After 13 years at the Miller Park Zoo, Jay Tetzloff is calling it quits and moving on.

The Superintendent of the Miller Park Zoo told Regional Radio News on the WHOW Morning Show Wednesday he is taking over at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa. This gets him closer to home and called it a great opportunity.

Tetzloff says Bloomington-Normal has been a great community to raise his family and enjoyed his time in central Illinois. He credits the people around him for the things they were able to accomplish in his time at the Miller Park Zoo.

According to Tetzloff, there is a transition team in place to find his replacement. He says the Miller Park Zoo opening receiving interest from his colleagues in other areas.

There have been several initiatives taken on by Tetzloff and his staff in his time in Bloomington. He points to the flamingo exhibit that was the first they were able to construct out of the master plan they put together.

Tetzloff's final day in Bloomington will be July 15.