A snow leopard has died after contracting Covid-19 at Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois.
Summary
- (CNN) A snow leopard has died after contracting Covid-19 at Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois.
- before death, according to a Rilu, an 11-year-old snow leopard, struggled with Covid-19 induced pneumoniabefore death, according to a post on the Miller Park Zoo verified Instagram account.
- “Rilu arrived at the Miller Park Zoo in 2011 from the Oklahoma City Zoo,” the post said.
- “During his time here, he produced seven living offspring that are now part of the Species Survival Plan (SSP).”
- “He made the Miller Park Zoo one of the leading institutions in the world in producing Snow Leopard cubs.”