News of the accidental strangling
of Nilly at Borth Wild Animal Kingdom comes after the shooting of escaped
enclosure-mate Lillith the Lynx
The Independent Online
A Welsh zoo is facing calls to
close after it emerged a second lynx was accidentally strangled in “a
terrible handling error” days before Lillith
the lynx was shot
and killed following her escape from the same attraction.
Borth
Wild Animal Kingdom near Aberyswyth was branded a “hobby zoo” after
news of the death of the second lynx emerged, throwing a spotlight on fears
that at some UK animal attractions well-meaning but underqualified owners are
failing to look after creatures properly.
Launching a petition for Borth to
close in the light of the two deaths, the Lynx UK Trust, a conservation group
working to reintroduce the lynx to Britain, accused the zoo’s management of
having “little to no understanding of wild animal behaviour or welfare
needs”.
Dr Paul O'Donoghue, Chief
scientific adviser to the trust, added: “What if it had been Borth's crocodile
that escaped? Or their two lions?
“How long are we going to let
these hobby zoos run by amateurs keep operating? Will it take the death of a
human for someone to take action?"
News of the second lynx fatality
came amid controversy over how one and a half-year-old Lillith was shot dead by
a marksman on Friday, having been on the run since late October.
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