By Bridget Flynn, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill. Apr. 21--BLOOMINGTON -- The weather might have been too warm for big, heavy costumes, but that did not stop the Miller Park Zoo from celebrating "Halloween in April, Zoo Style" on Sunday.

It's estimated that half of the world's 6,000 amphibian species are threatened by disease, pollution and climate change, according to Amphibian Ark, a U.S.-based effort to rescue species from extinction.

By Scott Richardson, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill. Nov. 22--BLOOMINGTON -- Thanksgiving is a bit sad at Miller Park Zoo after the death of the female red wolf named Scarlett.

By The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill. Jun. 19--Although the Miller Park Zoo eagles Beauty and Mathata did not hatch an eaglet, they did give birth to renewed interest in their species in Bloomington-Normal.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - One of two eggs laid by a bald eagle at a central Illinois zoo is missing and authorities think the culprit could be a raccoon or a human.