Skip to main content
Skip to main content

Amy Jirsa-Smith


APHIS Pleased With Animal Evacuations At Two Flood-Ravaged North Dakota Zoos

June 20, 2011 David Sacks, APHIS Public Affairs, Riverdale, MD

In late May, two zoos in central North Dakota were hit hard by flooding. The disaster prompted the need for a swift evacuation of the animals. In Bismarck, the Missouri River threatened to submerge the Dakota Zoo and its 500+ animals under as much as seven feet of water, and in Minot the Roosevelt...

Animals Plants
Subscribe to Amy Jirsa-Smith

AskUSDA

One central entry point for you to access information and help from USDA.