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Provide a house for more 2,000 animals , the Dallas zoo is the The biggest in Texas , as well as the oldest - it was founded in 1888 with only two deer and two mountain lions. The zoo is also one of the main Tourist attractions In the city, ideally located just five kilometers south of dallas city center. But the popular destination now deals with a series of disconcerting incidents, including the escape of an Ariadi leopard and the suspicious death of an endangered vulture. In light of this, the zoo was forced to set up its security protocol while the police investigate strange events. Read the rest to discover what we know and why civil servants call "unusual" circumstances.

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Strange events started at the Dallas zoo on January 13, when the zoo announced on Twitter that it was closed for the day " Due to a serious situation . ""

In a series of tweets, the zoo has confirmed that Nova, an adult -shaved leopard, escaped from its enclosure, causing a "blue code", which is used when a non -dangerous animal is out of its habitat. The Dallas Police Service (DPD) was on the scene to help locate the 25 -pound animal, and the public was warned not to get involved with Nova if it was heading off site. Fortunately, It was located , not injured, near his home habitat the same afternoon.

Although this initially seemed to be a happy ending, a criminal investigation revealed that the closing of the Nova enclosure, which she shared with her brother, Luna, was falsified. "A more in -depth investigation determined that a cutting tool was intentionally used to open an opening In the closing of the Habitat du Leopard Assombri, "the DPD said in a press release on January 13.

Things were more complicated the next day, when the zoo staff pointed Dallas police at the exhibition of Langur Monkey, where they noticed "a similar cup". All langurs were still in the habitat and unscathed, and the police said that he was "unknown if the two incidents were linked".

Last weekend, however, the situation became even more sinister.

During the weekend, the Dallas zoo announced a new tragic - a vulture in the process of endangered Lappet was found dead in its "Wilds of Africa" habitat. The vulture, Pin named , 35 years old, reported NBC News. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"The animal care team has a broken heart on this subject enormous loss "The zoo tweeted on January 22, less than 10 days after the previous incidents." Please keep them in your thoughts while they treat what happened. ""

The thread continued, the officials writing that the death of Pin was "unusual" and did not seem to be linked to "natural causes". The zoo confirmed that the DPD had been alerted and noted that security measures increased after suspicious death.

"During last week, we added additional cameras Throughout the zoo and an increase in safety patrols on site during night hours, "reads a subsequent tweet." We will continue to implement and expand our safety and safety measures at all levels necessary to ensure the safety of our animals and our staff. ""

Today, the situation has taken another tour, because the zoo confirmed that the death of the vulture was the result of an unfair game.

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Zoo officials confirmed that the vulture had a fatal injury , Reported CBS DFW, and the police are now looking for a suspect who "intentionally killed" the animal.

"I have been in the zoo profession for over 30 years, [and I have never had a situation like what happened on Saturday, and frankly on Friday before" " Gregg Hudson , CEO and president of Dallas Zoo, said NBC DFW said. "His Totally unprecedented And very, very disturbing. ""

The officials examine the current and previous employees, reported NBC DFW, and two distinct DPD teams are investigating the death of death and the closing of the vulture. "They carried out interviews, not only with zoo staff, but also to go and bring together all kinds of video surveillance that they could have here at the zoo", " Kristin Lowman , of the DPD, said at a press conference. "In addition, we have contacted the United States Fish and Wildlife [Service], they are now helping us in this survey."

According to CBS DFW, the Dallas Zoo offers a reward of $ 10,000 for information that leads to an arrest and an indictment.

"We are extremely concerned about this, which is why we have called all the resources we can," said Hudson. "We will remove everything we can do to be able to solve this problem and suffocate it as quickly as possible in the bud."