Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Incident

According to a cfd incident report the gorilla was violently dragging and throwing the child.

Cincinnati zoo gorilla incident. 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 lowland gorilla. A number of primatologists and conservationists wrote later that the zoo had no other cho. Western lowland gorillas are an endangered species native to the thick forests of central and west africa according to national geographic. A federal inspection concluded the barrier at a gorilla enclosure at an ohio zoo was not in compliance with standards when a three year old boy slipped underneath and fell into the animal exhibit.

A 400 pound 17 year old gorilla named harambe was shot and killed after a 3 year old boy fell into the gorilla enclosure at cincinnati zoo and botanical garden on may 28 2016. 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. While saturdays incident ended in tragedy there was a much different outcome 20 years ago when a 3 year old boy fell into the gorilla den at brookfield zoo near chicago. Zoo staff and cincinnati fire department cfd were the first responders on the scene.