Potter Park Zoo’s Rhino Doppsee Dies after Illness
Incident Date:
08/28/2025
Location:
Lansing, MI - USA
Facility Name:
Potter Park Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Other
Animal:
Rhino
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
LANSING, MI – Potter Park Zoo’s female rhino, Doppsee, was euthanized on Aug. 28 following a month of around the clock treatment for an illness, the zoo said in a statement on Friday, Aug. 29.
Although she showed some improvement after treatment for a gastrointestinal obstruction, her condition deteriorated again shortly after. Then, a second obstruction was found. Despite the efforts to assist the animal, her condition did not improve. Black rhinos are considered a critically endangered species, and efforts were made over the years to breed Doppsee.
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