COLUMBUS —
The expected boom in natural gas drilling could extend to the Wilds, an outdoor exotic animal preserve operated by a consortium of zoos in eastern Ohio.
The nearly 10,000 acre park on reclaimed mine land has some traditional gas wells but none that use a process where chemical-laced water is blasted into shale to release natural gas.
The Columbus Dispatch reports Wednesday that Columbus-based American Electric Power leased mineral rights below the preserve to Anadarko Petroleum last year.
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