November 4, 2016 Dallas, TX Kona, a 7-year-old chimpanzee, died after falling ill during an exam. Primates
November 2, 2016 Albuquerque, NM A 5-year-old male Tasmanian devil named Sylar, on loan from Australia, died from bacterial pneumonia at the Albuquerque BioPark Zoo. He was lethargic and coughing the week prior, and a medical treatment plan was started. The necropsy also found that Sylar suffered from moderate heart disease and “reactive changes” in his liver and spleen as a result of the heart disease and pneumonia. Other
October 31, 2016 New Orleans, LA Macite, a 53-year-old Southern white rhino, died at the Audubon Zoo. Other
October 28, 2016 Suamico, WI Finnegan, an 8-year-old moose who had recently returned to the NEW Zoo from Milwaukee, died. Other
October 27, 2016 Portland, OR Bubba, a 15-foot-long Burmese python, was euthanized after a battle with cancer. He was 25 years old. Reptiles
October 27, 2016 Hudson Beach, FL The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received reports of several sightings of a rhesus macaque. Officers are unsure where the monkey came from. Primates
October 25, 2016 Wichita, KS Tao, an 11-year-old Sumatran orangutan, escaped her enclosure through a volleyball-sized hole found in the woven mesh of the outdoor exhibit. She walked around a public area within the zoo, then went back to her enclosure on her own. Primates
October 24, 2016 Washington, DC Cisco, a 23-year-old Andean bear, died after going into cardiopulmonary arrest. Bears
October 23, 2016 Chattanooga, TN Maina, a 3-year-old red panda, died of unknown causes. She gave birth to two male cubs three months ago, who are now being hand-fed by zookeepers. Bears