After a pelican tested positive for a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza in Southern Illinois, Mesker Park Zoo located in nearby Evansville, Indiana is taking precautions to protect its birds.
Evansville, Indiana's Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden has taken precautions to protect against the H5N1 Avian Flu, including moving their penguins indoors. You can view them via live stream.
A mom that's new to Evansville asked on social media if Mesker Park Zoo was worth the yearly membership. Fellow moms were more than willing to give their feedback.
Unfortunately, we lost our oldest giraffe, Kiah on Wednesday. She did live to be 29, and the average is 20 years, so she was obviously taken care of at our zoo.
If you need to justify a trip to the bowling alley...here you go. Every spare, strike, and gutter ball raises money for rhino habitat conservation efforts.