July 12, 2010 Medina, OH A man transporting animal carcasses crashes his truck and in the accident his pet monkey escapes,and dashes up a utility pole. Driver is okay and able to coax the monkey from his perch. No charges have been filed but police are investigating. Primates
July 10, 2010 Dallas, TX Young male Zebra dies after being startled and running into a wall in his exhibit,breaking his neck. Zebra’s death delays plans to field a new herd of Zebras at Zoo’s Giants of the Savannah habitat. Zebra is the second to die at the Dallas Zoo. Another young male died in a similar fashion several months ago. Other
July 1, 2010 Toledo, OH Toledo Zoo’s star elephant, Babie Louie, a 7-year-old African elephant, attacks his trainer leaving him in serious condition at a nearby hospital. Authorities are investigating. Elephants
June 29, 2010 Peoria, IL One ofthe two young male giraffes in the Peoria Zoo’s Africa! exhibit died in its outdoor enclosure in a strange accident in front of a large crowd of visitors, including children. The giraffe was eating leaves froma tree on te other side of an internal 4-foot fence in the enclsoure when its head and neck got caught in the fork of the tree. The animal struggled some but couldn’t dislodge its head. Somehow the movements of the 15-foot tall giraffe flipped its body onto the opposite side of the fence with its head still stuck in the tree. Zoo officials were able to extract his head while he was still alive, but the giraffe stopped breathing 5 to 10 minutes later. Other
June 22, 2010 San Francisco, CA Tony, an 18-year-old Siberian tiger, was euthanized by zoo veterinarian due to failing health. He had been at the zoo since 1993. Big Cats
June 10, 2010 Omaha, NE 34-year-old Nebraska man dies after being strangled by his 9-ft, 25-lb boa constrictor. Police and paramedics pried the snake free of him but he died later at a hospital. Authorities believe incident is Nebraska’s first fatality by a snake. Omaha has no ordinance against ownership of such animals. Attempts will be made to place the snake with a zoo or sanctuary. Reptiles
June 6, 2010 Orlando, FL Taima, a 20-year old orca at SeaWorld Orlando, died while in labor with a stillborn calf fathered by Tilikum, the orca who killed trainer Brancheau in April 2010. Exact cause of death has not yet been determined. Marine
May 26, 2010 Milwaukee, WI Scores of allegedly neglected, injured and dead reptiles were found in substandard living conditions under the care of a self-described alligator expert, Terry Cullen. Many of the animals in his possession, including some edangered species, were reportedly loaned to him by zoos. Reptiles
May 18, 2010 Fresno, CA Female giraffe calf born at Fresno Chaffee Zoo dies. Giraffe became ill Monday with seizures. Vets performed tests and consulted with experts at San Diego Zoo. Baby giraffe suffered fatal seizure at 3:30 a.m. Other
May 18, 2010 St. Paul, MN Father lifts his 2-yr-old son over a railing near a wire mesh fence surrounding cougar exhibit. One of the two cougars housed there claws boy through the fence, breaking his skin. Father took boy to hospital but child suffered only minor scratches. Police are investigating incident. Big Cats