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San Francisco Zoo reports animal deaths are within long‑term averages; announces 117 San Francisco garter snake births
Summary
Zoo staff told the Recreation and Park Commission that recent animal deaths are within historical averages and described conservation successes including 117 live births of the endangered San Francisco garter snake.
San Francisco Zoo staff reported to the Recreation and Park Commission on Sept. 18 that a recent cluster of animal deaths is consistent with the zoo’s five‑year averages and provided updates on veterinary investigations and conservation work.
The zoo representative said staff reviewed five years of data for major species and concluded that 14 deaths over four months were “pretty much on average” compared with the historical monthly average of roughly four…
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