Miller Park Zoo saves the exotic

Posted on April 16, 2016

Exotic animals are no surprise at Miller Park Zoo. (Credit: Miller Park Zoo)

By Terry James

BLOOMINGTON- There are numerous species of animals in the world that are close to going extinct.

The Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington made news in the past week for having rare San Clemente goats. Director Jay Tetzloff said the zoo has also had a few years of river otter pups and snow leopards.

“Lat year only two zoos in the North American Continent out of 110 had a River Otter birth,” said Tetzloff. “We take a lot of pride in that. Sometimes there’s a little luck and we’ll take that too.”

Tetzloff said the number of animals at the zoo has nearly doubled since he took over operations in 2009.

Terry James can be reached at [email protected].

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