A monkey that escaped from a zoo in Taiwan was captured two weeks after wandering around the city, but died shortly thereafter.
According to the BBC on the 28th (local time), an olive baboon wandering the streets in Taoyuan City, Taiwan was captured on the 10th. The city’s agricultural department made several attempts to capture the monkey, but failed, and only on the 27th did it use a tranquilizer gun to capture it.
But soon after, the monkey died. The Department of Agriculture said gunshot wounds were found in several places on the monkey’s body. According to local media, the monkey was already seriously injured when it was caught in a net set up by Agriculture Bureau workers.
A hunter who participated in the search told local media that he fired a shotgun at the monkey under the direction of authorities. It was not known whether the staff had guns at the time of capture.
An Agricultural Bureau official sparked controversy when he took a photo of the injured monkey and said, “I hope my daughter can tell her classmates, ‘My dad caught a baboon’.”
Citizens pointed out that the authorities’ response was unclear, saying, “I wonder why the authorities did not pay attention to the injuries that were said to have occurred from the time of capture.” In addition, he was angry that the monkey had died due to overreaction at the time of capture.
In particular, it is said that this monkey has never shown an aggressive look toward people while roaming around the city.
Officials bowing their heads to a baboon that died after being captured. Facebook I am a new personAs the controversy grew, local police launched an investigation to determine how the monkey died.
Simon Chang, Mayor of Taoyuan City, said on Facebook that day, “Some of my colleagues have failed to deal with the situation cautiously and professionally.” The staff couldn’t keep it,” he said.
This incident also led to criticism of the lack of regulations related to Taiwanese zoos. The BBC said, “In Taiwan, zoos are classified as ‘social educational institutions’. Therefore, the Ministry of Education, not an animal expert, is in charge of managing the zoo.”
The death of a monkey in Taiwan has been compared to the safe return of a zebra that recently escaped from Seoul Children’s Grand Park in South Korea. The zebra ‘Sero’ escaped from the zoo on the 23rd and was captured after being shot 7 times in about 3 hours after escaping from the zoo. Cerro is currently in good health and seeking stability at the zoo.
The zebra ‘Sero’ who escaped from Seoul Children’s Grand Park on the 23rd is walking on a nearby road. TwitterSource: Donga
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