Erik Beck, the Executive Director of Mesker Park Zoo, talks about the zoo and their plans coming up. Erik Beck, the Executive Director of Mesker Park Zoo, talks about the zoo's efforts towards ...

EVANSVILLE — A new event is coming to Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden this August, and it will only be around for a limited time. Wild Summer Lights will be a Chinese lantern festival taking ...

Takes place at Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden on Evansville's West Side. Oct. 18-20 and 25-27; 5-8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 3-6 p.m. on Sundays; special "Sensory Spooktactular" on Oct ...