Overview
- Siku, a 15-year-old male polar bear, is scheduled to move to Madison in the coming weeks, the zoo announced.
- The transfer to Henry Vilas Zoo is part of a nationwide conservation initiative described by Lincoln Park Zoo.
- Siku arrived in Chicago in 2016 and became a fan favorite at the Walter Family Arctic Tundra habitat.
- At a recent early-bird member morning, guests left goodbye messages on the habitat window as staff prepared for his move.
- Talini, the zoo’s elderly female polar bear, remains in Chicago under geriatric care and will soon enter her winter den.