Zoo Incidents November 2018
November 2018 Zoo incidents
Abuja Zoo under fire for malnourished camel
ZooTampa vet accused of killing numerous manatees through malpractice
Black rhino dies at French zoo after botched attempt to harvest semen
Traveling zoo stolen, animals recovered in Kentucky.
Three-week-old giraffe dies of infection at Virginia Zoo
Crocodile injured after zoo patrons throw rocks at him
Feral dogs break in and kill three animals at Jackson Zoo
Rhino injures and kills ostrich in shared exhibit at Seneca Park Zoo
Man breaks into St. Augustine Alligator Farm, gets bitten by crocodile
Alaska Zoo’s head gardener stabbed to death, ran over with stolen vehicle
Three-week-old giraffe dies at Columbus Zoo
Heritage Park Zoo fire leaves one wallaby dead, one injured
Zoo World reveals two big cats die in Hurricane Michael’s aftermath
Jackson Zoo owes $5 million on water bill
Female wild dog killed by a male dog during introductions at Topeka Zoo
USDA inspections show highly stressed grizzly bears, outdated exhibits, and high bromine levels in water leading to eye lesions and chronic eye issues among pinnipeds at Denver Zoo (link)
Guests of Kolkata Zoo are torturing animals by blowing whistles, horns, feeding them, poking with sticks, and throwing rocks to get their attention (link)
Amer Fort’s elephants are blind and lame yet still forced to give rides to tourists
Three-year-old penguin dies of fungal pneumonia at Santa Barbara Zoo
Petting zoo kangaroo killed in hit and run after escape from enclosure (link)
On October 23rd, a snow leopard escaped his exhibit at Dudley Zoo and was shot dead (link)
A selfie stick was stolen by one chimp, returned to the owner by another chimp
