In the river valley, across a sprawling array of pavilions, hundreds of animals continue on with their daily routines at an empty Edmonton Valley Zoo. “It’s been a very interesting transition,” operations supervisor Dean Treichel said Thursday.
The facility has been closed to guests for weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s still a busy place as a small army of staff work to feed the animals and keep them healthy. “We’ve done a lot of sessions with other zoos, listening to what other zoos have been doing and sharing information across Canada and across North America,” says Treichel.
Last month, a tiger at the Bronx Zoo tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a move which has helped inform best practices elsewhere, including