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Monday, October 27, 2008
Those escaped Patas monkeys from Safari Wild are making headlines again
Posted by Alex Pickett on Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 1:30 PM
I wrote about the monkeys' escape to freedom a few weeks back, and the subsequent discovery of Lowry Park CEO Lex Salisbury's little for-profit venture over the summer. The latter story definitely overshadowed the "Great Monkey Getaway."
But those monkeys are still causing headaches for Salisbury (who is on a leave of absence as the city of Tampa conducts an audit into transactions between Safari Wild and Lowry Park Zoo).
From Tampabays10.com:
The remaining five patas monkeys that escaped from nearby Safari Wild in April have turned up at a 600-acre ranch.The owner of the ranch says corn has vanished at an alarming rate from deer feeders and the switches and knobs on his tractors were tampered with, draining the batteries on both.
The tiny footprints helped unravel the mystery.
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Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo would like to once again thank Alex Pickett and Creative Loafing for continuing to empower the public regarding the relationship between Lex Salisbury, Lowry Park Zoo, Safari Wild and the exotic animal trade. Tampa's Zoo Advocates requested information from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission regarding the numerous "Code 1" animal escapes that have occurred over the years at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo. State officials informed Tampa's Zoo Advocates that organization's such as the zoo are not "required" to report such escapes. Empower yourself with the facts. Warmest regards, Jeff Kremer Tampa's Zoo Advocates www.TampasZooAdvocates.com
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