nc zoo response to animal escape
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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
14,500 Linear Feet of Perimeter Fence
Escaped Animal Recapture Procedure
Written Document Quarterly Drills Firearms Training for
Key Personnel
Incident Commander
Operations Commander
Park RangersZoo Com
(Internal and External Communications)
Media Relations
Weapons Team Veterinary Team Capture Team
Outside Agencies
Incident Commander
Oversees all Operations
Makes Key decisions Interfaces with
outside agencies Coordinates Zoo
teams
Outside Agencies
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
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)
Park Rangers
Communications Crowd Control Traffic Control First Responders in
case of injury (Rangers are EMTs)
Call 911 to notify outside agencies if necessary
ZooCom
Part of Ranger Section
Monitors all radio traffic
Records Radio Traffic During Event
Documents events as they occur
Coordinates Communications
Media Relations
Brief State Agencies as Necessary
Brief News Media as Necessary
First Tier Dangerous Animals
First Tier Dangerous Animals
First Tier Dangerous Animals
First Tier Dangerous Animals
Second Tier Dangerous Animals
Second Tier Dangerous Animals
NC Laws Governing Keeping of Exotic Animals
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.
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
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
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.
NC Counties with Exotic Animal Ordinances
Cabarrus Chatham Davidson Forsyth Gaston
Lee Montgomery Orange Randolph Surrey
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
NC Cities with Exotic Animal Ordinances
Charlotte Garner Havelock North Topsail Beach Sylva
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)
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.
Incidents (Escapes and/or attacks) involving exotic animals in NC (1990-2012)
Big Cats11
Reptiles11
Primates 8
Wolf/Hyrdid 2 Emu 2 Serval 2 Water Buffalo 1 Coati 1
Locations of Incidences