There are strict legal requirements for protecting the public. Additional precautions are taken for all incidents or interactions with those considered dangerous species (such as big cats, great apes, elephants and so on). Who should fund these improvements?Īll zoos have regulations and procedures to follow for risk management, including animal escape and recapture.
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The cost of building optimal enclosures for gorillas runs into millions of dollars, which places constraints on zoos who rarely have the funds to upgrade or redevelop enclosures. This is as true for containment as it is for the animals’ other needs: space, complexity, and behavioural and psychological stimulation. But for great apes such as gorillas, it should no longer be acceptable simply to meet minimum standards.
In terms of minimum standards, the Cincinnati Zoo enclosure is suitable. For extra security, a second barrier, sometimes electrified, is needed to keep people away. If an outdoor enclosure has some type of moat for containment, it may be a deep concrete moat with shallow water (less than 50cm) for gorillas to use without risk of drowning (gorillas can’t swim).Īccording to one set of recommendations, the typical minimum barrier should be 3.65 m high and 3.65 m across, but there is no law concerning minimum standards for gorilla enclosures. In light of this, there are certain principles that can be followed for the safe design of enclosures for large animals. One of the biggest questions about the Cincinnati Zoo incident is how the young boy could so easily have fallen into Harambe’s enclosure and come into direct contact with him.
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