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NC Zoo Response to Animal Escape

NC Zoo Response to Animal Escape. NC Zoo. Large Land Mass (2000 acres) Rural Location Heavily Wooded. Primary Containment. Primary Containment. Approximately 1500 animals of 225 species Several “Dangerous Species”. Secondary Containment. 8 foot tall perimeter fence.

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NC Zoo Response to Animal Escape

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  1. NC Zoo Response to Animal Escape

  2. NC Zoo • Large Land Mass (2000 acres) • Rural Location • Heavily Wooded

  3. Primary Containment

  4. Primary Containment • Approximately 1500 animals of 225 species • Several “Dangerous Species”

  5. Secondary Containment • 8 foot tall perimeter fence

  6. 14,500 Linear Feet of Perimeter Fence

  7. Escaped Animal Recapture Procedure • Written Document • Quarterly Drills • Firearms Training for Key Personnel

  8. Oversees all Operations Makes Key decisions Interfaces with outside agencies Coordinates Zoo teams Incident Commander

  9. Randolph County Sheriff’s Department State Highway Patrol North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission North Carolina Forestry Service Eastside Volunteer Fire Department Notified if Animal Breeches Perimeter Fence or Serious Injury or Death Outside Agencies

  10. Operations Chief (Capture Coordinator) • Coordinates all aspects of animal recapture • Weapons Team (Dispatch animal if necessary) • Veterinary Team (Dart Animal if possible and necessary) • Animal Keepers (gather necessary equipment, man gates, assist with capture of non-dangerous animals)

  11. Communications Crowd Control Traffic Control First Responders in case of injury (Rangers are EMTs) Call 911 to notify outside agencies if necessary Park Rangers

  12. Part of Ranger Section Monitors all radio traffic Records Radio Traffic During Event Documents events as they occur Coordinates Communications ZooCom

  13. Brief State Agencies as Necessary Brief News Media as Necessary Media Relations

  14. First Tier Dangerous Animals

  15. First Tier Dangerous Animals

  16. First Tier Dangerous Animals

  17. First Tier Dangerous Animals

  18. Second Tier Dangerous Animals

  19. Second Tier Dangerous Animals

  20. NC Laws Governing Keeping of Exotic Animals

  21. No State-wide Legislation • North Carolina is one of 20 states that has no ban or state-established rules on owning exotic animals • The state makes it illegal to own indigenous wild animals such as cougars, bobcats, deer, squirrels or skunks.

  22. Attempted State-wide Legislation • In 2007, Sen. Ed Jones, D-Halifax, introduced a bill that would ban private ownership of wild animals after a Wilkes County fourth-grader was killed by a tiger kept in his aunt's backyard, but the bill was met with instant opposition

  23. After an Ohio man freed dozens of lions, tigers, bears and other dangerous animals before killing himself, Ohio changed its' law regarding keeping exotic animals. This law was based on the NC proposed legislation

  24. N.C. SESS. LAWS §153A-131 - Possession or harboring of dangerous animals • A county may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the possession or harboring of animals which are dangerous to persons or property. No such ordinance shall have the effect of permitting any activity or condition with respect to a wild animal which is prohibited or more severely restricted by regulations of the Wildlife Resources Commission.

  25. Cabarrus Chatham Davidson Forsyth Gaston Lee Montgomery Orange Randolph Surrey NC Counties with Exotic Animal Ordinances

  26. N.C. SESS. LAWS §160A-187 - Possession or harboring of dangerous animals • A city may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the possession or harboring within the city of animals which are dangerous to persons or property. No such ordinance shall have the effect of permitting any activity or condition with respect to a wild animal which is prohibited or more severely restricted by regulations of the Wildlife Resources Commission

  27. NC Cities with Exotic Animal Ordinances • Charlotte • Garner • Havelock • North Topsail Beach • Sylva

  28. N.C. ADMIN. CODE tit. 2, r. 52B.0212 - IMPORTATION REQUIREMENTS: WILD ANIMALS • Skunk • Fox • Raccoon • Ringtail • Bobcat (includes Lynx and other North and South American felines as cougars, jaguars, etc.) • Coyote • Marten • Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)

  29. North Carolina Wildlife Resources CommissionNC ST § 113-294 • State law prohibits holding any wild animal or bird in captivity without a license from the Wildlife Resources Commission. Before the Commission can issue a license authorizing a person to keep a wild animal or bird in captivity, it must determine that the animal or bird was acquired lawfully and will not be kept merely as a pet. An approved facility must be provided.

  30. Big Cats 11 Reptiles 11 Primates 8 Wolf/Hyrdid 2 Emu 2 Serval 2 Water Buffalo 1 Coati 1 Incidents (Escapes and/or attacks) involving exotic animals in NC (1990-2012)

  31. Locations of Incidences

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