Arrest and Confiscation Follows Leopard Attack

Arrest and Confiscation Follows Leopard Attack

Following on from the tragic death of a nine year old girl (Amany Mohamed Fadeel)  being attacked and severely injured by an escaped leopard authorities quickly moved in on the Amr Saad breeding centre at Ayat - Giza and an immediate investigation took place. All the animals and the accommodation were found to be in extremely poor condition. Amany died in the ambulance on the way to hospital. After the leopard was scared off it made its way to Kafr Hameed but was tracked down and shot dead.

This door on this enclosure holding a tiger was held shut by a rock

It has been stated that the leopard had escaped days before the attack and had been wandering the neighborhood. The owner had tried to claim that the Amany had been on his private property. After she was killed villagers tried to break into the facility and kill all the remaining animals but were stopped after intervention by the police.

Fearing possible implication in the death of the young girl the keepers quickly disappeared and the owner of the facility was arrested and jailed.

After cries for help the Giza Zoo responded under the direction of Dr Raafat Hamed and a team of keepers and vets visited Amr Saad and all the animals were fed. Following a police order and instructions from the authorities all animals will be transported to Giza Zoo in the coming days.

The precise number and species held is unknown but there at least seven tigers and a lion.

Peter Dickinson Independent International Zoo Consultant +971 50 4787 122 | elvinhow@gmail.com | Skype: peter.dickinson48

Elephant Keeper Killed

Stephanie James

I am very saddened to report the death on Friday evening of Stephanie James, the experienced Knoxville Zoo elephant keeper.
Stephanie had been working with the three (1.2.0) Knoxville African Elephants for two years. Although investigations continue it would appear that her death was a result of an accident and not aggression when she was crushed against a wall by the 26 year old female elephant called 'Edie'. Any keeper working 'hands on' with elephants will be aware how easy it is for such a situation to arise. Stephanie was rushed to University of Tennessee Medical Center where, very sadly, she died of internal injuries.

Stephanie died doing a job she loved with animals she was dedicated to. I extend my sincere condolences to her family, friends and work colleagues.

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Tigers Kill Visitor To Qinling Wildlife Park

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On Sunday 13th June 2010 at approximately 13.20 hrs a 45 year old man and his 17 year old son accidently strayed into an enclosure at the Qinling Wildlife Park in China. Unfortunately for them the automatic security gate closed behind them leaving them trapped in with five Amur Tigers.

Sadly the father was killed but zoo workers were able to rescue the son who was only slightly injured.

Pending investigations the zoo manager has been detained by police.

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More on the cold problems in Jaipur Zoo

An interesting video clip which primarily refers to the deer deaths (Link posted on Zoo News Digest yesterday) but shows a bit more of the zoo and other animals.

Deer Die of Cold in Jaipur

Eleven deer die of cold at Jaipur Zoo

Eleven spotted deer have died due to extreme cold conditions at Jaipur Zoo here in the last two days, state wildlife official sources said today.

The deer, commonly known as chital, were suffering from suspected pneumonia and succumbed on January 16 and 17, they said, adding despite best efforts the animals died within two days after contracting the disease.

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The carcasses of the herbivores, which were mostly five to ten years old, were buried after postmortem, they said.



According to a preliminary report, frost and dense fog, continuous low temperature for a week created unfavourable conditions which resulted in death due to suspected pneumonia.



When contacted Deputy-Chief Wildlife Warden at Jaipur Zoo Mr Y K Sahu told PTI that there were sufficient night shelter for chital but these animals prefer to stay under the shade and protection of trees.



Meanwhile, People for Animals has demanded a high level inquiry into the untimely death of these animals.



State incharge of the NGO Babulal Jaju has alleged that viscera tests of the dead
 
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Death a part of life at Rio Grande Zoo

This video is a little unusual as it is actually making mention of the fact that animals die in zoos. Usually zoos will not make mention unless it is the oldest, or especially rare or perhaps a favourite with visitors.

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I can fully understand why too because certain anti-zoo groups in tandem with the more evil elements of the press use it to suggest something is very wrong. It isn't though. Death IS part of life at the Rio Grande Zoo and every zoo for that matter. If something lives it will ultimately die and, within zoos the loss is mourned because ZooKeepers care!
Valerie Chavez (senior zookeeper of mammals) says something I have repeated many a time 'if a death does not hurt anymore it is time to look for another job'.

Canadian Man Killed By Siberian Tiger

Tiger kills Ont. man

The same Siberian tiger that mauled a 10-year-old Toronto boy six years ago killed a lifelong exotic animal lover and keeper from southern Ontario on Sunday, police said.

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Norman Buwalda, a businessman from Southwold Township, near London, Ont., died Sunday at approximately 3 p.m. when he entered the cage to feed the tiger, one of many exotic animals on his property.





A male family member found Buwalda, 66, in the cage and separated the 650-pound animal by trapping it behind a set of glass doors that divides the cage. Reached Sunday at Buwalda's home, a family member said the family had no comment.





Police believe the tiger mauled a 10-year-old Toronto boy in June of 2004, igniting a heated discussion in Southwold Township on whether exotic animals should be banned from the area.





"We believe it to be the same animal," said Const. Troy Carlson of the Ontario Provincial Police's Port Elgin detachment.





The boy and his family were visiting Buwalda's residence when Buwalda led the tiger out of the cage to allow the boy and his younger siblings to take photos of the animal. The tiger was on a leash but lunged forward, knocking its owner off balance.





No charges were laid in the incident. Residents were furious when the town lost a court case that would have seen Buwalda's exotic animals banned.





The tiger is still in its enclosure on the property. Carlson said police believe Buwalda kept the animals there legally but an investigation is ongoing.





"As far as what's being done with the animal, at this point it's up to the family," said Carlson.





A post-mortem is scheduled for Monday, police said.





Neighbours paint a picture of an introverted man who cared for his tigers, lions and panthers as though they were his friends.





David Rawson, whose property touches Buwalda's, said his neighbour kept exotic pets as a hobby. He cared for many large cats in the 12 years Rawson lived in the area, whose growls were audible at night from Rawson's land. He usually kept two or three at a time.





Rawson said the cage in which Buwalda kept the tiger was of "zoo quality" and he had no safety concerns as long as the animals were kept in their pens. The two-storey cage, made of concrete, glass and steel bars, is as big as a house, he said.





The rest of Buwalda's land was not fenced in, although Carlson said there was a fenced in area on the land where Buwalda

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