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ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The North Carolina Zoo announced on Thursday that Leia the giraffe died this week. On Tuesday morning, Leia underwent a planned medical procedure for a hoof injury. She was ...
Leia was 15 and was described as none other than a “strong independent lady who had opinions and didn’t like to be touched ...
North Carolina Zoo staff are mourning the deaths of long-time director and CEO Pat Simmons and Leia the giraffe.
GREENSBORO – The North Carolina Zoo is grieving the loss of Leia the giraffe after a medical procedure. "She was a once in a ...
Leia, a 15-year-old giraffe, died on Tuesday, July 15, at the North Carolina Zoo from a complication from a medical procedure to address a foot injury, the zoo announced.
The North Carolina Zoo is grieving the loss of Leia, a 15-year-old giraffe, who has been a beloved part of the Zoo family ...
By Katherine Zehnder Carolina Journal On July 14, Pat Simmons, CEO and Director of the North Carolina Zoo located in Asheboro ...
Headlines across the state include a WNC tourism campaign in the wake of Helene; the state joins suit to unfreeze federal ...
The North Carolina Zoo has announced the death of Director and CEO Pat Simmons.Zoo officials say that she had been battling ...
The director and CEO of the North Carolina Zoo died Monday morning after a nearly five-year battle with cancer, the zoo announced. Pat Simmons had led the zoo since 2015. “To know Simmons was to love ...
Simmons directed the planning for the 12.5-acre Asia exhibit, the zoo’s first expansion in three decades. It’s scheduled to ...
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- The North Carolina Zoo announced that longtime Director and CEO Pat Simmons died after a nearly five ...