Lauralynn Clopp, a zookeeper at Henry Vilas Zoo, cleans the glass of Arctic Passage while the bears are locked away in other enclosures. This window is at Glacier Grille, the only indoor restaurant in the country with views of polar bear.
Nora, left, lounges in the pool as Siku dives in at the Arctic Passage at Henry Vilas Zoo. Nora arrived in Madison in January and Siku came in October. The moves were made at the recommendation of the newly formed Polar Bear Population Alliance, an organization that promotes the well-being and breeding of captive polar bears.
Johanna Soto, manager of Henry Vilas Zoo, has video footage of Siku and Nora when they were mating in mid-February. There has never been a polar bear born at Vilas Zoo in its 115-year history.
Lead zookeeper Kristen Myers, right, and zoo manager Johanna Soto show off the polar bear maternity dens at Henry Vilas Zoo, which was built into the Arctic Passage exhibit when it was constructed in 2015. The exhibit, home to three of the 35 captive polar bears in the country, makes Madison a prime spot for polar bear reproduction.
Nora, left, lounges in the pool as Siku dives in at the Arctic Passage at Henry Vilas Zoo. Nora arrived in Madison in January and Siku came in October. The moves were made at the recommendation of the newly formed Polar Bear Population Alliance, an organization that promotes the well-being and breeding of captive polar bears.
Lead zookeeper Kristen Myers, right, and zoo manager Johanna Soto show off the polar bear maternity dens at Henry Vilas Zoo, which was built into the Arctic Passage exhibit when it was constructed in 2015. The exhibit, home to three of the 35 captive polar bears in the country, makes Madison a prime spot for polar bear reproduction.
Johanna Soto, manager of Henry Vilas Zoo, has video footage of Siku and Nora when they were mating in mid-February. There has never been a polar bear born at Vilas Zoo in its 115-year history.
Lauralynn Clopp, a zookeeper at Henry Vilas Zoo, cleans the glass of Arctic Passage while the bears are locked away in other enclosures. This window is at Glacier Grille, the only indoor restaurant in the country with views of polar bear.
