Here at Midland Zoo, Homer our 16-year-old polar bear was found dead shortly after his feeding time. Homer could be described as a curious and playful polar bear. Midland Zoo is doing all it can to find out the cause of this death, in order to assure our visitors that nothing like this will happen again.

Chris Bacon spoke on this devastating event and stated,” We will determine how this bear died. Animal welfare and the preservation of species are our primary goals here at the zoo.”

The Midland Zoo is not worried that this is something that will set them back because polar bears have been seen thriving at this zoo since 1985. Bears have the privilege of being able to engage in a natural habitat that allows them to play in manufactured snow, dig in gravel, and hunt trout in the chilled pool. The bears are ambassadors for their wildlife relatives, educating zoo visitors about these threatening animals.