Tapir briefly escapes from enclosure at Zoo Miami

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Zoo Miami employees members are discussing modifications that have to be made after a tapir briefly escaped from its enclosure Tuesday morning, Zoo Miami’s Ron Magill confirmed.

Based on a information launch, the grownup male Malayan tapir jumped out of its exhibit habitat round 7:45 a.m. after apparently being startled by upkeep equipment that was working close to the world.

“The breach was instantly reported by way of radio and protocols which have been established and practiced in accordance with the Affiliation of Zoos and Aquariums tips had been initialized,” the information launch acknowledged. “The animal was rapidly contained in a safe space the place the Animal Well being Crew, in shut coordination with the Animal Science Crew, was capable of efficiently tranquilize the animal and transport it to its safe holding area at roughly 8:50 AM.”

Based on Zoo Miami, the tapir was by no means in a public space that introduced a menace to most of the people.

The tapir is now again in its holding facility as employees members resolve what modifications have to be made to its exhibit habitat to stop one other escape.