Lions, tigers and jaguar briefly escape from German zoo (Lead)
Friday - June 1, 2018 7:32 pm ,
Category : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Berlin June 1 (IANS) Five dangerous animals including two lions two tigers and a jaguar escaped from a zoo in western Germany on Friday leading to a massive manhunt police said.
They were later found inside the zoo compound in Luenebach after the search involving a drone officials told the German media.
Earlier reports said that the animals broke out after a storm overnight caused flooding that damaged their enclosures fences. A bear which also broke out of the Eifel Zoo in Luenebach was shot dead.
Residents were advised to stay inside their homes and a massive search was then launched involving police firefighters and veterinarians SWR.de reported.
The 74-acre zoo is home to nearly 400 animals of 60 species including Siberian tigers and lions.
Friday s escape came two years after two lions broke out of their cages at a zoo in Leipzig in eastern Germany. One was shot dead and the other recaptured.
--IANS soni/bg
They were later found inside the zoo compound in Luenebach after the search involving a drone officials told the German media.
Earlier reports said that the animals broke out after a storm overnight caused flooding that damaged their enclosures fences. A bear which also broke out of the Eifel Zoo in Luenebach was shot dead.
Residents were advised to stay inside their homes and a massive search was then launched involving police firefighters and veterinarians SWR.de reported.
The 74-acre zoo is home to nearly 400 animals of 60 species including Siberian tigers and lions.
Friday s escape came two years after two lions broke out of their cages at a zoo in Leipzig in eastern Germany. One was shot dead and the other recaptured.
--IANS soni/bg
