Exotic Incident #2826
Incident Date:
01/07/2017
Location:
Washington, DC - USA
Facility Name:
National Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Other
Animal:
Guam kingfisher
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
A 17-year-old Guam kingfisher, a species which has only 145 members in the entire world, died.
Action take by Born Free USA:
Notes:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/rare-bird-dies-at-washington-national-zoo/2017/01/10/fd35637c-d700-11e6-b8b2-cb5164beba6b_story.html?utm_term=.656e3e5d7da8