1. Section of Biology and Environmental Science Department of Chemistry and Bioscience Aalborg University Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H DK‐9220 Aalborg Øst Denmark
2. Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences ul. Waszkiewicza 1 PL 17‐230 Bialowieza Poland
3. Aalborg Zoo Mølleparkvej 63 DK‐9000 Aalborg Denmark
4. Department of Human Genetics University of Aarhus Wilhelm Meyers Allé DK‐8000 Aarhus Denmark
5. Laboratorio di Genetica ISPRA via Cà Fornacetta 9 I‐40064 Ozzano Emilia (BO) Italy
6. Institute of Zoology Scientific and Practical Centre for Biological Resources National Academy of Science of Belarus Akademicheskaya Str 27 220072 Minsk Belarus
7. Department of Biology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Zagreb Zagreb Croatia
8. Natural Resources Institute Finland Box 16 FI‐96500 Rovaniemi Finland
9. ARCTUROS Civil Society for the Protection and Management of Wildlife and the Natural Environment GR‐53075 Aetos Greece
10. Department of Ecology and Natural Resources Management Norwegian University of Life Sciences NO‐1432 Ås Norway
11. Latvian State Forest Research Institute “Silava” Rīgas 111 LV‐2169 Salaspils Latvia
12. Biosphere Reserve Askania Nova Frunze Str. 13 Askania‐Nova Chaplynka District Kherson Region 75230 Ukraine