Zoo Animals Released Chicago

CHICAGO WLS -- Rumors on social media went viral after word started to spread that looters released animals at the Lincoln Park Zoo Sunday but those rumors turned out to be false.

Zoo animals released chicago. Later a similar rumor circulated on social media about a hippopotamus that supposedly escaped from the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Thank you to friends of wildlife for your concerns. Zoo animals were released during protests in Chicago.

Clouded Leopard Rain Forest. All animals at Lincoln Park Zoo are accounted for and safe. Chicagos Lincoln Park Zoo dispelled rumors Monday that its animals were let loose out of their habitats by.

Lincoln Park Zoo Dispels Rumors of Animals Set Free or Stolen People claimed to have seen animals such as hippos lions giraffes monkeys and kangaroos roaming the streets of Chicago. Brookfield Zoos two grizzly bears Axhi and Jim received ice blocks that featured the Chicago Bears colors of orange and blue. The zoo posted on social media.

Reports that a tiger escaped or was released from the Oakland Zoo during protests in the area appear to be part of a hoax. After Chicagos Shedd Aquarium was forced to close amid the coronavirus pandemic staff decided to let a. Zoo operators had to go in and check confirming all animals are safe and secured.

Twenty-two turtles including 10 born at the zoo were released to the wild in northwest DuPage County forest preserve as part of recovery program for the species. Lincoln Park Zoo signage in Chicago Illinois on June 17 2018. Creating a Place for Connection.

In other zoos we have seen cases Mike Adkesson vice president of clinical medicine for the Chicago Zoological Society told the Tribune. Recent protests in Chicago did not lead to a zoo break-in and the zoo itself announced that the information being spread online was not true and that all animals were safe and accounted for. Updated 2316 GMT 0716 HKT June 1 2020.