Exotic Incident #2517

Incident Date:
06/02/2016
Location:
Suamico, WI - USA
Facility Name:
Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Other
Animal:
Otter
Animal disposition:
Dead

Summary:

A 2-year-old North American otter named Bonnie and her 2 pups died unexpectedly of salmonella poisoning. The zoo director said the otters appeared fine the day before and then became extremely ill. The zoo’s remaining two adult and two young otters were placed in isolation as a precaution.

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Notes:

http://m.beloitdailynews.com/mobile/wisconsin----sudden-illness-kills-otters-at-northeastern/article_51b5b958-2d6d-11e6-bc33-378ffb9e97df.html