Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Death

Kelly wright reports from washington dc.

Cincinnati zoo gorilla death. Edt location cincinnati zoo and botanical garden us. Posted may 29 2016. Animal expert jeff corwin has urged parents to keep a close eye on their children at zoos following saturdays incident at cincinnati zoo that resulted in. Samantha the cincinnati zoo and botanical gardens oldest mammal and matriarch of its gorillas has died.

Killing of harambe image from video showing harambe holding the 3 year old boy. Cincinnati may 29 2016 the cincinnati zoo botanical garden family is in mourning today and trying to process the death of 17 year old gorilla harambe. Coordinates cause gunshot on may 28 2016 a three year old boy climbed into a gorilla enclosure at the cincinnati zoo and botanical garden and was grabbed and dragged by harambe a 17 year old western. Despite outrage from the public some experts and activists believe the cincinnati zoo was right to fatally shoot an endangered gorilla after a toddler fell into the animals enclosure.

Animal activists have created online petitions and. A child touches the head of a gorilla statue where flowers have been placed outside the gorilla world exhibit at the cincinnati zoo botanical garden in cincinnati. Michele curleycincinnati zoo via ap. Samantha was one of the first two gorillas born at the zoo and exceeded the life.

The gorilla was killed yesterday in order to save the life of a child who climbed through a public barrier at gorilla world and dropped fifteen feet into the exhibits moat which contained a foot of water. Cincinnati the killing of a gorilla at the cincinnati zoo in order to save a child who fell in its enclosure has sparked nationwide outrage. On saturday a special zoo. 4 years ago 2016 05 28 time 400 pm.