The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens has called in experts to conduct toxicological tests after the spate of deaths
Photograph: Ulises Ruiz/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Ulises Ruiz/AFP/Getty ImagesHong Kong’s oldest zoo is trying to determine what is behind the deaths of nine monkeys in two days, including three members of a critically endangered species.
Part of the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens has been sealed off and disinfected, and experts have been called in to conduct necropsies and toxicological tests, Hong Kong leader John Lee said in his weekly press briefing on Tuesday. Eight monkeys were found dead on Sunday, and another died on Monday after exhibiting unusual behaviour. The deceased animals included a De Brazza’s monkey, a common squirrel monkey, four white-faced sakis and three cotton-top tamarins – a species listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
A white-faced saki. Four white-faced sakis were among the animals that died over two days at a Hong Kong Zoo.“Whenever we have any news, if there’s a new development, an announcement should be made as soon as possible, so that everyone can know about the facts,” Lee said. On Monday, the government held an urgent interdepartmental meeting about the deaths. It said in a statement that another De Brazza’s monkey’s behaviour and appetite were found to be unusual, requiring further observation.The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens – the oldest park in Hong Kong – fully opened to the public in 1871.
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