BILLINGS - Zoo keepers at ZooMontana have more on their hands lately with trying to protect animals from extreme heat temperatures. âIt is so hot out here and our animals are actually handling it pretty well, and I would say that's a big part due to our hard zoo keeping work, of course,â Allyson Dredla, lead wetlands keeper at ZooMontana, said. âWe spend most of our days trying to keep these animals cool. We have a lot of tricks under our sleeve, so to say.â Some of those tricks include filling up pools with cold water for the wetland animals and giving them frozen treats ...