Updated Sept. 25, 2026, 8:48 a.m. ET
Summer brought plenty of changes at the Erie Zoo, including an improved llama exhibit, boardwalk updates and a new percussion garden in the children’s section.
The zoo also had a successful Erie Gives campaign, collecting $154,000 in pledges. That was the fifth-highest total out of more than 500 participating nonprofits, said Melissa “Roo” Kojancie, the zoo’s CEO.
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