Moose dies at Lansing's Potter Park Zoo

Moose named Meeko died Wednesday

Zoo director Cynthia Wagner says a male Alaskan moose named Meeko died Wednesday after beginning treatment for cancer.

LANSING, Mich. – A moose has died at Lansing's Potter Park Zoo for the second time in little more than a year.

Zoo director Cynthia Wagner says a male Alaskan moose named Meeko died Wednesday after beginning treatment for cancer.

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Meeko was rescued after being orphaned in Alaska and was brought to the Lansing zoo in 2014. A female moose named Willow died in May 2018 after suddenly becoming ill.