Exotic Incident #2861

Incident Date:
08/27/2015
Location:
Norfolk, VA - USA
Facility Name:
Virginia Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Other
Animal:
Wallaby
Animal disposition:
Dead

Summary:

A wallaby died of toxoplasmosis, a parasitic infection carried in cat feces. A large population of feral cats roams the zoo’s property. This is one of the 15 wallabies, including six babies, who died at the Virginia Zoo since they were brought there for the Australia exhibit.

Action take by Born Free USA:

Notes:

http://pilotonline.com/news/government/local/two-more-wallabies-die-at-virginia-zoo/article_f52c2a4e-2506-53b4-94aa-b52f0d494c6a.html