BioPark Zoo staff talked to the elephant, not in the room, but on the public road. Alice, a 52-year-old Asian elephant, escaped from her sanctuary Sunday morning, spending time in a public area before returning safely to her home. Security video captured Alice walking calmly Sunday morning down Main Street, sniffing a map and playing tourist at home for the day, and stopped a lot in the trees. part of the water reservoir in the area where he lives, which is currently blocked while the steel workers repair it. Then he stepped over another bamboo fence to reach Main Street. Brandon Gibson, director of the BioPark, said, “an 8,000-pound elephant somehow broke through this fence, knocked down this fence, so it went down Main Street. About 20 years ago. “Not only that part has been repaired, it has also been reinforced. So we’ve added more pillars and steel,” Gibson said. “We’ve also surveyed the area, looking for other areas that might be weak. So it’s something we monitor every day.” Zoo staff continue to check other areas for weak spots, using Gross Receipts Tax money to renovate them. The zookeepers come and start to remember her. It’s been a long time since any animal escaped from the BioPark. I think it’s been decades and decades. Alice spent the whole day resting. Zoo staff they said his behavior was back to normal on Monday. Stay updated with the latest news on the KOAT app. You can download it here.
BioPark Zoo staff talked to the elephant, not in the room, but on the public road. Alice, a 52-year-old Asian elephant, escaped from her habitat on Sunday morning, spending some time in a public area before returning to her home safely.
Security video captured Alice taking a leisurely Sunday morning stroll down Main Street, sniffing the map, playing tourist at home all day, and making several stops in the trees.
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Alice escaped through a welded pillar gate on the side of the pool where she lives, which is currently blocked off while repairmen repair it. Then he stepped over another bamboo fence to reach the main street.
Brandon Gibson, director of the BioPark, said, “an 8,000-pound elephant somehow got through this hole, knocked down this fence, and walked down Main Street.
Officials said the section of fence Alice escaped from had not been repaired in nearly 20 years.
“Not only has that section been repaired, it’s also been reinforced. So we’ve added more columns and braces,” Gibson said. “We’ve also scouted the area, looking for other areas that might be weak. So that’s something we’re monitoring every day.”
Zoo officials are continuing to explore other habitats for the weak spots, using Gross Receipts Tax money to renovate them.
The staff responded to Alice’s escape in just 10 minutes, using the same method of recalling what she had learned.
Gibson said, “We were able to protect the area, to get our zookeepers to come and start remembering him. It’s been a very long time since any animal escaped from the BioPark. I think it looked back decades and decades. The elephant was safe.”
After her brisk walk on Sunday morning, Alice spent the rest of the day resting. Zoo staff said his behavior was back to normal Monday.
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