African Elephant kills keeper in Pittsburgh

She is the first African born in captivity to give birth in captivity. Hope for an endangered species.
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Our zoo takes the Asian Indians on a walk before the zoo opens in the mornings. I presume Mr. Gatti let his guard down in a mundane moment. :frowning:

Because it’s not clear what he died of? :slight_smile:

Incidentally, what exactly is the protocol when an endangered animal kills someone? I know often times, an animal that kills is put down…but there didn’t seem to be any sign of that in the article.

I thought you were talking about a current event. That happened nearly 5 years ago. What brought it back to your mind?

Being featured by those rascals at Elephant News

November would explain why he’s wearing a coat.

Zoggie: An Asian killed handler Joanna Burke in July, 2006 (if my date is correct this time :slight_smile: ) and was spared.

According to this, the verdict was

But, around the same time (back in '02), another accident was revealed.

Moja, the elephant concerned, is still alive, well, and pregnant. A new baby elephant is expected next year.

Thanks, Ice Wolf.

Jeez, the '02 incident sounds more like “trainer in the wrong damned spot” than anything else.