The DallasZoo has been hit with a bizarre and suspicious chain of events in recent weeks — culminating in the recovery of two missing emperor tamarin monkeys. Here's a rundown of the saga.
with a suspicious wound in his enclosure. Before that, Nova, a 25-pound clouded leopard, went missing for hours after her mesh enclosure was tampered with, the zoo reported. The leopard was later found and returned. At the same time, investigators discovered the enclosure for the zoo's langur monkeys was cut, but none of the animals escaped.
Though zoos are normally highly protected and well-designed, these recent events serve as an important reminder"that we all have to be vigilant in protecting animals in zoos, in national parks, in nature," Dan Ashe, president and CEO of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, told NPR. It shows that these problems can happen even at a place as well-designed and well-managed as the Dallas Zoo, he said.
that illicit wildlife trafficking is estimated to be between a $7.8 billion and $10 billion annually.These very serious issues"are some of the major causes that are driving many of these animal populations toward extinction," Ashe said."We know how difficult it is to protect national parks and the animals within national parks and protected areas from trafficking and persecution.
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