Zoo in Baraboo closed after vandals attempt to release animals; otters recovered, owls still missing
BRIDGET COOKE
A pair of river otters, seen here in their Ochsner Park Zoo enclosure, temporarily escaped the zoo before being found Tuesday afternoon swimming in the Baraboo River.
A pair of otters temporarily escaped the Ochsner Park Zoo on Tuesday while two great horned owls remain missing after staff arrived in the morning to find the gates to the zoo cut and a number of animal enclosures open.
One of 15 padlocks cut through by intruders sits broken outside an enclosure Tuesday at the Ochsner Park Zoo. Interim Baraboo Police Chief Rob Sinden said investigators suspect a group of people entered by force to release the rehabilitative and rescued animals kept there.
Two great horned owls, one shown here, escaped the Ochsner Park Zoo after a group or individual broke into the facility by cutting gate locks and opening enclosures in what looks to be encouraging animals to leave the zoo.
Sinbad the llama eats hay Tuesday afternoon at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo. The llama, donkey and wolf shelter burned down in a fire of undetermined cause Dec. 14.
Ochsner Park Zoo Manager Katie Gries picks up one of the two opossums recently added to the zoo, Ethel, during a visit to their habitat to feed them Thursday. Ethel and Lucy, sitting in the crate, were rescued after their mother was hit and killed by a car and the siblings escaped her pouch before being found. The pair will serve as ambassador animals.
Taglu the black bear cub enjoys time in a tree Monday at the Ochsner Park Zoo. Taglu, an orphaned cub from Alaska, arrived at the zoo Friday and had his first day in the exhibit Monday.
A wolf roams its pasture Tuesday afternoon at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo. The former llama, donkey and wolf shelter burned down in a fire of undetermined cause Dec. 14.
Ochsner Park Zoo Manager Katie Gries holds Lucy, one of two new additions to the zoo, Thursday, while feeding her and sibling Ethel. The pair are rescues who will serve as ambassador animals at the zoo.
Sinbad the llama eats hay Tuesday afternoon at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo. The llama, donkey and wolf shelter burned down in a fire of undetermined cause Dec. 14.
SUSAN ENDRES, News Republic
Ochsner Park Zoo Manager Katie Gries picks up one of the two opossums recently added to the zoo, Ethel, during a visit to their habitat to feed them Thursday. Ethel and Lucy, sitting in the crate, were rescued after their mother was hit and killed by a car and the siblings escaped her pouch before being found. The pair will serve as ambassador animals.
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New bear at Ochsner Park Zoo
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Taglu the black bear cub enjoys time in a tree Monday at the Ochsner Park Zoo. Taglu, an orphaned cub from Alaska, arrived at the zoo Friday and had his first day in the exhibit Monday.
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A wolf roams its pasture Tuesday afternoon at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo. The former llama, donkey and wolf shelter burned down in a fire of undetermined cause Dec. 14.
SUSAN ENDRES, News Republic
Ochsner Park Zoo Manager Katie Gries holds Lucy, one of two new additions to the zoo, Thursday, while feeding her and sibling Ethel. The pair are rescues who will serve as ambassador animals at the zoo.
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Two great horned owls, one shown here, escaped the Ochsner Park Zoo after a group or individual broke into the facility by cutting gate locks and opening enclosures in what looks to be encouraging animals to leave the zoo.
A pair of river otters, seen here in their Ochsner Park Zoo enclosure, temporarily escaped the zoo before being found Tuesday afternoon swimming in the Baraboo River.
One of 15 padlocks cut through by intruders sits broken outside an enclosure Tuesday at the Ochsner Park Zoo. Interim Baraboo Police Chief Rob Sinden said investigators suspect a group of people entered by force to release the rehabilitative and rescued animals kept there.
