March 3, 2006 Chicago, IL Zookeepers were trying to determine how a wolf at the Brookfield Zoo lost a leg; they were unable to find the severed limb after searching the wolf area of the zoo. The break was clean and the wolf showed no bite marks that might indicate a fight, and the other wolves were unharmed. Other
March 2, 2006 Waco, TX A 25-year-old woman was injured by an elephant when she climbed past barriers and entered the elephant’s exhibit at the Cameron Park Zoo. Elephants
March 1, 2006 Warrenton, MO Sandra and Kenneth Smith, owners of Wesa-A-Geh-Ya animal facility, settled with the USDA after being charged with violations of the Animal Welfare Act. The Smiths agreed to a civil penalty of $13,000 and revoking of their AWA license. Although the Smiths then no longer had a USDA exhibitor’s license or AWA license, no law prevented them from keeping their animals under little supervision from any state or federal agency. Big Cats
March 1, 2006 Marlborough, MA Two zoo workers suffered injuries while handling an elephant for rides at RW Commerford’s Kids Fun Fair and Traveling Zoo. A trainer received a chest injury when the elephant pinned him against a wall and another employee placing children on the elephant for rides received a broken arm. Both were transported to hospital by ambulance. Elephants
February 25, 2006 Rochester, NY A team of seven veterinarians surgically removed a 248-pound dead male calf from his elephant mother Genny C at the Seneca Park Zoo more than two weeks after determining that the calf died while Genny C was in labor. See 02/07/06. Elephants
February 23, 2006 Alva, FL A man was hospitalized after being attacked by his neighbor’s wallaroo. The animal escaped from his pen after digging a hole under the fence of his enclosure. The animal was shot and killed. Other
February 15, 2006 Birmingham, AL A worker at the Birmingham Zoo was treated for scalp wounds after being attacked by a 19-year-old lion. The attack occurred while zoo workers fed the lions and moved them from an overnight holding area to an outdoor exhibit area. Big Cats
February 12, 2006 Rochester, NY The Seneca Park Zoo reported the death by heart attack of a 21-year-old orangutan, Lowell. Lowell recently passed his physical and showed no signs of illness before he died suddenly. A necropsy was underway to determine the actual cause of death. Primates
February 10, 2006 Richmond, VA Maymont’s only two black bears are euthanized after one bear bites a Richmond toddler. The bears were euthanized to be tested for rabies. A memorial service for the bears was attended by 500 mourners. The city was still investigating the actions of the child’s mother. Bears
February 9, 2006 Craig, CO A 56-year-old man was killed by a captive elk while attempting to feed the animal. Other