
Even Zoos Are Learning the Art of Doomsday Prepping
Even Zoos Are Learning the Art of Doomsday Prepping
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
December 13, 20184m 42s
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Show Notes
When smoke from California’s wildfires was smothering the Bay Area last month, the Oakland Zoo closed to the public. The staff worked in shifts, many of them wearing N95 face masks, monitoring how animals dealt with the smoke from the fires more than a hundred miles away. Southern California was also dealing with wildfires and heavy smoke. In both regions, zoos had to make some tough decisions.
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