From the News: It's All Happening at the Zoo

It's All Happening at the Zoo

Seriously, reporters need to get more creative with titles for their zoo stories.  I swear, it's always either "It's All Happening at the Zoo" or "What's New at the Zoo?"

Anyway, here's a nice little community shout-out to the Red River Zoo in Fargo, ND.  When we talk about zoos, there's a tendency to focus on the giants in the profession.  In the US, that translates to WCS, National Zoo, San Diego, St. Louis, and the other mega-zoos.  It's nice to see, however, the good work that the smaller zoos are doing, and seeing it recognized to boot.

Fargo is by no means a major city (if it weren't for the movie, how many people would have heard of it?), located in one of the least populated states in America.  Still, even here a community has banded together to form a zoo which is able to provide great quality care for animals, educational resources for the public, and participate in conservation breeding programs.  The fact that the zoo is self-sufficient makes it all that much more impressive.

Congrats to Red River Zoo on this anniversary, and hope that they next 20 years brings it even greater success.