Until Michigan lawmakers intervened, incidents at Michigan zoos involving a raccoon-turned-trespasser and an aggressive pygmy hippo threatened breeding programs zoo leaders describe as critical to animal conservation
Legislation recently signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer changes the state’s large carnivore breeding licensing requirements. Now, a citation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will no longer jeopardize a license. The move fixes what zoo leaders dubbed an
