Five lions who escaped their enclosure at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, forcing staff to take refuge and placing the zoo into lockdown, have been recaptured.
Taronga issued a statement confirming the incident early on Wednesday, saying all the lions were back in their enclosure.
“An emergency situation occurred this morning at Taronga Zoo Sydney when five lions were located outside their enclosure,” it said.
Aerial footage showed keepers patrolling the ground during the emergency.
“The zoo has strict safety protocols in place for such an incident.
Kutchani, a four-year-old female African Lion, plays with a hand-carved Halloween pumpkin at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, 31 October 2005. (Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images)
“All persons on site were moved to safe zones, and there are no injuries to guests or staff….