Exotic Incident #2454
Incident Date:
06/21/2016
Location:
Springfield, MA - USA
Facility Name:
The Zoo at Forest Park
Facility Type:
Non-accredited Facility (RSZ)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Guenon monkey
Animal disposition:
Other
Summary:
Dizzy, a 12 lb guenon monkey, twisted a door knob and let himself out of his enclosure. At the time, a zoo employee had been cleaning out the enclosure, and exited in order to answer a question from a visitor. Dizzy got into the trees above the zoo enclosure and cleared the fence around the zoo, and got into the trees throughout Forest Park. He was recaptured two days later.
Action take by Born Free USA:
Notes:
http://wwlp.com/2016/06/21/monkey-escaped-from-enclosure-at-zoo-in-forest-park/