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Penguin display reopens at Milwaukee County Zoo

NIGHT AT 9. AND THE PENGUINS ARE ONCE AGAIN ON PROUD DISPLAY AT THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO ALL BIRD EXHIBITS REOPENING A FEW WEEKS AGO. THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY CLOSED DUE TO A BIRD FLU THREAT FOLLOWING AN OUTBREAK IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. PEOPLE ARE REALLY EXCITED. WE GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM PEOPLE BECAUSE THE PENGUINS CERTAINLY THAT’S THE FIRST THING THAT YOU SEE IT’S SORT OF A FOCAL POINT EXHIBIT. AND SO EVERYBODY WANTED TO KNOW WHERE THE PENGUINS THE FLAMINGOS TOO ACTUALLY WERE ANOTHER SPECIES. THAT WAS OFF EXHIBIT. MEANWHILE, IT’S THE ZOOS A LA CARTE EVENT WEEKEND FEATURING DOZENS OF LOCAL FOOD VENDORS AND LIVE MUSIC T

Penguin display reopens at Milwaukee County Zoo

Bird exhibits at zoo had closed because of bird flu threat

Updated: 6:00 PM CDT Aug 21, 2022

The penguins are once again on proud display at the Milwaukee County Zoo. All bird exhibits reopened a few weeks ago. They were previously closed due to a bird flu threat following an outbreak in Jefferson County.”People are really excited. We got a lot of questions from people because the penguins, certainly, that’s the first thing that you see. It’s sort of a focal Point exhibit, and so everybody wanted to know where are the penguins. The flamingos, too, were another species that were off exhibit,” Milwaukee County Zoo Public Relations Manager Jennifer Diliberti said.

The penguins are once again on proud display at the Milwaukee County Zoo.

All bird exhibits reopened a few weeks ago.

They were previously closed due to a bird flu threat following an outbreak in Jefferson County.

“People are really excited. We got a lot of questions from people because the penguins, certainly, that’s the first thing that you see. It’s sort of a focal point exhibit, and so everybody wanted to know where are the penguins. The flamingos, too, were another species that were off exhibit,” Milwaukee County Zoo Public Relations Manager Jennifer Diliberti said.

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