Exotic Incident #2147

Incident Date:
11/22/2014
Location:
Griffith Park, CA - USA
Facility Name:
Los Angeles Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Other
Animal:
Big Horn Sheep
Animal disposition:
Dead

Summary:

After escaping it’s enclosure from that LA Zoo, a big horn sheep was hit by a car and later died after being tranquilized by zoo officials. A necropsy will be performed to ascertain the cause of death.

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