Exotic Incident #1297
Incident Date:
05/24/2009
Location:
Great Bend, KS - USA
Facility Name:
Great Bend Zoo
Facility Type:
Non-accredited Facility (RSZ)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Big Cats
Animal:
Mountain Lion
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
Human error resulted in the death of Great Bend Zoo’s 14-year-old female mountain lion. Though she was not a threat to the public, the zoo director requested police shoot and kill her because she had history of being aggressive.
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