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eogden@minotdailynews.com Vlad, a Russian tortoise, is shown in his habitat. A tortoise habitat built by a Longfellow Elementary School student in Karalee Maciver’s class in Minot was done as a virtual “Home Sweet Habitat” program. The program was presented to first-grade classes in Minot virtually or in person. First-grade classes in Minot Public Schools were offered the opportunity to learn about zoo animals through a grant for the “Home Sweet Habitat” program to Minot’s Roosevelt Park Zoo from Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Wash. The grant is through Advancing Conservat...

eogden@minotdailynews.com Eloise Ogden/MDN Biography signs have been placed at Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot to tell visitors specific details about zoo inhabitants, like this one about the red pandas. A biography sign is posted on the outside of the habitat for Fred and George, the red pandas at Minot’s Roosevelt Park Zoo. The sign give specific information about Fred and George such as each ones birthday, where born (Birmingham Zoo), personality traits and some of their favorite foods. For education and conservation efforts, the new biography signs are going up at the various habitats. Nico...