Lacking monkeys: Two tamarins disappear from Dallas Zoo in newest suspicious incident
Two tamarin monkeys disappeared from the Dallas Zoo on Monday, changing into the newest victims in a string of suspicious exercise on the zoo this month.
The zoo claimed it believed the emperor tamarin monkeys have been stolen moderately than escaped after it discovered that the habitat was “clearly deliberately compromised.”
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“Emperor tamarin monkeys would possible keep near dwelling — the Zoo searched close to their habitat and throughout Zoo grounds and didn’t find them,” the zoo mentioned in a assertion Monday.
(Dallas Zoo by way of AP)
The matter has been referred to the Dallas Police Division, which supported the zoo’s suspicion of sabotage in its preliminary investigation, claiming it “believed the animals have been deliberately taken from the enclosure,” in accordance with CNN.
An image of an individual sought by the police was launched on Tuesday, however the individual was not recognized as a suspect.
Dallas Police are in search of the general public’s assist in figuring out the pictured particular person. Detectives want to communicate with the person in regard to the 2 tamarin monkeys lacking from the Dallas Zoo.
Anybody with information- name 214-671-4509. pic.twitter.com/VVvvHFAdgJ— Dallas Police Dept (@DallasPD) January 31, 2023
Monday’s disappearance marked the fourth suspicious occasion on the zoo this month after a clouded leopard named Nova escaped her enclosure on Jan. 13. Nova’s enclosure was additionally deliberately minimize, Dallas Police mentioned. She was discovered later that day close to her habitat.
(AP)
One other incident discovered the enclosure of the zoo’s langur monkeys was additionally minimize, however not one of the monkeys escaped their habitat. On the time, police claimed they weren’t certain the incidents have been associated, regardless of the similarities.
The third incident included the dying of a vulture. The vulture was found lifeless in its habitat with an uncommon wound and accidents that indicated the dying was not from pure causes, zoo President and CEO Gregg Hudson mentioned in a information convention final week.
We’re so grateful for the assist we have obtained as we comprehend the sudden lack of our 35-year-old lappet-faced vulture, Pin. Dropping him is devastating not solely to our Zoo household but additionally to the conservation efforts of this species. Pin might be missed dearly by everybody. pic.twitter.com/TJEQnT0MG1
— Dallas Zoo (@DallasZoo) January 24, 2023
The zoo has since expanded its safety digital camera protection, greater than doubled its in a single day safety presence, elevated its quantity of in a single day employees, and restricted the skills of some animals to go outdoors in a single day in response to the incidents.
Dallas Police mentioned it’s collaborating with the USA Fish and Wildlife on its investigations into the suspicious actions. The zoo is at present closed via Wednesday as a result of inclement climate.
The Washington Examiner reached out to the Dallas Zoo for remark.
