More information has been released following the deaths of at least five animals at the Riverside Discovery Center.
Last month, both of the zoo’s tigers and pumas died, with Avian Flu being cited as the cause of death. Additionally, one of the two grizzly bears also passed away earlier in 2022.
During Tuesday night’s Scottsbluff City Council meeting, Councilman Matt Salomon- who was recently appointed as the City representative to the RDC Committee- says they’ve pinpointed what caused the big cats to die.
“It was confirmed as Avian Flu, and they finally figured out the source, it was goose meat that was donated by hunters,” says Salomon. “So it was the goose meat that contaminated the animals.”
He said the goose meat donation program has since been suspended.
