Florida Safari Park Kills Escaped White Rhino [VIDEO]

Tampa’s ABC affiliate reports:

A white rhinoceros was shot dead less than a day after it arrived at a Florida wildlife park last year, wildlife officials said. According to a report by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the incident occurred Sept. 19 at Wild Florida, a gator and drive-thru safari park about 60 miles south of Orlando in Kenansville. The park acknowledged the incident in a Facebook post on Monday.

The report said FWC investigators were called to the park about a week later after getting an anonymous tip that called the shooting “animal abuse” and “unnecessary.” The animal was delivered to the park the day prior and was “acting very wild,” the park’s owner, Jordan Munns, told investigators. Munns said they observed the animal “acting aggressively” as it tried to climb over the enclosure.

Read the full article. Park owners reportedly quickly buried the rhino because they feared it could be seen by a helicopter. No action has been taken against the park.

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