The family-run zoo is home to over 68 species and is focused on both education and conservation of endangered species.

In the coming weeks, Hemker Zoo is adding new habitats for southern ground hornbills, vultures, and an amur leopard, which are critically endangered due to poaching and have about 84 animals left ...

In the coming weeks, Hemker Zoo is adding new habitats for southern ground hornbills, vultures, and an amur leopard, which are critically endangered due to poaching and have about 84 animals left ...

In the coming weeks, Hemker Zoo is adding new habitats for southern ground hornbills, vultures, and an amur leopard, which are critically endangered due to poaching and have about 84 animals left ...

Hemker Zoo, located at 26715 County Road 39 in Freeport, opened to the public in 1977, though owner Joan Hemker said running a zoo was never part of the plan.

In the coming weeks, Hemker Zoo is adding new habitats for southern ground hornbills, vultures, and an amur leopard, which are critically endangered due to poaching and have about 84 animals left ...