Willy Off Exhibit Again

Willy is not making "as much progress as we had hoped" with his medical treatment plan, NC Zoo Curator of mammals Terry D. Webb reports today.

The polar bear will be off exhibit and probably moved Monday to the Zoo's mammal propagation building "for more intensive treatment".

The returning NC Zoo polar bear should be here by April 1 and on exhibit shortly thereafter. The hope is that Willy will recover to trade time on exhibit with the returning bear.