April 8, 2007 Otis , OR A monkey, weighing 15-20 lbs, escaped from his cage and ran around trying to attack people. The monkey was recaptured after being cornered in a garage. The possessor told police he was in the process of applying for a permit to keep the animal. Primates
April 3, 2007 Toledo, OH A 21-month-old male impala was found dead in a transport crate at the Toledo Zoo. He was given anesthesia a day earlier prior to loading him into the crate — in preparation for transfer to another zoo — and he was slow to recover. A necropsy indicated that the impala died from complications from an old neck injury that had worsened. Other
March 22, 2007 Durham, SC Durham health officials were trying to contact parents whose children may have been exposed to a rare and potentially fatal disease, Baylisascaris, at a day care facility whose owner kept exotic animals. Other
March 14, 2007 St. Louis, MO After suffering from arthritis for many years, Clara, a 54-year-old Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo, was euthanized. Clara wore sandals on her back feet for several years due to erosion of her foot pads. Elephants
March 13, 2007 Chesterfield County, VA Dominique, a 4-year-old rhino at the Metro Richmond Zoo, caught a keeper with his horn as she attempted to close his stall door for the night. The zookeeper required 16 stitches to her armpit. Other
March 11, 2007 Spring City, TN Wildlife officers discovered a 5-ft-long alligator in Watts Bar Lake. The officers killed the animal. Reptiles
March 7, 2007 Birmingham, AL Mama Petite, a 50 year-old hippo, was euthanized at the Birmingham Zoo. She increasingly suffered from a recurring skin condition. The condition stemmed from an incidence of sunburn that occurred two years previously. Other
March 6, 2007 San Diego, CA Ikela, a 15-year-old pregnant bonobo, bit off the tip of a zookeeper’s index finger at the San Diego Zoo. Another bonobo, Lana, retrieved the finger from the enclosure. The keeper was taken to a local hospital to have the finger reattached. Primates
March 5, 2007 Anderson, CA A man found a nearly 4-ft-long iguana dead on the banks of the Sacramento River across from Anderson River Park. Reptiles
March 1, 2007 Collier County, FL A “pet” wallaby escaped from his home and was found two weeks later in a neighbor’s yard. Wildlife officials were able to catch the animal with a tranquilizer. The “owner” was cited for not reporting the escape and is warned about needing sufficient permits to have wallabies. The “owner” had eight wallabies but permits for just two. Other