Nebraska Zoo Animals Are Helping Restore Grasslands by Eating Invasive Plants (Exclusive)

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Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and The Nature Conservancy are working together to tackle a woody encroachment at Iowa's Folsom Point Preserve

The encroachment, full of invasive trees and shrubs, is negatively impacting the natural grasslands of the preserve and its animals

The Henry Doorly Zoo helps The Nature Conservancy cut down the damaging plants, which are then fed to the zoo's large animals

The animal residents of Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium are doing their part to keep the whole planet healthy.

Giraffes, elephants, and other animals at the Nebraska zoo have added invasive tree and shrub species to their diets through a mutually beneficial partnership between Henry Doorly Zoo and The Nature Conservancy .

The partnership was formed to address the invasive tr