Ep 12: Zoo Review - Mesker Park Zoo & Botanical Gardens, Evansville Indiana

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Today I will highlight another ethical animal tourism destination: Mesker Park Zoo and Botanical Gardens! I grew up visiting and later working at this AZA-accredited zoo and still love it to this day.
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Mesker Website: https://meskerparkzoo.com/

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Higgins, Jessie. (2016, October 9). Mesker Zoo could lose nearly half its animals. Evansville Courier & Press. https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2016/10/09/mesker-park-zoo-could-lose-nearly-half-its-animals/91609772/

Mason Studio. Photo. Lion pit at Mesker Park Zoo in Evansville, Indiana. University of Southern Indiana University Archives and Special Collections. https://digitalarchives.usi.edu/digital/collection/RLIC/id/17807/

Mesker Park Zoo. E is for Everyone. https://www.evansvillegov.org/egov/apps/document/center.egov?view=item;id=1142

Mesker Park Zoo Earns Prestigious AZA Accreditation. City of Evansville, Indiana. https://www.evansvillegov.org/egov/apps/document/center.egov?view=item;id=1142

Tidière, M., Gaillard, JM., Berger, V. et al. Comparative analyses of longevity and senescence reveal variable survival benefits of living in zoos across mammals. Sci Rep 6, 36361 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep36361

Walden, Laurie Anne. (2016, November 16). Most Mammals Live Longer in Zoos Than in the Wild. dvm 360. https://www.dvm360.com/view/most-mammals-live-longer-in-zoos-than-in-the-wild

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