Zookeepers Shoot Bison Trapped in Floodwaters

As the floodwaters rose in Pennsylvania’s Hersheypark ZooAmerica, zookeepers made a tough—and controversial—choice: Rather than let two American bison drown while trapped in their pen, zookeepers shot both. Though other zoo animals were evacuated, officials say no one anticipated how quickly the floodwaters would rise, and that euthanization…

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Zookeepers Shoot Bison Trapped in Floodwaters

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