MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Henry Vilas Zoo announced on Wednesday that it is mourning the loss of their senior harbor seal, Sparky. He was 26-years-old which is just a year more than the average life ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- A new harbor seal has slid into Dane County's Henry Vilas Zoo. The 1-year-old female seal named Sammye came to southern Wisconsin from the Alaska Zoo in August. She passed her health ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Henry Vilas Zoo announced 26-year-old harbor seal Sparky has died. Sparky was born at Henry Vilas Zoo in 1998 and he was visited by hundreds of thousands of guests throughout ...

The zoo borrows its name from the Vilas' son, Henry, who died when he was young ... polar bears and harbor seals. There's also a children's zoo with a herd of goats, a zoo train and a carousel ...

A female seal named Betty at the Henry Vilas Zoo in Wisconsin also reached 50 before dying in 2019. Another long-lived seal, Boots—also housed at the Oregon Coast Aquarium—died in 2023 just ...

WMTV spoke with a veterinarian from Henry Vilas Zoo who explained the steps the facility ... things we are doing right now.” ...

Vilas and his wife Anna in memory of their son, Henry ... the zoo has been home to lions and tigers and bears, as well as giraffes, orangutans, elephants, seals, buffalo, lizards, snakes, birds ...

According to Henry Vilas Zoo Director Jim Hubing, the zoo received money from Dane ... The project will fund the addition of snowy owl, reindeer and seal exhibits, Hubing said. Additionally, there ...

SUAMICO (WLUK) -- The NEW Zoo's newest resident will be arriving next week. Eddie the giraffe from the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison will arrive at his new home Tuesday, Oct. 10. The Henry Vilas Zoo ...

Since it opened its long-awaited Arctic Passage exhibit on Memorial Day weekend, Henry Vilas Zoo has ... bears Ashlyn and Alexis; and Vilas Zoo’s harbor seal family: 45-year-old mom Betty ...

MADISON, Wis. — Sammye, a one-year-old female harbor seal, arrived to Henry Vilas Zoo in August. According to a release, Sammye came from the Alaska Zoo and completed all of her health checks.