[FEL-L] bobcat killed, zookeeper error

Tim Stoffel tim at lionlamb.us
Mon Aug 28 01:01:13 CDT 2006


On Sat, 2006-08-26 at 18:39 -0500, Gary Breuckman wrote:
> Another zoo animal dies as a result of keeper error, at the 
> Irvine Park Zoo in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin a keeper left 
> a door unlocked between the bobcat and cougar enclosures.
> 
> A female bobcat 'wandered into' the cougar's cage and was killed.
> 
> Reported on local (ch 12 Milwaukee) news tonight.

Hmmm..... I know a keeper who has bobcats and a tiger in adjacent
spaces. There are passageways allowing the bobcats to go into the
tiger's space. The cats get along just fine!

Thanks!
Tim Stoffel



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