at Canadian zoos are behind the scenes.
     
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    Arek Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Tierpark Goerlitz has mixed exhibit for Alpine marmots and ibexes. According to Zootierliste 56 zoos in Europe keep Alpine marmots (including 15 collections in Switzerland alone).
     
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    drill Well-Known Member

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    Other than Yellow-bellied marmots (which should be exhibited at Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary in Montana) and Woodchucks, are there any other marmots kept in US collections?
     
  9. Giant Eland

    Giant Eland Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    As far as I can determine as many as 8 of the 15 total species may be held in captivity currently. There may well be others I'm not aware of.

    Alpine Marmot:
    https://www.zootierliste.de/en/?klasse=1&ordnung=113&familie=11309&art=1100101

    Steppe Marmot:
    https://www.zootierliste.de/en/?klasse=1&ordnung=113&familie=11309&art=1100102

    Siberian Marmot:
    Only Novosibirsk Zoo on zootierliste as well as Beijing Zoo

    Woodchuck:
    https://www.zootierliste.de/en/?klasse=1&ordnung=113&familie=11309&art=1100139
    and many locations in the United States.

    Vancouver Island Marmot: I know Toronto Zoo breeds them behind the scenes: Toronto Zoo | Toronto Zoo | Captive Breeding and Reintroduction
    Hopefully one day the zoo will display the species.

    Himalayan Marmot: possibly at Monster World in Thailand in 2018
    Marmot species ID? - ZooChat

    Long-tailed Marmot: Tashkent Zoo in 2016
    Marmota caudata aurea / Long-tailed marmot in Tashkent Zoo

    Yellow- bellied Marmot: Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary & BTS at Bronx Zoo as mentioned above by @drill & @ThylacineAlive
     
  10. FunkyGibbon

    FunkyGibbon Well-Known Member

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    Do you know where in Beijing Zoo the marmots are exhibited?
     
  11. Giant Eland

    Giant Eland Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Yes. Went I visited in May of 2018 they one of the exhibits in a row featuring wild canids including corsac fox, arctic fox & black backed jackal.
     
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    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Visited Artis Royal Zoo ( Amsterdam Zoo ) last sunday and saw 3 specimens althrough there were a lot of holes in the ground so maybe they even have more of them. Photo of 2 of the animals seen :
    IMG_7720 alpine marmots.jpg

    and a photo of the third animal :

    IMG_7722 alpine marmot.jpg
     
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