WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – The Sedgwick County Zoo is set to say goodbye to its two zebras.
Honey and Louise, the only two Grevy’s zebras at the zoo, will be moving to another zoo later this month. They’ve been at Sedgwick County Zoo for nearly six years. Back in 2020, they arrived from Zoo Miami on Halloween weekend, where they were born just three days apart.
The upcoming move follows a breeding recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan. The zoo said since there are only an estimated 3,000 Grevy’s zebras remaining in the wild, moves for breeding purposes play an important role in the species’ long-term conservation…