A one-year-old male grizzly bear escaped its enclosure on the Wilder Institute’s Calgary Zoo about 90 minutes earlier than it was purported to open to the general public on Sunday morning, zoo officers have confirmed.
In an e-mail to International Information, zoo media relations stated Fitz the grizzly bear obtained out of his habitat round 7:30 a.m. and that emergency response procedures have been instantly activated.
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“Fitz was efficiently immobilized, and our Animal Care, Well being & Welfare group safely relocated him to his back-of-house house. There have been no accidents to visitors, workers, volunteers or animals,” learn the e-mail.
The zoo opened to the general public shortly after 9 a.m., nevertheless the Wild Canada part of the zoo the place the grizzly bear enclosure is situated remained closed whereas a “full evaluation of the world” was accomplished. The world was reopened to visitors early Sunday afternoon.
“Our groups shall be reviewing the circumstances of the incident as a part of our established post-incident procedures. We would not have any additional info to share right now.”
Fitz is one among two cubs that have been orphaned final fall close to Diamond Valley that made their public debut on the Wilder Institute’s Calgary Zoo again in Could.