Exotic Incident #1108
Incident Date:
02/24/2008
Location:
Tacoma, WA - USA
Facility Name:
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Other
Animal:
Arctic Fox
Animal disposition:
Recaptured
Summary:
One of two Arctic foxes escaped from the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. The fox, named Scout, was spotted by local residents about three hours after zookeepers discovered him missing. He was subsequently captured by zookeepers and returned to the zoo unharmed. Zoo officials suspected he had squeezed through the fence posts of the red wolf enclosure, where he had been left overnight because of previous escape attempts.
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